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Saturday, February 7th, 2015
Tamunoemi David-West, a professor and former minister of petroleum and energy, has suggested that President Goodluck Jonathan does not have a doctorate degree from the University of Port Harcourt as widely believed. Ahead of the February 14 presidential election, one of the popular comparisons of Jonathan with Muhammadu Buhari, the two leading candidates, is […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, February 2nd, 2015
I read some of the responses to my article, “Buhari vs Jonathan: Beyond the Election”, and I want to thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. I am glad that the debate has finally taken off. I have decided, for the record, to re-enter the debate if only to set some records straight and […]
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Monday, January 26th, 2015
Written by Ijeoma Opara advertisement • It Is A Function Of Societal Dysfunction – Experts IT is a well-known fact that many Nigerians are daily migrating abroad in search of the proverbial greener pasture. Usually, the reasons prompting this act range from economic to sheer adventure. Interestingly, this fact […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Saturday, January 24th, 2015
David Mark and Aminu Tambuwal Members of the National Assembly on Friday kicked against the call by the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), that the February 14 general elections should be shifted to give the Independent National Electoral Commission time to distribute over 30 million outstanding permanent voter cards. The lawmakers said the […]
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Borno, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
• President Goodluck Jonathan sympathising with some wounded soldiers during his visit to the 7 Division Medical Service and Hospital, Maiduguri… on Thursday. | credits: State House President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday paid a surprise visit to Maiduguri, Borno State, one of the three North-Eastern states worst hit by Boko Haram insurgency. Jonathan embarked on […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
President wants loser party accommodated in govt …Annan, Anyaoku task FG on polls FROM IKENNA EMEWU AND IHEANACHO NWOSU, ABUJA History was made yesterday in Abuja, as the presidential candidates for next month’s election and their party leaders committed themselves to a treaty to abide by the rule of safe, fair and non-violent election. […]
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Armed Forces, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, January 2nd, 2015
99 The Nigerian Navy has acquired a warship as part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the country. After five weeks and three stops in Trinidad and Tobago, Senegal and Ghana, the warship named NNS Okpabana – an Igala word for thunder – finally berthed in Lagos. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014
One of the 54 soldiers sentenced to death by a Nigerian Army court martial for mutiny and conspiracy to commit mutiny has taken to the social media to express his frustration. The soldier, who bears the name Fahat Fahat, posted on his Facebook page on Friday that all the soldiers asked for were better weapons. […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, December 13th, 2014
Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh The face-off between Nigeria and the United States over the commitment and sincerity of the US military in assisting Nigeria to fight the Boko Haram insurgency worsened within the week. This followed an allegation by a top Nigerian intelligence source that US trainers incited Nigerian soldiers […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Friday, December 12th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised not to let Nigerians down as he begins the campaign for the 2015 general elections. The President said this in his acceptance speech after he was ratified as the presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party at the party’s special convention, which ended in the early hours of Thursday […]
