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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Monday, May 23rd, 2016
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A defence witness, Mr. Anthony Okeke, in the ongoing trial of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s image was battered by the then opposition All Progressives Congress’ “smear campaign”. Okeke is a lawyer and […]
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Aviation, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Olawunmi Ojo – Punch The scarcity of aviation fuel, which has affected the industry over the past few days, became worse on Sunday as a number of domestic airlines cancelled their evening flights out of Lagos, while others simply rescheduled them. Among the airlines that cancelled their flights were Aero Contractors, Medview and First Nation, […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Niger Delta, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
By Emma Amaize & Brisibe Perez WARRI—MEMBERS of Niger Delta Avengers, largely an Ijaw militant group, which admitted bombing oil and gas installations in Delta State, recently, have gone underground following a massive manhunt for them by the Army, Navy and other security agencies. President Muhammadu Buhari had recently given a marching order to the […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
Mixed reactions from Nigerians, on Tuesday, trailed comments credited to British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, that Nigeria was “fantastically corrupt.” Cameron made the scathing statement in a video that went viral today. He was caught in a conversation with the Queen of England, Elizabeth II, reports BBC. PM Cameron was talking about this week’s anti-corruption […]
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EFCC Politics, General Politics, Headlines, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Friday, May 6th, 2016
Eniola Akinkuotu Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have stormed the home of a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, for receiving N840m from the Director of Finance, Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Senator Nenadi Usman. Fani-Kayode wrote on his official Facebook page, “Today the EFCC invited me to come their office on […]
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced the source of the $115 million bribe for election officials to alter the results of the 2015 presidential election to stolen crude oil. “Our operatives have discovered that the $115 million came from stolen crude oil. They got it from former Petroleum Resources Minister Mrs Diezani […]
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Saturday, April 30th, 2016
Eniola akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a manhunt for Ugonna, son to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. This is in connection with the alleged disbursement of money to INEC officials and election monitors in the build-up to the presidential election. According to sources at the EFCC, Ugonna […]
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
…Urges Buhari to arrest murderous herdsmen, sliding economy. By Luka Binniyat KADUNA—THE Northern branch of Christians Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday advised President Muhammadu Buhari against purported moves to arrest former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying Nigeria would boil should the man regarded as the “hero of democracy” be arrested by the government. The body urged […]
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Monday, April 25th, 2016
-Sun The Minister of Foreign Affairs,Mr Goeffrey Onyeama on Monday said the overseas trips embarked upon by President Mohammed Buhari were carefully selected in line with certain priorities and development objectives of the country. The minister spoke in Lagos at a town hall meeting organized to brief the public on the activities of the […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA — United States government said, yesterday, that it provided Nigeria every information and intelligence needed to rescue the over 200 missing girls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. This came as the federal government reiterated its commitment to find the girls, saying it remained its priority. The US government spoke […]
