Tag Archives: NIGERIAN POLITICS

MUST READ: FEDERAL ALLOCATION AND OUR FUTURE – THIS DAY(SIMON KOLAWOLE LIVE)

President Goodluck Jonathan THIS DAY Simon Kolawole Live! Email: simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com Did you know? If oil money were to dry up today (maybe crude prices drop to uneconomic levels or we are unable to export), only one state in the entire … Continue reading

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NWABUEZE, MUSA, FASEHUN, OTHERS UNITE FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE

THE NATION 7 February, 2012 • Clark, Fani-Kayode disagree over troops deployment in Lagos Statesmen, political leaders, right activists and representatives of ethnic nationalities yesterday reiterated their calls for a Sovereign National Conference (SNG), warning that Nigeria was heading towards … Continue reading

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BOKO HARAM: FG CLAMPS DOWN ON ILLEGAL FOREIGNERS

VANGUARD August 13, 2011 By OUR CORRESPONDENT Indications emerged at the weekend that following verifiable intelligence reports available to the federal government of the involvement of foreign nationals in the Boko Haram onslaught on innocent Nigerians in the North Eastern … Continue reading

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NIGERIAN TROOPS ON RED ALERT IN BORNO

Nigerian troops on red alert in northern state English.news.cn 2011-01-27 07:57:40 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) — Nigerian troops operating northeastern Borno State have placed its men on red alert following the indiscriminate killing of soldiers by unknown gunmen. Lt. … Continue reading

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PHOTONEWS:VOTER MOBILISATION AHEAD OF 2011 NIGERIA POLLS

Posted in 2011 NIGERIA POLLS, AFRICA, NEWS & REPORTS, NIGERIA, PEOPLE AND POLITICS, POLITICS, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

2011 NIGERIA POLLS: FOREIGN AFRICAN NATIONALS REGISTERING EN MASSE IN LAGOS !!

Do we STILL have ANYTHING which resembles a security and intelligence capability in Nigeria? If so, how come our sovereignty and national security interests can be so easily and flagrantly violated? For how long will citizens of Niger Republic continue … Continue reading

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TWENTY KILLED IN JOS RELIGIOUS CONFLICT

Deaths in central Nigeria clashes SOURCE: AL JAZEERA Outbreaks of violence are frequent near Jos, where the Muslim north meets the largely Christian south [Reuters] At least 20 people have been killed in clashes in the central Nigerian city of Jos following a … Continue reading

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SECURITY FORCES CLASH WITH BOKO HARAM INSURGENTS, FIVE DEAD

Nigeria security forces clash with sect, five dead CHANNELS TELEVISION,LAGOS. December 6, 2010 Nigerian security forces have shot dead two suspected members of a radical Islamist sect in a gun battle in the remote northeast, and three civilians were killed … Continue reading

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CIVILIANS FLEE MILITARY JTF ONSLAUGHT IN THE NIGER DELTA?

Civilians flee army raids in Nigerian oil delta By Samuel Tife WARRI, Nigeria | Fri Dec 3, 2010 5:42pm EST (Reuters) – Fighting between the Nigerian military and armed gangs in the creeks of the oil-producing Niger Delta has killed … Continue reading

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MILITARY JTF TO REMAIN IN THE NIGER DELTA – CDS

JTF remains in Niger Delta – CDS Thursday, December 02, 2010 The Military Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta region of the country to maintain law and order will remain there as long as necessary. The Chief … Continue reading

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