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Good Governance: Hon. Bimbo Daramola and his 32 Bed Hospital By Ayodele Bayode
Dear Editor, I have some good words to say about Bimbo Daramola, the legislator representing
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Governor Amaechi threatens to open can of worms as presidency digs deeper
Governor Rotimi Amaechi Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday threatened to open a can of worms which he said would expose the deep character... read more
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Jonathan-Amaechi face-off worsens as presidency summons Rivers commissioner
Governor Rotimi Amaechi The face-off between President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers has assumed a new dimension with the presidency summoning the... read more
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Nigerians too timid to push for revolution, says Rivers Governor, Amaechi
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers on Saturday said most Nigerians have resigned themselves to lives of suffering and lacked the... read more
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Sparks fly as ACN, FG lock horns over alleged plot to destabilize Nigeria
The opposition Action Congress of Nigeria and the federal government were locked in a war of words Sunday after the ACN accused the government of... read more
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EXCLUSIVE: Fresh intrigues over removal of law school directors
High-level politicking has ensued within Nigeria’s legal and political circles to reverse the earlier decision by government, through the Attorney General of the Federation and... read more
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Extravagant Gov. Akpabio defends controversial wedding gifts to Tuface, wife
Left: Tuface Idibia; Right: Governor Godswill Akpabio…Photo: via google Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State on Thursday rose in stout defence of his controversial... read more
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Gov Akpabio under fire over “outrageous” wedding gifts to Tuface Idibia, wife
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom Friday’s presentation of two SUVs to Nigerian hip pop star, TuFace Idibia, and wife, Annie Macaulay, by Akwa Ibom... read more
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I’m yet to decide whether to accept Gov. Akpabio’s gift – Tuface Idibia
Musician TuFace Idibia Award winning musician, Tuface Idibia, on Sunday said he was yet to decide whether or not to accept the controversial wedding gifts... read more
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Gov. Akpabio presents 2 Toyota SUVs to Tuface, wife; to sponsor 29 to couple’s Dubai wedding
Musician TuFace Idibia Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State shocked guests at the traditional wedding of the Nigerian hip pop sensation on Friday when... read more
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Absentee Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, returns
Governor Liyel Imoke The Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, who travelled abroad for treatment for an undisclosed ailment, has returned to the country. Former Minister of Information,... read more
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Jonathan prevails over Obasanjo as indicted Anenih is elected PDP BOT chair
Tony Anenih President Goodluck Jonathan’s intensive maneuvering to take full control of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party yielded a huge dividend Monday night as the... read more
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Governors’ Forum in disarray as PDP, Jonathan move against Amaechi
Governor Rotimi Amaechi The Nigeria Governors’ Forum descended into chaos early this morning with President Goodluck Jonathan and the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic... read more
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Catholic Bishops blast Jonathan, governors, over massive corruption, rights abuses
Catholic Bishops of Nigeria The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) on Friday in Abuja expressed worry over the lack of accountability and transparency at... read more
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Goldie didn’t die of drug complications, says husband
Andrew Harvey, widower of late musician, Goldie Harvey, has dismissed suggestions that his wife died of doping complications. Some newspapers and websites (not PREMIUM TIMES)... read more
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Jonathan doles out cash, land, national honours to Super Eagles
Super Eagles & Officials with the trophy. The Federal Government on Tuesday night opened the cash tap and doled out money in torrents to the victorious Super... read more
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10 governors okay opposition parties’ merger, vow to dislodge PDP
APC governors after a meeting Ten state governors elected on the platform of four opposition parties rose from a four-hour meeting in Lagos on Tuesday... read more
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UNN violates new rules on honorary degrees, awards honorary doctorate to SGF, Pius Anyim
Secretary to the Federal Government, Anyim Pius Anyim Less than four months after the Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities announced that the nation’s... read more
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Group claims it found missing Enugu Governor, Sullivan Chime, in London hospital
A civil society group, Save Enugu Group, SEG, on Wednesday announced that it had traced missing Enugu Governor, Sullivan Chime, to a London hospital where... read more
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Family suspects plot to kill Kogi Governor
Family sources said the Kogi governor might still be flown abroad if the hospital proved incapable of handling his case. …... read more
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Family sneaks Kogi Governor into private hospital in Abuja, may undergo surgery today
Idris Wada The family of injured Governor Idris Wada of Kogi on Friday sneaked him into a private hospital in Abuja after initially decoying that... read more
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Bloodshed at Christmas as gunmen strike in Yobe, Borno, Kano
Bombed St. Theresa Church, Madala. It was attacked on Christmas Day last year. It was a tragic Christmas yesterday in Piri village, in the Potiskum... read more
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Pat Utomi joins ACN
Pat Utomi: I encourage all opposition parties to join the ACN. As far as I’m concerned, Nigeria should run a PDP-ACN political party structure A... read more
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Helicopter crash: Nigeria plagued by bloodsucking, relentless demons, says Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode Fani says the helicopter crash has again shown that the country is plagued by bloodsucking and relentless demons As Nigerians continue to react... read more
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How govt pressured me to implicate Babangida, El-Rufai, others in 2010 bombing – Okah
Charles Okah, a suspected member of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), blamed for the 2010 Independence Day bomb that killed... read more
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Okonjo-Iweala suspects “hostile” elements in mother’s kidnap
Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has confirmed the abduction of her mother, Prof. Kanene Okonjo, by kidnappers. In a statement Sunday... read more
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