Politics
2015:Adedibu missing in action
2015 is round the corner,the legendary Lamidi Adedibu is missing in action.to get a feel of what would have been click the link: ADEDIBU:MISSING IN ACTION
Year: 2013
Sport
NBA PRESIDENT at THE DISCOURSE this SUNDAY
This Sunday we have on THE DISCOURSE OKEY WALI SAN,THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION talking about the bar,the bench, and other contentious legal issues
Politics
Government
Offshoreleaks: President Jonathan’s adviser, ex-oil minister linked to secret offshore firms…Premium Times
President Goodluck Jonathan’s special adviser on political matters, Ahmed Gulak, leads a growing list of Nigerian business and political elites who ran or still run secret offshore companies and accounts where they either hide their […]
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VCs, lecturers disagree over scrapping of UTME, NECO Vanguard
Diverse reactions have trailed Federal Government’s decision to scrap the National Examinations Council, NECO, as well as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, just as the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, Thursday restated its […]
Politics
Tenure Elongation For Local Government Chairmen and Councillors In Lagos State Is Illegal and Immoral……Femi Falana
Our attention has been drawn to the Local Government Amendment Bill 2013 which is being debated by the members of the Lagos State House of assembly. In the main, the Bill seeks to elongate the […]
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Ogunlewe, Ogbemudia, Okiro chair varsity boards…..The Nation
Some prominent citizens were named yesterday as chairmen and members of governing councils of the 21 Federal Government-owned universities.
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Okah: MEND threatens to resume attacks on Friday…..Punch
The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta on Wednesday announced that it would on Friday (tomorrow) resume hostilities in the country. In an e-mail sent to journalists, a copy of which was obtained by […]
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TUKUR MUST GO – PDP GOVS •Insist on Oyinlola •No automatic ticket for Jonathan, govs – PDP…..Tribune
THE unending multi -faceted crises rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new turn as the governors elected on the platform of the party were said to have insisted that the Alhaji […]
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Please Kill Bad Stories About Our Party, PDP Begs Bureau Chiefs…..Sahara Reporters
Worried by its crumbling image, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appealed to senior journalists in Abuja to help them kill bad stories that concern the party. This was the mission of […]
Politics
Why Jonathan Cant be PDP candidate in 2015…North East Zone
The North East Zone of the PDP has inissted that according to the party’s constitution, President Jonathan cannot run on the platform of the PDP for the presidential elections in 2015.Accoring to a petition prepared […]
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Maku defends ‘bold’ Akpabio on election rigging confession ……Premium Times
Nigeria’s Information Minister, Labaran Maku, has defended the confessions of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, that he rigged the 2007 party primary in his state. On live TV, Sunrise Daily- a programme on […]
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Govt to turn National Theatre into hotel…..The Nation
A LAGOS landmark is set for a new status – if the Federal Government succeeds in its plan to find another use for it. The 37-year-old National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos Mainland is to be […]
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Atiku lied on Pentascope contract – El-Rufai…Daily Independent
Erstwhile Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nasir el-Rufai, has insisted that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar gave his approval in writing for the management contract over government owned Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) with a private […]
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Rage in PDP over failure to constitute FG boards…..Vanguard
Stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are angry over the failure of President Goodluck Jonathan to constitute boards of parastatals and agencies of the Federal Government 17 months after the boards were dissolved.
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FG set to scrap NECO, cancels UTME……Punch
Federal Government has concluded arrangements to scrap the National Examination Council. Plans have also been concluded to cancel the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for applicants into […]
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Oga AtTheTop: Lagos Civil Defence Commander Redeployed….Sahara Reporters
Mr. Shem Obafaye, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Lagos Commandant, who popularised the ‘My Oga At the Top’ joke has been redeployed from his post. Obafaye has been replaced by Mr. Adesuyi […]
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Jonathan’s cabinet full of dead woods, says president’s ally, Tony Uranta….Premium Times
A close ally of President Goodluck Jonathan, Tony Uranta, has lashed out at the president over the composition of his cabinet, saying a lot of his ministers and special advisers are dead woods. He urged […]
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Minimum Wage: NLC Set for Showdown with Governors….This DAY
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday warned of an imminent industrial action to compel recalcitrant governors to implement the N18,000 minimum wage law in their states.
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Selective prosecution of subsidy thieves, a deceit —NLC….Punch
President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Abduwaheed Omar, has berated the Federal Government for shielding major oil subsidy thieves from prosecution. He described the prosecution of “a few minor subsidy thieves” as a deceit, saying the Federal […]