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Africa & World Politics, Delta, Headlines, National Politics, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, August 19th, 2012
The former governor of Delta state, southern Nigeria, James Ibori, convicted for fraud by a court in Britain, has been transferred to the Worcestershire Long Lartin Prison outside London. The maximum-security prison houses terrorists, rapists, drug barons and other violent criminals. A recent report in The Guardian, a United Kingdom newspaper, portrayed the prison as […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Sultan of Sokoto, Top Stories
Friday, August 17th, 2012
What is the role of traditional rulers in the battle for peace in NIgeria? The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, says traditional rulers are joining forces with the government and other stakeholders to restore peace to the country. Terrorism has crept into the country, with the Boko Haram sect setting off bombs in […]
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Abuja (FCT), Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Presidency, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
By SONI DANIEL ABUJA—As the spate of violence escalates, particularly in the North, former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to quit if he could not solve the growing security threats to lives and property in the country. In an exclusive interview with Vanguard yesterday, el-Rufai […]
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Aviation, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, July 30th, 2012
Situation to normalise soon, says govt THERE seems to be no respite yet for operators and patrons of the Nigerian aviation sector as more problems have continued to dog the industry. From tarmac challenges due to poor infrastructure, high cost of aviation fuel to huge expenditure on aircraft acquisition and maintenance, the safety of the […]
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EFCC Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
•Adoke to lead team •43 witnesses set to testify •Trial begins Fresh facts emerged yesterday on how the N13.4billion fuel subsidy funds were allegedlly diverted by 20 suspects, who belong to the first batch of those to face trial. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), will lead the team, which will […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
THE House of Representatives on Monday said the ultimatum given to President Goodluck Jonathan to either achieve 100 per cent budget performance by September or face impeachment procedures, was borne out of genuine desire to move the country forward. The lawmakers condemned insinuations that the impeachment threat had to do with their desire for contracts […]
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EFCC Politics, National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Monday, July 16th, 2012
By Oscarline Onwuemenyi ABUJA — Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has stated that investigations into fuel subsidy payments by the commission would soon be completed and those indicted arraigned in court. Lamorde, who stated this, yesterday, when the President of Campaign for Democracy, CD, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, paid […]
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Legislature, National Politics, Plateau, Senate, State News, Top Stories
Monday, July 9th, 2012
TRAGEDY struck yesterday as the Senator representing Plateau North, Dr. Gyang Dantong, his counterpart in the Plateau State House of Assembly and the Majority Leader representing Barkin Ladi, Gyang Fulani, were yesterday killed by gunmen, during the mass burial of victims of the Saturday attack of some communities in the state. Meanwhile, in view of […]
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Bauchi, Borno, Headlines, Kaduna, Kano, National Politics, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Sokoto, State News, Top Stories, Yobe
Monday, July 2nd, 2012
National Youth Service Corps members | credits: Corps members posted to Yobe, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Bornu and Bauchi states have asked the National Youth Service Corps to redeploy them from these trouble states. The corps members, who expressed sadness as they received their call-up letters for the Batch B NYSC service year, said they […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Mr. Sam Saba, has said the constitution bars the bureau from making public the asset declaration forms of President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice-President Namadi Sambo. He said this in an interview in Abuja, on Friday. He said the National Assembly had yet to provide the required guidelines […]
