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Saturday, November 14th, 2015
Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied allegations of financial impropriety under her tenure, especially the alleged disappearance of $20billion. Mrs. Diezani, who is battling with cancer disclosed this in an interview with The Boss newspaper. She was visibly angry at the mention of the $20billion “If there is one issue I […]
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Thursday, November 12th, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday named a former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), the Minister of Power, Works and Housing. The ministry is a merger of three ministries: Power, Works as well as Housing, Land and Urban Development. The President, shortly after inaugurating the ministers, also named a former governor of Rivers […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Latest Politics, Legislature, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, November 5th, 2015
By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA — CITING mismanagement of funds, the Senate, yesterday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to begin immediate probe of his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, in his handling of the Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P. The red chamber said it was imperative that President Buhari ask his predecessor to account […]
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Thursday, October 29th, 2015
By Charles Kumolu ELDER statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has dismissed insinuations that he betrayed former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, by reportedly saying that the ex-President lacked the political will to fight corruption, noting that he was maliciously misconstrued. Clark, who was criticised by some associates of the former President over the […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, National Politics
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The hope of routing Boko Haram by end of December seems remote as the military told President Muhammadu Buhari how the current weather conditions in parts of the country and some logistics issue have been hampering the terror war. The service chiefs led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, October 16th, 2015
The United States will conduct surveillance and intelligence operations against Boko Haram inside Nigeria, sources familiar with the plan told AFP Friday, a significant escalation of Washington’s role in combatting the Islamist group. The operations will be carried out as part of the recently announced deployment of up to 300 US military personnel to […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, October 10th, 2015
Amassoma, Alamieyeseigha hometown and the entire Ijaw nation thrown into mourning over the demise of the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. His death was the subject of discussion across the length and breath of the land. Former National Youth Leader of the Alliance Congress of Nigeria ACN, Comrade Ebikibina Miriki described the […]
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2015
Ministers nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari The names announced ministerial nominees read out by the Senate President are: 1. Rotimi Amaechi 2. Babatunde Fashola 3. Adebayo Shittu 4. Audu Ogbeh 5. Kayode Fayemi 6. Chris Ngige 7. Amina Ibrahim 8. Kemi Adeosun 9. Lai Mohammed 10.Ogbonnaya Onu 11. Ibe Kachikwu 12.Aisha Alhassan 13. Hadi Sirika […]
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Monday, October 5th, 2015
The Federal Government has signed a $2.3bn assistance agreement aimed at fighting extreme poverty with the United States Agency for International Development. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Akande said the agreement would help the government to combat extreme […]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
The immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Friday arrested in the UK National Crime Agency, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively and authoritatively report. The former minister, who was one of the most powerful officials of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, was arrested Friday morning alongside four other people by the British law […]
