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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

In an apparent move to debunk speculations that President Goodluck Jonathan is plotting to alter the tenure of political office holders, the President on Tuesday confirmed that he would be sending a bill to the National Assembly to seek for a single term for the offices of the President and Governors. The President, who spoke […]
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Boko Haram, Niger Delta, Top Stories
Sunday, July 24th, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, (THEWILL) – An adherent of late Mallam Muhammad Yusuf, the slain leader of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means “People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad” also popularly called Boko Haram, Mallam Ali Teshako has challenged the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Religion, Top Stories
Friday, July 22nd, 2011

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi yesterday defended the controversial policies of Islamic banking and the introduction of a daily limit on the withdrawal of cash saying the decision of the bank was backed by legal provisions and not to advance the cause of any religion. Mallam Sanusi […]
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Africa & World Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

THE British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to use trade and political reforms to tackle economic problems of the country. He said this at a lecture entitled, “Entrepreneur and Innovation,” organised by Pan-African University, Ajah, Lagos, on Tuesday. Cameron, who flew into Lagos, on Tuesday, highlighted the progress of democracy […]
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House, Legislature, Senate, Top Stories
Sunday, July 17th, 2011

Controversies have continued to trail the structuring of salaries of political, public and judicial officeholders by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). LEADERSHIP investigations reveal that Nigeria’s lawmakers may be earning far more than the public knows. Details of the remuneration package of political, public and judicial officeholders published by RMAFC on July […]
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Adamawa, Benue, Boko Haram, Borno, Gombe, Top Stories, Yobe
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
THE attacks that rocked two state capitals in the North East; Maiduguri, Bauchi, last week were typical Boko Haram terror acts. And the effect as expected further sent chills through already jarred nerves of the residents of the states; the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja inclusive. Feelers from the Presidency indicated that the country’s number one […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Delta, Ekiti, Lagos, State News, Top Stories
Friday, July 15th, 2011

Following the degenerating security situation in Borno state as a result of the activities of Boko Haram, Lagos, Ekiti , Edo and Delta state governments yesterday commenced the evacuation of their indigenes from the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). No fewer than 14 of the 200 Lagos students from Lagos state arrived the General Aviation Terminal […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, July 14th, 2011

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, arraigned four police officers alleged to have killed the Boko Haram leader, Mallam Mohammed, on July 30, 2009. The policemen, who were arraigned before Justice Donaltus Okorowo are ACP J.B Abang, ACP Akeera, CSP Mohammed Ahmadu and ACP Mada Buba. When the matter came up on […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

CENTRAL Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has given reasons why Nigeria has continually failed to achieve meaningful economic growth. Sanusi gave the reasons while delivering the First Professor William Okefie Uzoaga Memorial Lecture organised by the Department of Banking and Finance, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. Speaking on the topic “Growing Nigeria’s Real Sector […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

For the second time within 48 hours, daring Boko Haram members yesterday bombed a Joint Task Force (JTF) patrol van, killing four people and injuring two soldiers in Maiduguri, Borno State. As the security situation keeps worsening, thousands of residents are fleeing the city to other parts of the country. Most private and public schools […]