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Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
Filed by New Nigerian Politics Agency Reporter – Abuja New Nigerian Politics can authoritatively confirm that President Jonathan today sacked the controversial Aviation minister, Ms. Stella Oduah and three others, Godsday Orubebe, Niger Delta minister, Chris Olukolade, Police Affairs minister and the minister of state for finance, Yerima Ngana. There have been speculations that Mrs. […]
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Sunday, February 9th, 2014
Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah Operatives of the State Security Service have been directed by the Ministry of Aviation to stay away from all the nation’s international airports. The order, which was communicated to the SSS leadership a few weeks ago, was said to have shocked the operatives. It was further gathered that […]
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Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
CBN Governor, Mr. Lamido Sanusi The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, on Tuesday said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation had yet to remit to the Federation Account $20bn out of the $67bn it realised from crude oil sale on behalf of the Federal Government. Sanusi, who stated this when he appeared […]
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Sunday, February 2nd, 2014
Views: 55,650 A 20-year-old Nigerian boy by name Isaac Anya Ojiabo Jr. has been charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon after his mother was found dead in their palatial home in Forest Hill, Baltimore, USA. A Baltimore Sun report said he was taken into custody after allegedly stabbing his […]
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Saturday, February 1st, 2014
El-Rufai and Asari-Dokubo The Interim Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday referred to ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo as a thug, saying there was no basis for comparing both of them. El-Rufai said this during an interview with Sahara TV, while responding to a question on his […]
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: blogs.cfr.org The debate on the 2014 Appropriation bill entered the second day in the Senate on Wednesday with some Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress senators describing the document as anti-people. They chided the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the way the bill was […]
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Sunday, January 26th, 2014
Jeremiah Useni The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Arewa Consultative Forum, and former FCT Minister, Lt.Gen Jeremiah Useni (retd.) tells ADELANI ADEPEGBA that the proposed national conference is a waste of time and that northern agitators should allow President Goodluck Jonathan contest in 2015 It’s been some time since we heard your voice in the […]
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Saturday, January 25th, 2014
The home-based Super Eagles on Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa, came back from three goals down to overcome Morocco’s Atlas Lions 4-3 in extra time and advance to the semi-final of the ongoing African Nations Championship. The victory brought back memories of 1989: when Nigeria came back from four goals down to beat USSR […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Amaechi and Mu’azu The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, has enjoined Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, to appeal to the five PDP governors who defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress to reconsider their action. Mu’azu said that Lamido should do so ahead of a visit to the five […]
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Sunday, January 19th, 2014
Homosexuality will not advance us—Gulak *Jonathan must not be intimidated — Prelate By Victoria Ojeme LAGOS—The furore arising from President Goodluck Jonathan’s assent to the bill prohibiting homosexual marriage reverberated on the diplomatic circles, yesterday, as it emerged that Canada has cancelled a scheduled state visit to that country by President Jonathan. The cancellation was […]
