Col Bala Yakubu given a hero’s welcome in Lafia
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- Published on Monday, 27 December 2010 22:42
Former Zamfara State administrator, Lt. Colonel Jubril Bala Yakubu who was recently released from Kirikiri Prison was given a hero’s welcome yesterday at Lafia, Nasarawa State. Lt. Colonel Jubril Bala Yakubu, Former Lagos State Police Commissioner, James Danbaba were recently released from Kirikiri Prison.
Their release follows the rulings of a Lagos High Court presided over by Justice Muftau Olokoba that they should be released, after they, along with
Jos Xmas Eve Bombing; 2 persons arrested
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- Published on Monday, 27 December 2010 22:06
Two persons have been arrested in the aftermath of the December 24 2010 multiple bomb blast that rocked, Jos, Plateau State in North Central Nigeria that left dozens of people wounded and killed at least 32. Police paraded the two suspects with explosive devices and bomb making liquids of some kind recovered from them.
This was announced as the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, visited the scene of bombing,
Former FTC minister, Aliero, defects to CPC
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- Published on Monday, 27 December 2010 21:42
The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Mohammed Adamu Aliero has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and decamped to the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). Aliero, who is the immediate past Governor of Kebbi state under the platform of the PDP, has withdrawn the nomination form he had earlier purchased to contest for Senate, and consequently asked the party leadership in the state
Why ACN Lost the Ikorodu 2 Constituency By-election
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- Published on Monday, 27 December 2010 21:26
Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Disowns "Rigging Manual"
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- Published on Monday, 27 December 2010 17:38
- Written by Mike Omeri
New reports of violence emerge in Jos
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- Published on Monday, 27 December 2010 14:22
Electon: Factor-generating Conflict in Africa - After Cote d'Ivoire which country next?
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- Published on Monday, 27 December 2010 06:25
- Written by Augustine Ohanwe
"Until my last dying breath, I shall continue to think of my Jerusalem, Biafra!" - Odumegwu Ojukwu
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- Published on Sunday, 26 December 2010 22:22
- Written by Administrator
Ojukwu is not dead - Son
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- Published on Sunday, 26 December 2010 21:01
The Corruption Allegations against Alhaji Atiku Abubukar, What is the Way Forward?
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- Published on Sunday, 26 December 2010 14:21
- Written by Audu Garba
Alhaji Atiku Abubukar, the Turakin Adamawa has my complete sympathy at these trying times in his political career. That allegations of corruption are trailing his name from Nigeria to America to Dubai and European countries is no more news. The Latest twist to the Atiku saga is the allegation that he was actually dismissed from the Nigeria Customs Service as has been filed in the courts by Dr Bala Takaya.
Jos Bomb blast: 32 confirmed dead, 74 hospitalised
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- Published on Sunday, 26 December 2010 02:15
Zoning Controversy: Arrest Atiku, AGF and the IGP told
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- Published on Sunday, 26 December 2010 02:07
Exposed!!! How President Goodluck Jonathan Plans to rig the 2011 Elections
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- Published on Saturday, 25 December 2010 22:31
Elombah.com hereby decides to publish the document in our possession purportedly detailing President Goodluck Jonathan’s "strategy for winning 2011 election. It has been termed a “rigging manual" by some and purports to show how the Goodluck Jonathan/Namadi Sambo campaign organization plan to rig themselves to power starting for PDP primary to the Presidential election proper.
Breaking News: In Spirit of Yuletide Speaker Bankole Attend Church Service with Gov Daniel
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- Published on Saturday, 25 December 2010 14:28
- Written by Kay Odunaro
In Spirit of Yuletide Speaker Bankole Attend Church Service with Gov Daniel.....Daniel Commends Bankole On Leadership Of Reps.
