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Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, July 25th, 2013
By SAM EYOBOKA, SOLA OGUNDIPE, HENRY UMORU & JOSEPH ERUNKE ABUJA— SENATE President, David Mark, yesterday, said proponents of Section 29 (4)(b) in the constitution hid under religious guise to get the section sail through during last week’s clause-by-clause voting in the on-going constitution amendment process. He said it was time Nigerians shunned religion when […]
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Governors, National Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the visits of some Northern states’ governors to three former Nigerian leaders – Generals Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdusalami Abubakar and Ibrahim Babangida. Four of the governors – Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); Sule Lamido(Jigawa); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); and Rabiu Kwakwanso (Kano) – had last Saturday visited Obasanjo in Abeokuta where they discussed […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
A rights group, Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, has given 30 days ultimatum to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, to prosecute Senator Ahmed Yerima, for marrying a 13-year-old girl. Founder and Chairperson of the organisation, Mrs. Funmi Falana, who addressed journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, said Yerima’s marriage to the Egyptian girl […]
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American Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Dr. Muhammed Ali Pate, Minister of State for Health earlier today voluntarily resigned his position from the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan with effect from Wednesday. In his resignation letter to Mr. Jonathan, Dr Pate said his decision was hinged on his desire to take up the position of Professor in Duke University’s Global Health […]
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Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, July 21st, 2013
Obuah faction wants him out •No, he remains our leader-says factional leader •Amaechi remains PDP leader in Rivers – Ake faction The Obuah –led faction of the PDP in Rivers State wants Governor Rotimi Amaechi out of the party as soon as possible. The faction, which has already suspended the governor for alleged anti-party activities, […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, July 21st, 2013
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, who is still basking in the euphoria of his release from prison, says he is yet to adapt to life outside the prison. He was discharged and acquitted penultimate Friday over conspiracy to kill Alhaja Kudirat Abiola said in his hometown, Nguru, Yobe State, that he is yet to have a phone […]
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Headlines, Top Stories
Sunday, July 21st, 2013
Apple has acquired Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com, according to The Wall Street Journal’s publication, AllThingsDigital. Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that cover over 300 cities. The application helps people get directions or find nearby subway stations and bus stops. Terms of the deal had not been disclosed as at […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, July 21st, 2013
President visits Abati over mum’s death The undercurrents in the PDP ahead of the 2015 presidential race played out on a grand scale yesterday in Abeokuta with President Goodluck Jonathan, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governors Murtala Nyako (Adamawa State), Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Aliyu Wamako (Sokoto) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano) as dramatis personae. President Jonathan […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Friday, July 19th, 2013
Air accident investigators looking into the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fire at Heathrow last week may have identified the cause. They have asked that all Boeing 787s switch off an electrical component until further notice. In a statement, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said a transmitter used to locate aircraft after a crash needed more “airworthiness […]
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Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, July 19th, 2013
Nigeria is planning to withdraw some of its 1,200 soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has said. Mr Ouattara, head of the regional group Ecowas, said the troops were needed at home to tackle militant Islamists. It is not yet clear how many Nigerian troops will stay in […]
