Tag Archives: Abia State
It is obvious to informed political strategists that the Igbos have schemed themselves out of possible presidency for 2015 for a probable paltry sum of N5billion naira (subsidy thieves stole N1.7 billion naira). Since the Ohaneze crisis started in February … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, Goodluck Jonathan, Igbo, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Ohaneze, Peter Obi
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By Chido Onumah The war of attrition between Abia State governor, Theodore Orji, and his predecessor Orji Uzor Kalu, took a bizarre turn two weeks ago when the Abia State University (ABSU) released a statement withdrawing the degree it awarded … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, Abia State University, ABSU, IndepthAfrica, Kalu, Nigeria, Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Orji, University of Maiduguri
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By Olusegun Adeniyi Sometime in 2002, I was in my office as editor of the Sunday edition of THISDAY when some officials of the Abia State Government walked in with a photograph they said was exclusive to my paper. It … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, Abia State University, IndepthAfrica, Kalu, Nigeria, Nigeria news, nigerian newspapers, Olusegun Obasanjo, Onuora Nzekwu, Orji Uzor Kalu, Thisday, University of Maiduguri
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Ohaneze Crisis and the Auctioning of the Igbo Presidency (part 2) Ohaneze Ndigbo , the apex Igbo socio political organisation has been on the news again especially over the controversial new four year tenure for elected officers and controversial election … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe, West Africa
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Tagged Abakaliki, Abia State, Delta State, Ebonyi State, GoodluckJonathan, Igbo, Imo State, Nigeria, Theodore Orji
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By Onyedika Agbedo, Guardian AS the National Assembly continues with the process of amending the 1999 Constitution, Chief Ndukwe Ikoh, an Abia State leader of thought and promoter of Mezie Obodo, a socio-political group in the Southeast, expects the legislators … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, Aso Rock, Guardian, indeprhAfrica, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Theodore Orji, United States
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By Akukwe Obinna There is no doubt that political thuggery is the root cause of escalation of Boko Haram terrorism. Recently the terrorist group gave conditions for ceasefire and talks with the Nigerian Government . Part of the conditions, according … read more »
By Moses Alao,Nigeria Tribune Apart from attaining 52 years of nationhood this year, Nigeria should also be celebrating 13 years of return of democracy after military interregnum. But it appears that the nation is battling many challenges. Indeed, the ruling … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Abia State, Action Congress of Nigeria, Ekiti State, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Nigeria, Ondo State, Orji Uzor Kalu, PDP, People Democratic Party
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The tragic news went viral on radio, print and electronic media as well as the internet of the brutal murder of Cynthia Osokogu, a retired Major General’s daughter, a post-graduate student of Nassarawa State University and an up-coming merchant. It … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Justine John DYIKUK
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Tagged Abia State, Attorney general, Computer crime, crime, IGI Global, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Thomas Aquinas, Twitter
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by Sokari Ekine, BlackLooks On hearing the news of the passing of the Nigerian “Same Sex Marriage Bill 2011, my reaction was, I was too numb to even have a reaction at the miserable state of my country. Did I … read more »
September 25, 2011 by benim
Lagos – Nigerian police have questioned two students after a video of an alleged gang rape in what appeared to be a university hostel was put on the internet, causing widespread outrage. The video, no longer available online, clearly showed … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abia, Abia State, Abia State University, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Nigeria Police Force, North Africa, Pan African News, police commissioner, Rape, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Failed Nigerian asylum seeker Anthony Harrison, 32, used bizarre rituals to trap children into sex slavery A council caretaker who smuggled two teenage girls into Britain and forced them to work as prostitutes after they were put under a voodoo … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Anthony Harrison, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Human trafficking, Human trafficking in Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa, Woolwich Crown Court
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LAGOS, Nigeria – An authority says dozens of pregnant teens arrested during a raid last month on a Nigerian clinic accused of illegally selling babies are victims of human trafficking. Arinze Orakwe, a spokesman for the National Agency for Prohibition … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Chief of police, East Africa, Enugu, Human trafficking, Igbo culture, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Infant, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Lagos – Nigerian police have raided a home allegedly being used to force teenage girls to have babies that were then offered for sale for trafficking or other purposes, authorities said on Wednesday. “We stormed the premises of the Cross … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Agence France-Presse, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, child abuse, East Africa, Human trafficking in Nigeria, humantrafficking, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, List of Nigerian agencies, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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December 13, 2010 by benim
LAGOS — Nigeria’s special joint military force has killed an alleged kidnapper blamed for a series of abductions of workers and other crimes in southern Abia State, a spokesman said Monday. “Obioma Nwankwo, otherwise known as Osisikankwu, was killed during … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abia State, Africa news, Agence France-Presse, Indepth Africa, Kidnapping, military, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria newspapers, Petroleum industry, Task force
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