President Jonathan calls for more international cooperation in war against terrorism
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Elombah.com
State house press release-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Tuesday in Abuja restated his call for greater global cooperation and coordination in the war against terrorism. Speaking at separate audiences with the new ambassadors of Israel, Russia, Greece and Algeria who presented their letters
Ikwerre is/is not Igbo debate
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba
I have been involved in debating this topic on these websites for close to a decade. During that period, I have written all that I know and believe. Whatever I may say now would be merely to repeat my self. I also think that Mr. Chukwuemeka Okala has exhausted himself on the subject just as all the
I'm still PDP Chairman, says Tukur
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
Contrary to widely publicised reports that President Goodluck Jonathan has advised the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, to relinquish his position Thursday, it has now emerged that the latter is still in charge of the ruling party. This is as the party's Board of Trustee (BOT)
Ex-Deputy Senate President, Legogie, dies at 66
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
A former Deputy Senate President, Albert Legogie, is dead. His death was confirmed by his first cousin, Cletus Agianaku, in Benin on Tuesday. Mr. Legogie, 66, was the Deputy Senate President in the Third Republic, 1991-1993. Mr. Agianaku told journalists that Mr. Legogie died on Monday at 4 p.m. at a
Six year single term: Stirring the hornet’s nest
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
Activities in the various senatorial districts across the country have come alive once again. Intense constituency discussions and secret meetings among district stakeholders and senators still on recess are currently on-going. Even at the ornate offices of some of the senators in the Senate new building at
Fighters in Nigeria attack school, kill pupils
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Suspected Islamic militants have opened fire on students taking exams at a school in the country's troubled northeast, killing at least nine pupils in the latest violence to wrack the volatile region, witnesses said Tuesday. Bodies of the children in their school uniforms were brought to
Nigeria is caught between military abuses and Islamist rebels
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
A month after President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state of emergency on northern Nigeria, the first eyewitness accounts are only now emerging about the Nigerian military's brutality. The state of emergency, accompanied by a troop surge, is the centerpiece of a government effort to quash Boko
Jonathan, governors set up committee to resolve FAAC crisis
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
President Goodluck Jonathan met in a closed-door with governors on Monday night over the crisis rocking the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) over sharing of revenue accruing to the three tiers of government. Speaking on the outcome of the meeting held State House which ended
Kidnapped French sailor freed in Nigeria
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
YENAGOA, Nigeria: A French sailor kidnapped from a tanker in Togo when attackers sought to use him as a shield said Tuesday he has been freed in the oil-producing region of Nigeria. Benjamin Elman told reporters he was taken as a shield when naval patrol sought to free the French-flagged vessel on
UN warns of Nigeria refugee crisis
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
Thousands of people are fleeing to Chad, Niger and Cameroon as the crisis in neighbouring Nigeria deepens, the UN refugee agency has said. UNHCR officers said on Tuesday that up to 3,000 refugees had arrived in Cameroon amid reports of at least 6,000 people escaping to Niger over the past weeks
How Jonathan indirectly funds terrorism, and waste public funds
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
Recently, the Nigerian state was forced to covertly admit that there was indeed a contractual relation of $40 million with an Israeli firm, Elbit Security Systems, to monitor Internet and computer activities of Nigerians. However, President Jonathan's retinue of official and unofficial spokespersons have
South West PDP endorses Jonathan for second term
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
Lagos – The South West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in 2015. This is contained in a communiqué signed by the Chairman, South West Caretaker Committee of PDP, Chief Ishola Filani at the end of a meeting of
Wamakko: I have been vindicated, calls for Amaechi's recall
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamakko, Tuesday said he has been vindicated following the lifting of the suspension order slammed on him by the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) two weeks ago. He also called on the national leadership of the party to see to the possibility of
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement Sells $289 Million Stake to Wealth Fund
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
Dangote Cement has sold a 1.5 percent stake to an unidentified sovereign wealth fund. The stake was sold at 179 naira share, valuing the deal at 45.8 billion naira ($289 million) and giving the Lagos-based company an implied market capitalization of $19.3 billion. Moscow-based Renaissance Capital helped
Police shoot at protesting students
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
At least four students were allegedly shot by policemen at the Michael Otedola College Of Primary Education, MOCPED, Epe on Monday afternoon when a purported peaceful protest degenerated into a mayhem.Students of the institution, who were at the scene of the fracas, their first semester examination
Nigeria says spent $1.2 bln on fuel subsidy so far this year
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
Nigeria has spent a total of 192.5 billion naira ($1.2 billion) on subsidy payments to 19 fuel importers so far this year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is trying to limit the number of firms who import fuel into Africa's most populous nation to cut the waste and corruption
19 Governors May Shun NGF Meeting Called By Plateau Governor, Jang
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
About 19 of the 36 state governors in Nigeria may boycott the meeting the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, convened by the self-acclaimed chairman of the Forum, Jonah Jang. The meeting is scheduled for Abuja on Monday by 6:00 p.m. The 19 governors are those who voted for Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, in the May 24 election of the Forum. Mr.
Investigation on Olaitan Oyerinde's murder and many others
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Olanrewaju Suraju
Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) is a coalition of over hundred and fifty Anti- corruption organizations
whose primary aim is to constructively combat corruption vigorously and to ensure the effective monitoring of the various Anti-graft agencies in the fight against corruption and contribute towards the enthronement of transparency,
*Dangote cement commence construction of concrete roads for 14 communities in Ogun State
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Timilehin Oyedare
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility in the area of infrastructural development, Dangote Cement Plc has commenced the construction and rehabilitation of roads bordering 14 host communities within Yewa Land in Ogun State. The novel project which would be implemented in three phases began about a month ago following approvals from the
Obi Says Anambra will Witness a Revolution
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Mazi Odera
Gov. Obi said what would happen to Anambra State by the end of the year would be revolutionary by all accounts and that all sectors would benefit. He said this today at the Women Development Centre Awka, during The Town Hall meeting at which he explained to critical stakeholders- traditional rulers Presidents
Njiko Igbo:The way forward
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Admin
Who is the Igbo? What is the origin of the word Igbo? What is the meaning of the word Igbo?On Thursday the 6 page 45 purportedly issued by a Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu led group that calls itself Njiko Igbo. The advertorial was signed by Senator S.N.Anyanwu as Chairman and a Senator Emmanuel Onwe as Director of Operations.
Okada ban and the insensitivity of State Governors
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- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- By Theophilus Ilevbare
“We have okada too in Rwanda. It is a lucrative business. A good number of people are doing okada business in Rwanda. But their activities are wellregulated. There are rules and regulations that define the limit of their operation." “We also organise them into groups, such as association of owners and association of operators.
Flooding: Anambra shares N100 Million to Industrialists -----SSG
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- Monday, 17 June 2013
- By Mazi Odera
Secretary to the Anambra state Government, Mr Oseloka Obaze yesterday announced the final report on the collation of 2012 flood damages in Anambra state saying that the state lost Twenty six billion naira (N26 Billion) in the flood with industrialists being the worst hit. Obaze therefore announced that the state will share
President Jonathan vows never to lose focus
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- Monday, 17 June 2013
- By Admin
State House Press Releas - this sdministration will never lose focus: President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan declared Monday in Abuja that the present administration will never allow itself to be derailed from pursuing the Transformation Agenda to its logical conclusion.
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