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Tuesday, January 16th, 2018
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Government has summoned the United States ambassador to Nigeria,Stuart Symington, over the derogatory remarks by President Donald Trump. Trump had in a fit lambasted immigrants, stating that they were coming from ‘shithole’ countries, a statement that annoyed many concerned nations and generated serious criticisms from the African Union and […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Latest Politics, National Politics, Presidency
Sunday, January 14th, 2018
— 14th January 2018 John Adams, Minna Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has called for an end to the violence and bloodshed that has roiled the country in recent weeks, saying that too many innocent souls have been lost through too many avoidable crises. “We have witnessed so much bloodshed through communal clashes and conflicts […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said, yesterday, he made 97 foreign trips during his tenure as president between 1999 and 2007. He said the trips were largely aimed at repairing the country’s poor image, following years of brutal military regimes. Obasanjo was widely condemned for spending huge resources on frequent foreign trips but he said […]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2018
2019: I’ll campaign against APC, PDP –Ezekwesili — 5th January 2018 Former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, disclosed her political agenda for 2019, yesterday. In a series of tweets, Mrs. Ezekwesili said her political agenda for 2019 would be to stop the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, December 28th, 2017
The United States has formally agreed to sell 12 Super Tucano A-29 planes and other weapons, including bombs to Nigeria. The U.S. ambassador to Nigeria presented letters of offer and acceptance to Nigeria’s air force on Wednesday, the air force said in a statement. It said the U.S. State Department had approved the sale and […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Saturday, December 23rd, 2017
— 24th December 2017 By Olakunle Olafioye Except the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seeks divine guidance and heed divine warnings as regards its choice of candidate for the 2019 Presidential election, the party’s hope of wresting power from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, may end in fiasco. A leading Nigerian seer, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, […]
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Benue, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News
Tuesday, December 19th, 2017
Former Senate President, David Mark, has described accusations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he purchased his Apo residence illegally as spurious, contrived and baseless. Mark said, yesterday, that the EFCC, or any other agent of government were chasing shadows because the property was duly offered for sale, bided for, and he purchased […]
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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Tuesday, December 12th, 2017
BREAKING: Appeal Court orders retrial of Saraki on 3 charges — 12th December 2017 From: Segun Adio The Court of Appeal has ordered the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to conduct a retrial of Senate President Bukola Saraki on three of the 18 count amended charges on false declaration of assets brought against him by […]
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Sunday, December 3rd, 2017
Bayo Akinloye The British and the United States governments have warned their citizens of terrorist groups’ threat to carry out bomb attacks in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, during the Yuletide. In its latest foreign travel advice to British nationals, made available to SUNDAY PUNCH, the country’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office stated that it would raise […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, November 26th, 2017
Jacob Segun Olatunji, Leon Usigbe, Muhammed Sabiu, Kola Oyelere, Isaac Shobayo, Ishola Michael, Johnson Babajide The resignation of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has caused a fresh division among the political forces in Northern Nigeria, with major political blocs in the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in […]
