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Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the spate of insecurity in the country as a great cause for concern that should be addressed urgently, warning that the country is on the brink of a second civil war.
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Tagged Art, bokoharam, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, List of Nobel laureates, Literature, Millennium Development Goals, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Wole Soyinka
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By Olusola Daniel Having spotted, on several sites, an article by one Yushau A. Shuaib in which the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is accused of facilitating controversial appointments in favour of her … read more »
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Tagged Finance minister, Goodluck Jonathan, Igbo people, Indepth Africa Magazine, Lagos, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigerian
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The General Assembly of all Igbo Christian Organizations and Ministers (GAAICOM) have tasked President Goodluck Jonathan to do enough to protect Igbos in the North from Boko Haram attacks or they will mandate their members to bear arms and defend … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Enugu, Goodluck Jonathan, Igbo, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Nigeria, President of the United States
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By Dr. Doyin Okupe We have noted understandably the increased support for the call for amnesty, principally from some Elders and opinion leaders in Nigeria; coming after the President’s rejection of the call made by His Eminence and Supreme Monarch, … read more »
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By Joel Brinkley American Voices Tribune Media Services – Just outside President Goodluck Jonathan’s office sat 17 ambulances, just in case he or one of his aides fell ill. They were seldom if ever used. No actual health-care facility nationwide … read more »
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By Odimegwu Onwumere When a former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu offered on November 12, 2012, to negotiate the end of insurgency in the northern part of the country on Federal Government’s (FG) behalf, many Nigerians took … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, Igbo, IndepthAfrica, Kaduna, Kano, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, Orji Uzor Kalu
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By Justine John DYIKUK In the chill of January 20, 2013, this writer chanced upon what was supposed to be a rejoinder to the sermon delivered by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, his Excellency, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah … read more »
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Tagged Arewa Consultative Forum, Association of Nigerian Authors, Excellency, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nobel Peace Prize, Northern Nigeria, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa
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By Eze Eluche With the continuing systemic and targeted killings of Christians and Igbos in the northern region of Nigeria under the pretext of the Boko Haram terrorist group; With the continuing efforts of Nigerian government authorities to prevent international … read more »
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Lagos, Nigeria – With no official casualty figure from the authorities yet, Nigerian newspapers on Tuesday put the death toll from Monday evening’s suicide bomb attack at a popular bus park in the northern city of Kano at around 60. … read more »
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Tagged Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, Kano, Kano State, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria Bombing, nigeria bus attack, Nigeria newspapers, Sabon Gari, Yushau Shuaib
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By Olanrewaju Suraju First it came as a rumour that President Goodluck Jonathan may be contemplating a state pardon for his former boss and political benefactor Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamiyesegha aka DSP, but sane minds quickly discarded it as impossible. Alas, … read more »
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By Anthony A. Kila President Goodluck Jonathan’s pardon for Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is expectedly eliciting quite a lot of surprise, indignation and condemnation. Public commentators and individual citizens have used the media to express their disappointment and anger; there is … read more »
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Ex-Army provost blames S’South under-development on corruption AMERICA-BASED Nigerians are expressing support for the United States (U.S.) government’s comments and action regarding the controversial pardon granted last week to a former corrupt governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Solomon Peter (DSP) … read more »
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Nigerian president claims some of seven victims of kidnap gang could have survived. Nigeria’s President: The government has been working to rescue them William Hague described killings as ‘act of cold-blooded murder’ Blamed execution on fears Britain was about to … read more »
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A French hostage has spoken in a video filmed three days ago with his family, weeks after extremists kidnapped them from northern Cameroon. The video’s audio airs a voice that identifies himself as Tanguy Moulin-Fournier. He … read more »
By Danlami Ibrahim Maikano Fact: Nuhu Ribadu is a frustrated man. He is hardly a happy man, at least outside his small cycle of family and friends. The once fiery anti-corruption czar got frustrated and disappointed on many counts. He … read more »
By Eke Okeke In the week when a former British cabinet Minister and his wife were sent to jail for making his wife take his speeding points, the Nigeria president was granting amnesty to some convicted criminals whose punishment for … read more »
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“Alamieyeseigha… has shown himself to be a dishonourable fellow, unfit to rule, unfit to sit among men and women of honour and integrity, unfit to preach to the people that he leads about ideals and values.” – Dr. Reuben Abati, … read more »
By Paul Omoniyi Fellow Nigerians, for the past four weeks, I have been monitoring Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) Website to see if they have addressed the issues I raised in an article published January this year, ‘Where is … read more »
Nnenna Ibeh, Premiumtimesng The controversial pardon granted some ex-convicts by President Goodluck Jonathan has sparked a diplomatic standoff between Nigeria and the United States, with the Americans threatening to punish Nigeria over Mr. Jonathan’s action. Nigeria has in turn accused the United … read more »
By Reuben Abati State House Press Release – President Goodluck Jonathan has approved that Nigeria be represented by a Federal Government delegation headed by the Senate President, Senator David Mark at the formal installation of Pope Francis on Tuesday, March … read more »
SUSPECTED members of the Boko Haram sect on Friday blew up the prison in Gwoza Local Government, setting free all the prisoners. Saturday Tribune learnt that a civilian around the emir’s palace, where the prison is located, was killed by … read more »
Nigerian Tribune HE presidency, on Thursday, said following the granting of presidential pardon to former Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha by President Goodluck Jonathan, the former Bayelsa State governor can contest election in 2015 if he so desires. The Senior Special Assistant … read more »
Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Cameroon and Nigeria from March 15 to 16, 2013. This visit falls within the framework of the French authorities’ wholehearted commitment to securing the release of our compatriots being held hostage in … read more »
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Tagged Cameroon, France, François Hollande, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Laurent Fabius, Nigeria, Paul Biya
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By Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode and Mohammed Aminu, Thisday A new twist emerged in the purported ceasefire offered by the Boko Haram sect, as a faction of the group yesterday took exception to President Goodluck Jonathan’s statement during his recent … read more »
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By Olusegun Adeniyi Statistics, according to Aaron Levenstein, are like a woman’s bikini bathing suit. While what they reveal is usually suggestive and interesting, what they conceal is even much more vital. That perhaps is the only way to explain … read more »
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The state pardon given by the Federal Government to some Nigerians who had been convicted of various crimes was not a unilateral action of President Goodluck Jonathan but a decision considered and approved by the Council of States which is … read more »
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Tagged bokoharam, Council of States, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Okupe, President of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari
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The Senior Special Assistant for Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe on Wednesday said it is too early to ask for amnesty for members of the extremist group, Boko Haram. Mr Okupe, who was a guest on Channels … read more »
Ansaru’s murder of seven hostages over the weekend shows why it could become the most powerful jihadist group in the region. Through its murder of seven European and Middle Eastern hostages over the weekend in northern Nigeria, Ansaru has trumped … read more »
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Tagged Abubakar Shekau, Abuja, Ansaru, Boko Haram, Economic Community of West African States, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers
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By Mahmud Jega, Daily Trust column It could well be that President Goodluck Jonathan woke up in a foul mood this morning, as he has probably did for three days since his return from a momentous visit to Yobe and … read more »
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RADICAL Islamic fighters killed seven foreign hostages in Nigeria, European diplomats have said, making it the worst such kidnapping violence in decades for a country beset by extremist guerrilla attacks. Nigeria’s police, military, domestic spy service and presidency remained silent … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, Ansaru, Boko Haram, British Armed Forces, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Italy, newspapers nigerian, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Reuben Abati
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