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Nigeria: Terrorists strike in Kano after VP Sambo’s visit

Gunmen on tricycles launched attacks at Hotoro, Sharada and Dakata areas of Kano, northwest Nigeria killing three pesons and injuring several other civilians Sunday evening. The attacks came few hours after Vice President Namadi Sambo left Kano. Nigeria’s VP was … read more »

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Nigeria: 2015 – Jonathan Can’t Contest

Joseph Wayas Second Republic Senate President, Chief Joseph Wayas, has said that since. The Nigerian does not provide for any president to rule for more than eight years, President Goodluck Jonathan is automatically disqualified from the 2015 presidential race. Senator … read more »

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Mugabe deputy John Nkomo dies after cancer battle

Zimbabwean Vice-President John Nkomo died on Thursday after treatment for cancer in South Africa, President Robert Mugabe said, removing a potential successor to the ageing leader who has his own health problems. Nkomo, 78, was nominated for the joint number … read more »

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Can Nigeria’s President Jonathan contest in 2015?

THE question, ‘Can President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan contest the 2015 presidential election?’, has been asked for the umpteenth time by the Nigerian literati and politicians alike. The question derives from a befuddled reading of the provisions of the Constitution of … read more »

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Ghana: Mills Last Words, Was That A Suicide Note?

Before you all start throwing darts, arrows and bullets at me, hear me out. In death, President Mills is being made to be what he was not. He was good decent man and his opponents will even admit that but … read more »

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Isn’t Mr. Kufuor not better off when silent? (Part II)

Under the First Republic, there was no position of a Vice President or Prime Minister. Dr. Nkrumah wielded enormous powers and virtually had Ghana in his hands. He wielded a clout that hit anywhere at any time, leaving in its … read more »

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“Isn’t Mr. Kufuor better off when silent?”

One peculiar fact about former President Kufuor is that he is not a good speaker. He lacks the flourish that characterizes the rhetorical manouevres of political figures who captivate their audiences with their speeches. He is more admirable for being … read more »

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Zimbabwe VP questions husband’s death

Harare – Zimbabwe’s vice president is questioning how her power-brokering husband died – fueling suspicions the former army chief may have been killed. The state-run Herald newspaper on Wednesday quoted Vice President Joice Mujuru as saying she wants “satisfactory answers” … read more »

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Zimbabweans mourn top power broker

Harare – Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans are attending a massive funeral for one of the nation’s main power brokers, whose death in a house fire has intensified political manoeuvring in long time President Robert Mugabe’s fractured party. Mourners thronged … read more »

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Mubarak steps down, Says Vice president

President Hosni Mubarak has decided to stand down as president of Egypt, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced on state television Friday. Suleiman said the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will “run the affairs of the country.” Tens of thousands … read more »

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Govt talks to Muslim Brotherhood

Cairo – Egypt’s key opposition Muslim Brotherhood said on Sunday it had launched talks with authorities “to see up to what point they are ready to accept the demands of the people.” An official from the brotherhood, which the government … read more »

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Nigeria: Atiku writes Jonathan on 2011 Budget

ABUJA—FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, wrote President Goodluck Jonathan, warning that if implemented, the 2011 budget will make Nigeria worse economically, just as said that Nigeria was broke. Atiku alleged that Jonathan’s administration had been characterized with excessive borrowing … read more »

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Nigeria: Jonathan’ll strengthen Nigeria – Group

Unity of Nigeria as an entity will be further strengthened if Nigerians elect the first president from the minority South-South geopolitical zone in 2011, the Ekiti State chapter of the Goodluck/Sambo Campaign Organisation has said. State coordinator of the organisation, … read more »

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Can a wounded Ellen heal a hurting Liberia?

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