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Nigeria’s First-Ever Female Chief Justice Takes Oath of Office

15Mar

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Nigeria’s First-Ever Female Chief Justice Takes Oath of Office

IT is official: Alooma Mariam Mukhtar is the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, following her inauguration ceremony on Monday morning at the State House in Abuja, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan. (more…)

PDP Berates Ajimobi over Lawmakers Wives’ ‘Husband Support’ Trip to UK

15Mar

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PDP Berates Ajimobi over Lawmakers Wives’ ‘Husband Support’ Trip to UK

The Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has come under heavy criticism from the Southwest caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for approving the spending of public funds on a trip to (more…)

Op-Ed/Analysis: The Summer Mitt Romney Didn’t Want

15Mar

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Op-Ed/Analysis: The Summer Mitt Romney Didn’t Want

By Rich Klein, ABC OTUS News SOMEHOW, the summer of national economic discontent morphed into the summer of when Mitt Romney left Bain Capital and how many years' worth of tax returns he's released to the public. (more…)

Igala Kingdom Loses Revered Paramount Ruler, Aged 102

15Mar

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Igala Kingdom Loses Revered Paramount Ruler, Aged 102

AFTER serving nearly 56 years on the throne as paramount traditional ruler of the Igala Kingdom, the Attah of Igala, Alhaji Aliyu Ocheja Obaje died on Monday. (more…)

Armed ‘Cultists’ Terrorize Bayelsa Capital, Kill Governor’s Aide

15Mar

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Armed ‘Cultists’ Terrorize Bayelsa Capital, Kill Governor’s Aide

PERSONS suspected to be cultists went on rampage in the Bayelsa State capital of Yenagoa on Monday morning, targeting a vehicle that was at the time conveying occupants who are professionally close to the state (more…)

Impunity Must Have No Place in a Progressive Nigeria – Jonathan

15Mar

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Impunity Must Have No Place in a Progressive Nigeria – Jonathan

-Text of the address of President Goodluck Jonathan on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar as the first female chief justice of Nigeria, on Monday July 16, 2012. (more…)

Presidency Raises Alarm Over False Petroleum Industry Bill

15Mar

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Presidency Raises Alarm Over False Petroleum Industry Bill

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan’s office expressed concern on Monday over a document purported to be the new Petroleum Industry Bill, now in circulation and available in many online locations. (more…)

Worst Draught in 50 Years May Affect US Food Prices

15Mar

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Worst Draught in 50 Years May Affect US Food Prices

By Michael Pearson and Melissa Abbey, CNN.com THE pool is closed in Warrenton, Missouri. Cattle ponds are drying up in Arkansas. Illinois is in danger of losing its corn crop. (more…)

Lagos Governor Arrests Colonel Caught on BRT Lane

15Mar

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Lagos Governor Arrests Colonel Caught on BRT Lane

GOVERNOR of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday arrested an officer of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Ki Yusuf, alongside another (more…)

AP: Syrian Defense Minister Killed in Bomb Attack

15Mar

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AP: Syrian Defense Minister Killed in Bomb Attack

A suicide bomber struck the National Security building in the Syrian capital Wednesday, killing the defense minister and wounding the interior minister in a brazen attack on the seat of government power, state-run TV said. (more…)

NUC Clears Two of Seven Suspended Universities

15Mar

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NUC Clears Two of Seven Suspended Universities

- No Admissions Until Cleared NIGERIA’s National Universities Commission, NUC, on said on Thursday that it has not asked all seven private institutions of higher education to fully close shop, saying (more…)

Controversial 2nd Republic FEDECO Chairman, Ovie-Whiskey, Dead at 88

15Mar

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Controversial 2nd Republic FEDECO Chairman, Ovie-Whiskey, Dead at 88

Former Chairman of defunct Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO), Justice Victor Ovie-Whiskey, is dead. (more…)

House of Representatives Reopens Bakassi Peninsula Matter, Want Nigeria to Re-Present Case Before ICJ

15Mar

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House of Representatives Reopens Bakassi Peninsula Matter, Want Nigeria to Re-Present Case Before ICJ

THE Nigerian House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution advising the country’s executive arm to represent its case on the need to take back the Bakassi Peninsula, saying the International Court of (more…)

More Financial Institutions Fingered in Collusion with Barclays’ Interest Manipulation

15Mar

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More Financial Institutions Fingered in Collusion with Barclays’ Interest Manipulation

WHILE much of the scrutiny surrounding interest rate manipulation has centered on Barclays, regulators (more…)

Power Workers Resist Take Over of Transmission Company by Canadian Firm

15Mar

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Power Workers Resist Take Over of Transmission Company by Canadian Firm

THE Minister of Power, Barth Nnaji was denied entry into the PHCN corporate headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday by members of the company’s union who were opposed to the take-over of (more…)