In what could be the beginning of peace among political class in Ogun state and in the spirit of the season, the governor of Ogun State Otunba Gbenga Daniel has commended Rt. Hon Dimeji Bankole for his able leadership of the House of Representatives in this dispensation as well as
Professor Umaru Shehu: A Legendary Luminary At 80
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- Published on Saturday, 25 December 2010 13:14
- Written by Mohammed Dahiru Aminu
On Wednesday December 8, 2010, the Maiduguri-born Professor Emeritus of Community Medicine, Umaru Shehu clocked 80 years. By any definition, Umaru Shehu is a momentous exemplification of the human spirit. Being carefully-tended and well-grounded personality, Umaru Shehu is a popular name within the Nigerian academe, especially where the branch of medicine
Fuel Scarcity: Nigerians Hail Jonathan Goodluck
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- Published on Saturday, 25 December 2010 11:37
“Ever since I grew up to know what is bad and good, I have never seen a December without fuel scarcity and hiking of petroleum prices and other commodities. If President GEJ messes up, the whole world will complain, but when he does a good thing, nobody says anything. Naija, I hail oh!” - Oviebor Okeh Goodluck -
The Crusader’s Gosple Of Goodluck
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- Published on Saturday, 25 December 2010 09:20
- Written by Donald Ekpo
I just felt like doing an article that will have less to do with politics because I have noticed that in the recent days, most of the updates from my friends and that of friend’s friends have been shifting away from infuriated politics. I wouldn’t really say that am sure of the cause of this recent development as its reasons could be sundry. For one, the yuletide seasons could be assumed to be a factor or could it be that we are just being
Nigeria has Tangible Reasons to have A Merry Christmas This Year
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- Published on Friday, 24 December 2010 20:56
- Written by Goodluck Jonathan
Cote D’ivorie: ECOWAS threatens to remove Gbagbo with "Legitimate force"
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- Published on Friday, 24 December 2010 20:02
Newsflash!!! Bomb explosions in Jos
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- Published on Friday, 24 December 2010 19:53
There are reports of five separate bomb explosions in Jos this evening. Some army personnel in charge of internal security were also shot at and wounded. There is no confirmation yet as to what actually happened and who were behind it. about 10 corpses have been reported from the blast and Jos University Teaching Hospital is reportedly still receiving casualties.
Nigeria's Talking Points Memo
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- Published on Friday, 24 December 2010 18:50
- Written by Amauche Ude
Court grants bail to Iranian in arms shipment scandal
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- Published on Thursday, 23 December 2010 20:32
An Abuja High Court on Thursday granted bail to an Iranian, Azim Aghajani, standing trial for alleged illegal arms importation into Nigeria on October 25 2010. Also granted bail today are Four Nigerians charged with stealing INEC direct data capture (DDC) machines at Murtalla International Airport. The four suspects - Lawal Lateef, Bamidele Joshua, Suleiman Isa and Modupe Sunmonu - were arrested on December 8 around Akowonjo area of Lagos, close to the Murtala Muhammed Interna-tional Airport (MMIA).
PDP delegates from the North-East Zone endorse President Goodluck Jonathan
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- Published on Thursday, 23 December 2010 20:00
By popular acclamation, All 501 the PDP delegates from the North-East Zone today endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan and VP Namadi Sambo for the 2011 presidential election. The motion was moved by Senator Jubril Aminu of Adamawa State. Earlier Monday, the governors of the North-Central geo-political zone, comprising of six states: Nassarawa, Plateau, Benue, Niger, Kwara and Kogi and their Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Remembering Bola Ige
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- Published on Thursday, 23 December 2010 19:15
- Written by Daniel Elombah
On this day in history; 23 December 2001, Bola Ige was shot dead at his home in the south-western city of Ibadan. He had been entangled in squabbles within his Alliance for Democracy party in Osun State.
The previous week, the long-running feud between Osun state Governor Bisi Akande and his deputy, Iyiola Omisore, had apparently contributed to the death of an Osun State legislator, Odunayo Olagbaju.
Ailing Ojukwu flown to London via German Air Ambulance
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- Published on Thursday, 23 December 2010 17:27
- Written by Vanguard
THE Ikemba Nnewi and Commander-in-Chief of the defunct Republic of Biafra, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, who was admitted at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH Enugu following a cerebra-vascular accident otherwise called stroke last Sunday, was today flown to London, the United Kingdom aboard a German Air Ambulance.
He was airlifted from the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu at 1.52 pm to United Kingdom by Flight Ambulance International of Germany hired by Anambra State Government.
RE: Atiku's CANSU Fanatics Threaten Fire & Brimstone
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- Published on Thursday, 23 December 2010 16:44
- Written by Paah Young
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