Amaechi’s Aircraft Ineligible for N-Registration & Why the Pilot Did Not Tender the Manifest
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- Published on Thursday, 02 May 2013 15:39
- Written by Ross Alabo-George
The whole aircraft registration scandal is just unfortunate yet intriguing. The Rivers State Government fell prey to poor advice and this is the simple truth. I feel sorry for the governor who has been super mired in the minutiae of this brouhaha and must have been taken aback by the emerging facts and the damning implications. The truth is
Baga bloodbath: Satellite Images, Witness Accounts Raise Concerns of Cover-Up
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 12:50
- Written by Human Rights Watch
Nigeria: Massive Destruction, Deaths From Military Raid - Satellite Images, Witness Accounts Raise Concerns of Cover-Up. Human Rights Watch. May 1, 2013
(Johannesburg) – Satellite images reveal massive destruction of civilian property from a military raid on April 16 and
Death Theatre: Over 1000 Nigerians Murdered In 4 Months
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 10:15
- Written by Emeka Umeagbalasi
(Onitsha Nigeria) Nigeria In Review By: International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law: Nigeria Is A Death Theatre: How Over 1000 Citizens Were Murdered In Four Months By Malicious Elements
- January to April 2013 remain the darkest periods in the history of Nigeria outside the full blown war and violence
Igbo Story in Kano under Governor Kwankwaso
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 23:59
- Written by Ohaneze Ndigbo Kano Chapter
On assumption of office 2011, Gov. Rabiu Kwankwaso took the disposition of an ethnic chauvinist. At one time, he began to promote policies that are obviously antagonistic to the well-being of Ndigbo and other non-indigenes in the state. He set an agenda to kill and bury all the business concerns of Ndigbo to the glory of his own people
Obasanjo, Yar'adua, Jonathan illegally withdrew N1.04 Trillion from Special Funds account in 10yrs
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 23:24
- Written by Admin
Channels Television - The senate has accused the executive of withdrawing money from the Special Funds Account (SFA) from 2002 till 2012 without due process and appropriate financial practice. Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Ahmed Lawan (ANPP, Yobe State) submitted the committee’s finding in
Group petitions EFCC to investigate Petroleum Minister over N59tr Oil deal
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 21:30
- Written by Olanrewaju Suraju
On April 26, 2013, sunnewsonline.com reported under the caption “Minister named in N59tr Oil deal” that five oil producing communities in Delta State and their leaders shut down the National Assembly over allegations that the Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison- Madueke and Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) limited were
Massacre in Nigeria Spurs Outcry Over Military Tactics
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 23:18
- Written by Adam Nossiter
Days later, the survivors’ faces tensed at the memory of the grim evening: soldiers dousing thatched-roof homes with gasoline, setting them on fire and shooting residents when they tried to flee. As the village rose up in smoke, one said, a soldier threw a child back into the flames. Even by the scorched-earth standards of the Nigerian military’s
Boko Haram Repubic; Alternative to Failed Amnesty
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 22:24
- Written by Obinna Akukwe
Recently the Boko Haram Group of terrorists rejected the amnesty offer of the Nigerian Government making a Boko Haram Republic a viable alternative. A situation whereby everybody is begging a murderous group to accept amnesty makes nonsense of our collective sense of decency. President Jonathan, Sultan Abubakar, Ado Bayero, Bola
20,000 PHCN workers to be sacked
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013 17:05
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VANGUARD - THE Federal Government has ordered the retrenchment of no fewer than 20,000 workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, ahead of takeover by successful bidders of its assets. Vanguard gathered that the Bureau for Public Enterprises, BPE, issued the directive to the Chief Executive Officers, CEOs,
Nigeria’s northern insurgency Ever bloodier
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 00:15
- Written by The Economist
IT IS unclear how many people were killed in the fishing town of Baga in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Borno on April 18th and 19th as a result of fighting between Boko Haram, an extreme Islamist group, and Nigeria’s security forces. Some put the death toll as high as 188, with more than 2,000 houses destroyed. Such
My peace initiatives with Boko haram
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- Published on Thursday, 25 April 2013 22:12
- Written by Aisha Alkali Wakil
Not long ago, I reached out to members of a factional group of the Boko Haram sect led by Abu Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Aziz, and succeeded in persuading them to dialogue with the Borno state government. The group consequently declared a ceasefire. In 2009, I prevailed on the slain leader of the sect, late Mohammed Yusuf to
