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Headlines, Niger Delta, South-South
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016
Enugu killings: Militants give herdsmen 14 days ultimatum to leave South-East, South-South — 4th May 2016 From Tony John, Port Harcourt A g roup o f N iger D elta a gitators, u nder t he a egis o f Concerned Militant Leaders (CML), has said it would declare war on Fulani herdsmen after two weeks, if they […]
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Presidency, South-South
Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
The South-South governors and leaders of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2015 presidential election. PDP TOUR: From left— Chief Tony Anenih, PDP BoT Chairman; Dr. Adamu Mu’azu, PDP National Chairman; Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State; Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State; Governor Seriake Dickson of […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta, South-South
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
BY Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South FORMER national chairman of the Association of Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria, ATROMPCON, and the paramount ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Charles Ayemi-Botu, aka Lion of the Niger, spoke to Saturday Vanguard on the reign of terror by Boko Haram and what […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, South-South, Top Stories
Sunday, October 6th, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan • Conference is deception strategy, says APC national leader Bola Tinubu Our Correspondents As President Goodluck Jonathan prepares to inaugurate the advisory committee on national dialogue tomorrow, opinion leaders in the South-south have called on him to ensure that there are predetermined subjects that must not be discussed at the conference. Prominent […]
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Articles, Columnists, Femi Fani-Kayode, NNP Columnists, South-South
Thursday, August 8th, 2013
By Femi Fani-Kayode | NNP | August 8, 2013 – Permit me to make my second and final contribution to the raging debate about Lagos, who owns it and the seemingly endless tensions that exist between the Igbo and the Yoruba. It is amazing how one or two of the numerous nationalities that make up […]
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Governors, Headlines, South-South
Sunday, November 18th, 2012
*Gov Kwankwaso calls for vigilance By AbdulSalam Muhammad, Kano Trouble may be looming over allocations from the Federation Account to the states as feelers from the North indicate that the governors believe they are not getting a fair share from the nation’s commonwealth. Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State, one of the 19 northern govs, […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, South-South, Top Stories
Saturday, September 15th, 2012
National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (retd) | credits: Barely three months after President Goodluck Jonathan fired Gen. Owoye Azazi (retd) as the National Security Adviser, leaders of the South-South geopolitical zone have X-rayed the performance of his successor, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), with some giving a damning verdict, noting that Boko Haram […]
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Edo, Governors, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, State News
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
All five Peoples Democratic Party governors boycotted the inauguration of the PDP’s committee for the July 14 Edo State governorship election in Abuja on Wednesday. Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) and Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) were named as members of the 49-man committee saddled with the responsibility […]
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Boko Haram, Kano, Latest Politics, South-South, State News
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
ANOTHER breakthrough was recorded by the Kano State police command, on Monday, when a member of the Boko Haram sect, Augustine Effiong (a.k.a Abubakar Garba), 25, an indigene of Akwa Ibom State, was arrested in connection with the recent attack in Bayero University, Kano (BUK), where no fewer than 30 Christians were killed during a […]
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Headlines, South-South
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
THE governors of the six geo-political zone of the South-South geopolitical zone have called for a review of the current revenue allocation formula, to give more powers, responsibilities and funding to the States and Local Government as centres of growth. A statement signed by the governors at the end of the three-day South-South Regional Summit […]