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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Latest Politics, National Politics, Navy, Niger Delta, Top Stories
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016
A consolidated group of militants, Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF), yesterday, claimed that some senior military officers were scheming to overthrow the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari through a coup d’état. The militant group, which was behind threats of missile launch that created panic in the Niger Delta region, said persons behind the coup […]
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Ekiti, General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
Kamarudeen Ogundele and Eniola Akinkuotu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen the bank account of the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and some of his associates. The governor told reporters on Monday in Ado Ekiti that his personal account with the Zenith Bank had been frozen on an alleged order of the […]
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General Politics, House, Legislature, Top Stories
Friday, June 17th, 2016
Yakubu Dogara John Ameh, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday directed the investigation of three members of the House over an alleged sex scandal. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas, confirmed this in Abuja, saying that the leadership of […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
I’m not a thief –Ex-petroleum minister, Alison-Madueke — 15th June 2016 Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied reports that she accumulated wealth by stealing from the public treasury. Mrs. Alison-Madueke made the denial yesterday while reacting to a story by a television channel, Al Jazeera, that she procured her Abuja […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
In what is the first roll-out of its N500billion social investment programmes, the Nigerian government is set to begin taking applications online for positions in the 500,000 direct teacher jobs scheme, through an internet portal namednpower.gov.ng. While the portal would be live on Saturday June 11, applications are expected to start coming in on June 12. Young […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Top Stories
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Premium Times – One of the most iconic captains of the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, and former coach of the team, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, is dead, his family has announced. He was 54. Emmanuel Ado a brother to the late coach told PREMIUM TIMES the 54-year-old died of Cardiac arrest in the […]
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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Monday, June 6th, 2016
In an interview on “Bloomberg Surveillance,” former President Goodluck Jonathan admitted that he is being investigated for corruption. Former President Goodluck JonathanThe Trent Nigeria Mr. Jonathan revealed this while discussing the state of the Nigerian economy and the impact corruption has had on it. “Corruption has been routine since the collapse of the First Republic,” […]
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Bayelsa, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
Chukwudi Akasike and Ovie Okpare PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday asked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to perform the commencement of the clean-up of Ogoniland and other impacted communities in the Niger Delta region in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. This was against the popular expectation that the President would personally perform the ceremony […]
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Ekiti, Headlines, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, May 28th, 2016
-Punch Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose has said he has no immediate solution to the demands of striking workers in Ekiti State, stressing that he cannot sell himself or his family to raise funds for the workers. The governor said in a broadcast on Thursday that the workers must understand that strike […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
For the second time in a month, United Kingdom and Australia, on Wednesday, jointly deported 40 Nigerians for various immigration offences. The deportees, comprising males and females, arrived at the Hajj camp area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, at 7:25a.m with chartered aircraft. According to information gathered, a chartered aircraft, with registration number ZTA […]
