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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
By SONI DANIEL, ASSISTANT EDITOR ABUJA—Indications emerged yesterday that Nigeria might call for a review of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling of October 10, 2002, which ceded the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula, to Cameroun. The deadline for Nigeria to appeal the ruling expires on October 9, 2012, which is Tuesday next week. Eminent Nigerians […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Top Stories, Women Politics
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
ABUJA (AFP) – Saudi Arabia has denied entry to some 1,000 Nigerian woman seeking to visit for Hajj because they were not accompanied by men, with most stuck at the Jeddah airport, Nigerian officials said Wednesday. The women, who began arriving Sunday at the airport in Jeddah, in western Saudi Arabia, were facing possible deportations […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Niger Delta, Top Stories
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
BY SONI DANIEL & HUGO ODIOGOR ABUJA— Aggrieved natives of Bakassi Peninsula yesterday stormed Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory in a bid to convince the Federal Government to take necessary steps to review the International Court of Justice ruling that ceded the oil-rich area to Cameroun 10 years ago. But neither President Goodluck Jonathan nor […]
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2012
By Adeola Adeyemo There has been an outcry over the news currently making waves about two Nigerian girls facing deportation from Canada. The two girls, Victoria Ordu (20) and Ihuoma Amadi (21) are students of University of Regina have reportedly been seeking sanctuary inside a church since June 19, 2012. The students are currently living in fear […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
Igbo must produce President—Kalu, Ezeife, others Power must come back to North— Lawal Kaita Is it a time bomb waiting to explode? Will it strengthen the nation or mar it? Obviously whichever way it is viewed, 2015 is a year with so, much uncertainties just as it is very critical to the future of Nigeria. […]
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
The members of staff of a firm, Chinese Group of Companies, Ikeja, Lagos, were thrown into confusion on September 9, 2012 after the corpses of two of their colleagues, Odion Imhonbhio and Richard Dada, were found at the bottom of the swimming pool on the premises. PUNCH Metro learnt that Odion and Dada went swimming […]
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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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First Ladies, General Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Patience Jonathan, Presidency, Top Stories
Saturday, September 15th, 2012
By Soni Daniel, Abuja and Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Perturbed by the continued absence of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, from the country as a result of ill-heath, the Presidency has resorted to prayers to quicken her recovery and return to the country. Dame Jonathan, a serving Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa, her home state, was […]
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American Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, September 9th, 2012
Fresh facts have emerged that Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, paid $5000 to obtain the generic invitation from the Democratic Party campaign office, but claimed he was personally invited to attend by President Barack Obama as leader of Nigeria opposition. Obama, it has been revealed, did not personally extend what has […]
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First Ladies, National Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
By Clifford Ndujihe, Soni Daniel & Uduma Kalu, with Agency Reports abuja—TO quicken the recovery of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, officials of Horst Schmidt Klinik, the German Hospital where she is receiving medication, yesterday, barred visitors and some top Nigerian officials, who went to see her from, doing so. An official of the […]
