Tag Archives: Politics of Nigeria
State House Press Release – Having received preliminary briefings from the Military High Command on the incident, President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a full-scale investigation into reports of high civilian casualties in the confrontation between Nigerian soldiers and insurgents at … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Politics, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Baga, Borno State, emergency management, Goodluck Jonathan, Jonathan, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria, Reuben Abati
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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 »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigerian government, Nigerians, Olusegun Obasanjo, Politics of Nigeria
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Latest video released by Boko Haram says the group is not having any dialogue with Nigerian government. The group described as fraud and lies, the dialogue said to be on- going between government and Imam Abdulazeez who claims to be … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged boko harm, bokoharam, God, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamic terrorism, Nigeria, Nigerian government, Politics of Nigeria, Shekau
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The Nigerian government plans to buy 30 aircraft for the nation’s domestic carriers to improve efficiency and lower the cost of air travel, according to media reports. The comments were attributed to Yakubu Dati, corporate communications general manager of the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged aircraft, Central Bank of Nigeria, Corporate communication, Dati, Embraer, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Politics of Nigeria
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The oath of office of President is enshrined in the Seventh schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (of 1999 as amended). This oath of office is solemn and inviolable and ought to guide the holder of … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Borno State, Federal Republic of Nigeria, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, Jonathan, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria
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By Soni Daniel, Vanguard Abuja — A senior member of the inner bar, Chief Chris Uche (SAN) said, yesterday, that it would be difficult for Nigeria to win the current war against corruption given intrinsic relationship between politics and graft. … read more »
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today visited the National Mosque and National Church of Nigeria. Baird underscored that freedom of religion is a universal human right, and that attacks on religious minorities cannot be tolerated. Canada is a vigorous defender … read more »
by Chinyere Nwafor Companies caught bribing in nigeria have paid billions in fines, but not in Nigeria. A nigerian NGO tries to find out why – One of the reasons why there are so many foreign bribery cases going on … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, OECD, OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Politics of Nigeria, Socio-Economic Rights & Accountability Project, United States
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Anyiam-Osigwe: we didn’t participate in any oil transaction DID Zambia pay a Nigerian businessman $5million commission for crude oil that was never delivered? “Not a single drop” was transported to Zambia, Mines, Energy and Water Development Permanent Secretary George Zulu … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Southern Africa, Spotlight, Zambia
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Tagged $5million, IndepthAfrica, LUSAKA, nation, Nigeria, Petroleum, Politics of Nigeria, Zambia, Zulu
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Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, Vanguard opinion IT took the WALL STREET JOURNAL, WSJ, last week, to lift the lid on the murky world of payments which the Nigerian government makes to Niger Delta warlords. The report, appropriately titled, “NIGERIA’S FORMER OIL … read more »
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Tagged Ateke Tom, crime, Government Tompolo, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Politics of Nigeria, Wall Street Journal
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CATHOLIC Archbishop of Owerri, Imo State, His Grace, Most Reverend Anthony J.V. Obinna, has said if the killing of Christians in the North by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, continues unabated, Christians would take up arms to protect themselves. He … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Christian, Christianity, Federal government of the United States, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Nigeria, Owerri, Politics of Nigeria
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Boateng, Joseph Whilst we those in the diaspora are doing our best wishing good things- blessings, peaceful election, unity, investors, etc. for our dearest country, those back home are busily cursing each other;; fighting , pulling themselves down and on … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, News, West Africa
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When I clicked on the Ghanaweb news headlines on June 28, the first thing that caught my attention was the caption about 70 Nigerian ex-militants in police grips. Honestly, I was stunned by this nauseating revelation. A number of questions … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, bokoharam, East Africa, Ghana, Ghanaian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, John Atta Mills, latest africa news, map africa, map of africa, news, news 24, news in africa, Nigeria, Nigerian government, North Africa, Politics of Nigeria, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, Washington D.C, West Africa
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In response to the crash of Dana Air flight 992, which killed 153 people on board and more on the ground last week in Lagos, the Nigerian government has assembled a nine-person panel to investigate the technical, legal and financial … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, airline, Aviation accidents and incidents, Dana Air, Federal Aviation Administration, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria, United States
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press release Friday May 11, 2012 – Abuja, Nigeria — An International Conference to find solutions to the Zamfara lead poisoning crisis (1), of which Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), was the lead organiser concluded on Thursday. The conference delegates endorsed … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, afria travel, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Lead poisoning, map africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres, news, Nigeria, Nigerian government, Politics of Nigeria, South Africa, travel to africa, Zamfara, Zamfara State
