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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, August 20th, 2017
(CNN)President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Saturday after spending more than three months in London seeking medical treatment. Buhari’s plane landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the capital, late in the afternoon. The 74-year-old President has not made any public appearances during this period or addressed the […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Niger Delta, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, August 12th, 2017
By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA- A coalition of Niger Delta agitators on Thursday handed down an ultimatum to Northerners and Yoruba from south west zone resident in the region to vacate before October 1. The coalition also said that it is set to resume the bombings of major oil and gas installation in the coastal region. […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, August 7th, 2017
John Ameh, Abuja Over 200 members of the House of Representatives have taken delivery of brand new exotic cars, though all 360 lawmakers have yet to receive their July salaries. The PUNCH learnt that the non-payment of their salaries and other benefits had left most of the members without enough funds in the last one […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, August 5th, 2017
After years of foot-dragging, the US State Department has finally approved a $593 million sale to Nigeria of A-29 Super Tucano attack planes with associated parts, training, facilities and weapons. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered their certification of the foreign military sale to Congress, as required by law, on August 2, according to United […]
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Ekiti, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
The Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said that he stands by his former statement that President Muhammadu Buhari was incapacitated and was on a life support, although he is getting better now. Fayose thanked God that Buhari is getting better but said the President should allow Nigeria move forward instead of holding the country […]
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Corruption Politics, Headlines, National Politics
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
Oladimeji Ramon The United States of America has given the details of how a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, allegedly laundered about $144m, using part of the funds to purchase a yacht, landed properties, furniture and artworks. According to the US, while she held sway as the Nigerian petroleum minister, Diezani, […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, barred a former president, Goodluck Jonathan from running for a second term in office. This was done during voting in series of new bills being passed by the upper legislative chamber. The Bill sought that any vice president who had completed a tenure of a sitting president and contested a […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Wole Soyinka
Saturday, July 15th, 2017
Noble Lareate, Playwriter and Poet, Prof Wole Soyi Nigeria’s unity is negotiable—Dickson By Dapo Akinrefon, Charles Kumolu THE arguments against restructuring of Nigeria were Friday countered by Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, who said it was wrong to say that the country’s structure should be left the way it is. Corroborating Soyinka’s position, Governor Seriake […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, July 13th, 2017
Former Aviation minister Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has asked the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to stop the lies. Fani-Kayode on Thursday in statement reacting to the Acting President’s recent visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been on medical leave in the United Kingdom for over sixty days said “Acting President Osinbajo should stop the lies, […]
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Corruption Politics, Judiciary, Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 5th, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Federal Government (FG) to publish the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered as well as the circumstances under which the looted funds were recovered. The Wednesday’s ruling by Justice Hadiza Rabiu […]
