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I get contradictory advice on national issues – Jonathan

By Ben Agande, Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he always get contradictory advice from authorities when he wants to take decisions on major national issues. Speaking at a christmas...

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Boko Haram killed our youths, took away our wives, daughters – Residents

MAIDUGURI—Eight months after Boko Haram terrorists kidnapped 276 school girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, with more than 200 of them still in captivity, the terrorists have...

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New N100 note goes into circulation

The Central Bank of Nigeria said that the commemorative N100 banknote unveiled recently by the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, is going into circulation from Friday. This is contained in a statement...

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Corruption in Nigeria, even in churches, ushers steal from offerings – PFN Chief

By Egufe Yafugborhi WARRI – ANTI – corruption preacher and Deputy National President (South South) Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigerian (PFN), Rev. Simeon Okah has said corruption is so endemic in...

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Yobe, Borno villages under Boko Haram attacks

Hours after soldiers of  the 7th  Division of the Nigerian Army celebrated the killing of over 70 Boko Haram terrorists after repelling attack on a village near Maiduguri, the insurgents have launched...

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Ekiti Speaker Blast APC Lawmakers, Says “They are clowns”

Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Dele Olugbemi has described as “Comedy of the festive season” claim by some of the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in the State that they sat...

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Ogun PDP Crisis: INEC Backs Kashamu’s Faction, Obasanjo’s Group In Disarray

The Independent National Electoral  Commission has given recognition to a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State led by the South West leader of the party, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, a decision...

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Lawyers lambast military over soldiers’ death sentence on soldiers

Human rights lawyers have condemned the sentencing of 54 soldiers to death by the Nigerian Army for mutiny and conspiracy. The lawyers on Thursday appealed to the Army authorities to consider other...

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We asked for better weapons, got death sentence – Condemned soldier

One of the 54 soldiers sentenced to death by a Nigerian Army court martial for mutiny and conspiracy to commit mutiny has taken to the social media to express his frustration. The soldier, who bears...

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Impeachment plots: The fake ‘Amalgedom’ prophesy

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Politicians, especially, the Nigeria- made brand, are funny. When things are going their way, they can sing Alleluia, but immediately things begin to go contrary to their...

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#IssuesForBuhari: From Clueless to an Issueless Government? By Victoria Ohaeri

We can no longer leave the business of governance in the hands of the political leadership. It doesn’t just work. It has never worked. When Goodluck Jonathan accidentally became Nigeria’s president...

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Boko Haram Attacks Damagum, Casualty Level Unknown

Boko Haram militants have in the past hour launched an attack on Damagum, Yobe State, SaharaReporters has learned, leaving several people dead. Our source, a military officer of the 7th Division of the...

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BOKO HARAM: Modu Sheriff Finally Opens Up…A Must Read

Former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has opened up on what he knows about the Boko Haram insurgents currently ravaging states in the northeast and some other parts of the country,...

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General Buhari Can Hold Nigeria Together

Although the state of the country has never been that rosy in the past, yet, it has never been this worrisome too. Therefore, following the antecedents and present trend of the Nigerian politics,...

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Obasanjo is guilty of some of his allegations against Jonathan — Utomi

A former presidential aspirant, Prof. Pat Utomi, has said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is also guilty of some of his allegations against President Goodluck Jonathan.Utomi said just like Jonathan,...

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WARSHIP BOUGHT: Why They Are After Me – Tompolo Finally Opens Up

Ex-militant and former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has said that the controversy over the purchase of six...

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Lagos Gives 15% Salary Bonus To Workers

Lagos State government will pay its workers 15 per cent bonus in the December salary as an end of the year gift. The state head of service, Mrs Oluseyi Williams, has said. Williams spoke at the end of...

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Jonathan And The Tough Road To 2015

Going by recent political trends concerning the 2015 Presidential contest, President Goodluck Jonathan is set to face the toughest battle of his political life This is against the backdrop of growing...

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2015: Threats To Mark’s Senate Presidency

It is no secret that Senate President David Mark is nursing the ambition to return as Senate President in 2015. JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH writes on the possible candidates that will challenge Mark for the...

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North Moves against Jonathan: Northern pro-Jonathan governors get threat...

By Soni Daniel The emergence of a former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), appears to have changed the political calculations...

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