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Armed Forces, Latest Politics, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday warned against handing over the reins of government to the military. Obasanjo said the speculation that the government was planning an Interim Government had been substituted by speculations that President Goodluck Jonathan was plotting to hand over to the military. He said that doing so […]
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Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Sunday, March 22nd, 2015
Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Minimah Nigeria is bearing the financial burden of the operations by multinational forces against Boko Haram insurgents, findings by The PUNCH on Sunday have revealed. The troops from Nigeria’s neighbours – Chad and Niger – it was learnt in Abuja, receive N146.25m monthly as pocket and feeding allowances […]
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First Ladies, General Politics, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, March 22nd, 2015
Nyesom Wike RIVERS State Governor and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Chief Nyesom Wike, of giving $1m (N199m) monthly to the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. Amaechi, who spoke on Saturday at a praise […]
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Abia, Abuja (FCT), Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Election 2015, Elections, Enugu, Gombe, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Presidency, Rivers, Sokoto, State News, Taraba, Top Stories, Yobe, Zamfara
Sunday, March 22nd, 2015
State-by-state projection of their chances With the presidential election just around the corner, our correspondents write that the battle, which is a straight one between President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, may spring some surprises As Nigerians, nay the world, wait for the March 28 presidential election and the 10 competing political parties putting […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, March 20th, 2015
Edo State REC, Mr. Mike Igini Resident Electoral Commissioners have threatened to expose governors and top government officials that offer them gifts, saying their conscience is not for sale. They said their major duty was to ensure the credibility of the forthcoming general elections in the interest of peaceful co-existence of the country. The […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Friday, March 20th, 2015
KEY leaders of Igbo General Assembly resident in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday declared their support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in the presidential scheduled to hold next Saturday. President General of the Assembly, Chief Sam Demian Enyama, who led a delegation […]
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First Ladies, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Monday, March 16th, 2015
Mrs. Patience Jonathan | credits: news.naij.com The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday said Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, is liable to prosecution. The global criminal court added that it had begun conducting preliminary examinations relating to the situations in Nigeria. In an email written to our correspondent, the Office of the prosecutor […]
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First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories
Monday, March 16th, 2015
Mrs. Patience Jonathan Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has said she is not ready to feed her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, in prison. The President’s wife spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, during the rally of the women’s wing of the Peoples Democratic Party. Making a reference to the All Progressives Congress, […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), General Politics, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Top Stories
Sunday, March 15th, 2015
Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) The All Progressives Congress has called on the Peoples Democratic Party and the Federal Government to shun any plan to assassinate Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The APC also raised the alarm over an alleged plot by ruling party to discredit Buhari. But the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, […]
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Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, March 15th, 2015
Kneeling, bowing or prostrating for the wife of Akwa Ibom State governor, Mrs. Unoma Akpabio, is a common feature in Akwa Ibom State. Those who do not tow this line are often considered to be anti-Akpabio’s administration. A member in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, representing Mbo State Constituency, Mrs. Alice Ekpenyong, knelt […]