Boko haram: New Threat in Nigeria as Militants Split Off
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- Published on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 09:15
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New York Times - Nearly four years into Nigeria’s bloody struggle with Islamists in its impoverished north, a new threat has emerged with deadly implications, this time for Westerners as well as Nigerians: local militants who openly claim to be inspired and trained by Al Qaeda and its affiliate in the region. Having split off from Boko Haram
Customs and Excise Boss, Abdullahi Ande Dikko Crass Nepotism revealed
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 22:10
- Written by Ndiameeh Babreek
The crass nepotism exhibited by Abdulahi Inde Dikko is unparalleled in the history of the Nigerian nation. It is unbelievable that Ande Abdullahi Dikko, the Comptroller of Nigeria Customs and Excise can take his hatred for the Northern Christians to the recruitment level into the Custom and Excise. A situation whereby he decided to recruit
Baga Massacre: more than 180 dead after JTF and Boko haram Clash in Village
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 10:42
- Written by elombah.com
One of the deadliest clashes between Islamist insurgents and security forces in northern Nigeria has destroyed much of a fishing town on the shore of Lake Chad, killed more than 200 people and highlighted the brutal tactics of Nigerian soldiers in combating the nearly four-year uprising. President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday ordered a
Nigeria: Finding Answers beyond Kano Bus Bombing and the Rise of Political Islam
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- Published on Monday, 22 April 2013 12:51
- Written by Osita Ebiem
Kano as an Ancient Trading City - Kano as an important commercial city in Nigeria’s Islamic North also serves as gateway to some of Nigeria’s northern neighbors. Such countries like Niger, Chad and beyond have shared with the city for centuries lucrative business relationships. In the course of this time the people have established many
Jonathans' govt engages in corruption with impunity, says US Govt
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- Published on Sunday, 21 April 2013 17:41
- Written by Elombah.com
The United States government has assessed the incidence of corruption under President Goodluck Jonathan and concluded that "Massive, widespread, and pervasive corruption affected all levels of government and the security forces." Presenting the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, by the Bureau of Democracy,
Nigeria: US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012
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- Published on Sunday, 21 April 2013 17:22
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Nigeria is a federal republic of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In April 2011 President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had assumed the presidency in May 2010 following his predecessor’s death, won election to a four-year term, along with Vice President
Talibanistan; Boko haram takes over Northern Borno
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- Published on Saturday, 20 April 2013 22:43
- Written by Elombah.com
SPECIAL REPORT - The Talibanisation of North-eastern Nigeria has apparently started with the report that many local governments areas in northern Borno and other parts of the state are gradually coming under the control of members of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lid Da’awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram. The affected northern part of
Gombe-Biu-Mubi Road Neglected by the Federal Government
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- Published on Saturday, 20 April 2013 12:58
- Written by Iliya Yame Kwache
Adamawa North and Borno South senatorial districts are the most neglected region in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. My premise is based on the fact that despite repeated appeals which have been graciously published in most of the national newspapers, the Gombe-Biu-Mubi road has yet remained a death trap. My last letter of appeal about
Goodluck Jonathan, another failed promise
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- Published on Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:54
- Written by Ogbuefi Blogs
LEST WE FORGET: On Thursday, November 08, 2012 President Goodluck Jonathan said he has set the next four months as deadline for all the nation’s refineries to operate at their optimum capacity. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, who disclosed this to state House correspondents announced
UBA Plc accused of fraudulently debiting N38million of customers account
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- Published on Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:25
- Written by Elombah.com
A customer has accused one of the biggest banks in Nigeria of fraudulently stealing the money he lodged in his account with bank. Mr. Eddy Onyeweuzo has lodged a complaint with the Public Complaints Commission, PCC, FCT Abuja chapter, against UBA Plc. He alleges that UBA manipulated his account and fraudulently debited his
