Lawyers argued Tuesday whether Nigeria's president had the power to use heavily armed soldiers and armored tanks to stop a massive protest this January in the nation's largest city over spiraling
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Cuba Has Strong Presence in the Country
April 3, 2012 Comment Off 77 ViewsNigeria's diplomatic relations with Cuba dates back to 1974 when the Cuban Embassy was opened in Lagos. A bilateral commission for cooperation was also established in 1984 and from that period the
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US seeks to boost aid to restive Nigerian north
March 29, 2012 Comment Off 52 ViewsThe United States said Thursday it wanted to step up development assistance to Nigeria's restive Muslim-majority north as it urged the Abuja government to address grievances underlying
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Govt warns against wrongful deportation of Nigerians
March 21, 2012 Comment Off 66 ViewsFOREIGN missions in Nigeria yesterday got a food for thought from their host – the Federal Government. They were warned against the deportation of Nigerians without following the appropriate
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Nigerian Ex-Governor Fails to stop Trial
March 20, 2012 Comment Off 78 ViewsA Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe state, on 20 March , ruled that the former governor, Alhaji Danjuma Goje and four others who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes
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In Ondo, Here We Go Again
March 19, 2012 Comment Off 60 ViewsGuest Columnist: By Akin Osuntokun “Beyond the partisan hopes, aspirations and fears of these three political parties - the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and
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Godwin Daboh Adzuana, Mr Controversy, Dies at 70
March 16, 2012 Comment Off 308 ViewsDr. Godwin Dabo Adzuana By Eddy Odivwri Long before Arthur Nzeribe hit the political stage with the tag of maverick politician, the likes of Dr. Godwin Dabo Adzuana had indeed made a career of
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‘New PDP national chairman may emerge by consensus’
March 13, 2012 Comment Off 70 ViewsChairman of Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Abdulrahman Enagi, says there are strong indications that the new national chairman of PDP may emerge through consensus as
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Ibori: Uduaghan keeps mum
March 7, 2012 Comment Off 48 ViewsFew days after former governor of Delta State James Ibori admitted his guilt to money laundering charges against him at the London Court, the Delta State Government is still keeping sealed lips
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How Reps voted against time limit for election cases
March 7, 2012 Comment Off 62 ViewsOn February 22, 2012 the House of Representatives threw out a bill seeking to alter the provisions of the 1999 Constitution to provide a time frame within which all disputes and litigations emanating
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