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The Minister of Defence Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed yesterday said government has initiated a new non-violence process in containing the Boko Haram insurgency which entails the halting the use of force. He said government will abstain from active aggression with … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged afria travel, bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Islamism, Italy, map africa, news, Nigeria, Nigerians, Politics of Nigeria, South Africa, travel to africa
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“The journey will be tough; it’s not going to be too painful anyway, because I also know that leaders who bring pain on the people always end up badly. Leaders who think they are so powerful always end up badly … read more »
Posted in Letters & Interviews, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, bokoharam, East Africa, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Jomo Kenyatta, Kaduna, Kwame Nkrumah, latest africa news, map africa, map of africa, news, news 24, news in africa, Nigeria, North Africa, Politics of Nigeria, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, West Africa
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The recent soaring statistics of the collateral damage being inflicted on Nigeria as well as lives and property of Nigerians by the Boko Haram Islamic fundamentalist sect, again, are pretty too significant for all lovers of freedom and human race … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, bokoharam, Goodluck Jonathan, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria, President of Nigeria, United States, Youtube
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Nigeria’s Information Minister tells VOA his country’s security forces have made enormous progress in combating the threat posed by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, especially in the federal capital, Abuja. Labaran Maku’s comment follows a U.S. emergency warning issued … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, African news, Boko Haram, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, information minister, Islamism, Nigeria, Nigerian government, Politics of Nigeria, United Nations Headquarters
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Lagos – A respected cleric mediating in peace talks between the Nigerian government and the Boko Haram Islamist sect announced on Saturday he was quitting the talks, accusing the government of insincerity. Ibrahim Datti Ahmad who heads the Supreme Council … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged africa african news, Ahmad, Boko Haram, indepthafrica africa news, Islamic State, Islamism, Mohammed Yusuf, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria, Sharia
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By Valentine Uche Chukwuma On your watch, the Nigerian Government failed to provide the Nigerian people with access to some basic essentialities of a worthwhile living. Clean drinking water, constant electricity supply, world-class education, motorable roads, standard healthcare facilities, efficient … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Demographics of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian government, Politics of Nigeria, Subsidy
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America is a land immeasurably blessed, so is every other land on earth before men extend their fangs of corruption and death. But, like other nations that have over-bloated self-images and pride of themselves and their importance, many America’s leaders … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Boko Haram, Igbo people, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian government, Politics of Nigeria, United States
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By Musa Balarabe Musa Every democratic society is built on the premise that “Sovereign power” belongs to the governed, and fear of anarchy, normlessness, and war of all against all, makes it cardinal for everyone to surrender his Sovereign right, … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Goodluck Jonathan, Government, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerian, Politics of Nigeria, Subsidy
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By Okachikwu Dibia Nigerian authorities have handled the Boko Haram crisis badly, resulting in more bloodshed. The key to resolving sectarian agitations is dialogue and not the use of force. In my unpublished article titled ‘Dialectics of Boko Haram’ written … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, Bolaji Akinyemi, Emeka Anyaoku, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria, rivers state, Rivers State government
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Nigeria has threatened to pull out of the African Union just because its leader (Jonathan Goodluck) lost his bid to take over from the Equatorial Guinean leader (Theodoro Mbasago Obiang) as the Chairman of the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Boko Haram, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan Goodluck, Nigeria, Nigerian government, Politics of Nigeria, Reuben Abati
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By Prosper Edem Washington DC, Jan 24, 2012; The Minister of State 1, Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency, Prof. (Mrs) Viola Onwuliri, travelled across the US the whole of last week, meeting and engaging Diaspora Nigerians unscripted and uncensored, on the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Global Counter Terrorism Forum, Government, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, New York, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria, United States, Washington DC
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boko haram—nigeria’s homegrown terrorist group—launched its deadliest attack last friday in kano, the country’s second largest city after lagos. they certainly hit the government at a point of extreme weakness, as president goodluck jonathan and his economic team are rebuilding … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, List of designated terrorist organizations, Nigeria, Politics of Nigeria, Subsidy
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OTTAWA, Canada, January 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on terrorist attacks in Kano, Nigeria, that left scores of people dead or injured, and for which radical terrorist group Boko … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Boko Haram, Canada, Canadians, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Baird, Kano, Nigeria, Ottawa, Politics of Nigeria
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Like the rain-laden monsoon wind, the ongoing protests in Nigeria over removal of the so-called fuel subsidy certainly forebode an uncertain future, particularly for many in our unscrupulous political class. Anyone from this class who may still be thinking that … read more »
by Chibuzor O. Obiakor The right way of doing this right thing would have been to frontload these palliative measures by upgrading our comatose refineries from their current less than 20% capacity to 80 – 90% within 12 – 18 … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Demographics of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, KMPG, National Assembly, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Politics of Nigeria
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