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General Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
The Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen and an opposition party on Thursday took a swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan over his comment that Boko Haram was not caused by poverty or misrule. Jonathan had in an interview with the Cable News Network’s Christiane Amanpour, Wednesday night, said, “The sect was not born […]
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Anambra, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
By EMMANUEL AZIKEN, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE & TONY EDIKE LAGOS — FOR the first time since he left the country 135 days ago, Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, yesterday, opened up on his condition, saying he is in good health and will soon return to the country. The governor spoke exclusively to Vanguard while receiving […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Niger Delta, Top Stories
Monday, January 21st, 2013
The alleged mastermind of the twin car bombings that killed 12 people in Abuja on October 1, 2010, Henry Okah, was on Monday convicted of 13 terrorism charges by a South African court. Okah was found guilty of engaging in terrorist activities, conspiracy to engage in terrorist activity, and delivering, placing, and detonating an explosive […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Nigerian Police, Presidency, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, January 19th, 2013
By Jide Ajani Apparently embarrassed by what he saw at Nigeria’s Police College, on last Friday, President Goodluck Jonathan could not but lament openly, asking why people were being subjected to a treatment fit for chickens in the poultry. The unscheduled visit by Jonathan was a rare one and it afforded the nation’s number one […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Headlines, Legislature, Top Stories
Friday, January 18th, 2013
There were indications yesterday in Abuja, that the leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Imam Abubakar Shekau was wounded during a gun battle with security men recently. Sources said in Abuja that security agencies traced the whereabouts of Shekau, who succeeded late Mohammed Yusuf as leader of the sect to Mali, where he escaped […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), National Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
BY EMEKA MAMAH, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, OKEY NDIRIBE & DAPO AKINREFON LAGOS— CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday, turned his attention to ethno-religious groups in the country and urged the Federal Government to ban them as a way of curbing insecurity in the country. Sanusi made the suggestion at an inter-faith dinner […]
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Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, General Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that Nigerian troops will be deployed before next week to Mali to help restore peace to that country. Jonathan disclosed this when he hosted members of the diplomatic corps resident in Nigeria to cocktail yesterday evening. According to him, all hands must be on deck to […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, January 13th, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013 Doctor, 27, murdered in Lagos traffic by ENIOLA AKINKUOTU and TEMITAYO FAMUTIMI Irawo Adamolekun A gunman operating on a motorcycle on Friday shot and killed a 27-year-old medical doctor, Irawo Adamolekun, at the Anthony Village end of Ikorodu Road, Lagos. Irawo, who was driving in a black Sephia II Kia saloon […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Prof Charles Soludo, was Thursday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). He was picked up from his Abuja residence, a source in EFCC confirmed to Vanguard. Vanguard gathered that Soludo’s arrest was in connection with the controversial contract he awarded for the printing of polymer […]
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Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said more could be done to reach out to the militant Islamist group Boko Haram to find out what leads it to carry out acts of violence. Obasanjo who spoke in an interview with CNN, suggested the current government should adopt a dual-track approach rather than just cracking down on […]
