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Nigeria: Corruption, an Obstacle to Seven-Point Agenda - EFCC Boss (All Africa)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:31:06 GMT

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, says corruption will be a major obstacle in achieving the seven-point agenda of the President Umaru Yar'adua's administration.

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Nigeria: AC Lawmakers Threaten Legal Action Over Bakassi (All Africa)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:20:07 GMT

The Action Congress caucus in the House of Representatives yesterday threatened to take the Federal Government to court if President Umaru Yar'Adua refuses to stop further implementation of the Green Tree Agreement on the ceding of Bakassi Penninsular to Cameroon.

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Adedibu Left Huge Vacuum - Yar'Adua (All Africa)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:30:13 GMT

President Umaru Yar'Adua has commiserated with the family of the late strongman of Ibadan politics, Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu, declaring that the late politician left a big political vacuum.

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CNPP, AC Rap Yar'Adua Over Nyako (All Africa)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:17:10 GMT

Coalition of opposition political parties and the Action Congress (AC) have condemned the intervention of President Umaru Yar'Adua over the alleged impeachable offences committed by Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State.

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Nigeria: AC Faults Yar'Adua on Gov Nyako (All Africa)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:03:31 GMT

The Action Congress (AC) has said the intervention of President Umaru Yar'Adua over the alleged impeachable offences committed by Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state is a clear negation of the President's rule of law and due process mantra and a big blow to his administration's anti-corruption war.

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Yar'Adua Set for Historic Visit to UK (All Africa)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:08:33 GMT

President Umaru Yar'Adua will in July pay a historic visit to the United Kingdom in pursuit of his administration's desire to strengthen Nigeria's bilateral ties with its major trading partners.

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'Ohiomhole, Aremu Not Part of June 12' (All Africa)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:55:11 GMT

Mr Okharedia Ikhimenkpen is the president of the Rainbow Caucus, a pro-democracy group. In this interview with Sunday Vanguard, he stresses the need for President Umaru Yar'Adua to immortalize MKO Abiola because, according to him, he paid for the democracy the nation is enjoying today. He also reacts to the recent comment by the vice president of the NLC, Comrade Aremu, that the Edo State...

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Lawlessness at the National Assembly? (All Africa)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:09:40 GMT

One of the defining attributes of the Umaru Yar'adua administration is its passion for adhering to the rule of law. Even Yar'adua's most virulent critics (and they seem to be growing in leaps and bounds these days) concede that his veneration of order and proper procedure in the conduct of government business has no parallel in our political history.

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Why Niger Delta Summit is Crucial - Orubebe (All Africa)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:55:37 GMT

There cannot be a better time than now to resolve the problems of the Niger Delta with a son of the area as vice president of Nigeria and with President Umaru Yar'Adua having charged him to produce a master plan for the region's development, Minister of Special Duties Elder Godsay Peter Orubebe said in Abuja yesterday.

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IBB Denies Planning to Succeed Yar'Adua (All Africa)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:26:52 GMT

FORMER military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, yesterday, denied nursing ambition to succeed incumbent President Umaru Yar'Adua, alleging that some mischief makers were bent on promoting false campaigns to smear him.

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Nigeria: Yar'Adua's Appointments Lopsided- Afenifere (All Africa)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:24:47 GMT

Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural organization says all appointments made so far by President Umaru Yar'adua were lopsided, noting that he should find competent people from all corners of Nigeria to man sensitive positions.

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New Head of Service to Take Oath of Office Tomorrow (All Africa)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:37:37 GMT

THE new Head of Federal Service, Ms. Ama Pepple, is to be sworn-in tomorrow by President Umaru Yar'Adua.

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ANPP Opposes New Revenue Formula - Wants Equal Distribution (All Africa)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:31:19 GMT

The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has opposed the new revenue sharing formula for the distribution of allocation as proposed by President Umaru Yar'adua, saying that it will not augur well for proper national development.

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Nigeria rebels declare cease-fire in oil-rich delta (OTB News)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:11:36 GMT

Opting for dialogue, President Umaru Yar’Adua promises to address underdevelopment in the region. Share This

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Nigeria rebels declare cease-fire in oil-rich delta (Christian Science Monitor)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:21:40 GMT

Opting for dialogue, President Umaru Yar'Adua promises to address underdevelopment in the region.

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Group Appeals to Yar'Adua Over Sacked Provost (All Africa)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:04:35 GMT

Ebira Youth Congress (EYC), a socio-cultural umbrella of youths in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, has made a passionate appeal to President Umaru Yar'Adua to compel the Federal Ministry of Education to respect a High Court judgment ordering the recall of the sacked provost of Federal College of Education, Okene, Dr. Onimisi Abdullahi.

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Yar'Adua Launches AP N50 Per Litre Kerosine (All Africa)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:55:36 GMT

The federal government yesterday took a positive action aimed at alleviating the hardship being faced by members of the public. To this end, President Umaru Yar'Adua launched the African Petroleum (AP) kerosene service station,with a new initiative to sell kerosene to the public at N50 per litre across the 500 service stations in the country. Other marketers are selling the product at...

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Govt Records Budget Surplus in First Quarter (All Africa)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:38:24 GMT

THE President Umaru Yar'Adua administration recorded an operational budget surplus of N96.63 billion in the first quarter of the year, the Central Bank (CBN) revealed last weekend.

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Nigeria Orders Military Offensive on Rebels (China Confidential)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:31:00 GMT

Foreign Confidential .... Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has ordered a military offensive to curb the rising mayhem in the oil-rich Niger Delta. The action comes days after oil rebels attacked a key petroleum facility in the region. Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja. The president's spokesman, Segun Adeniyi, told reporters that a major military crackdown in the troubled Niger Delta...

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Yar'Adua Boosts Security in Niger Delta (All Africa)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:57:46 GMT

President Umaru Yar'Adua has directed that security around oil facilities in the Niger Delta region be beefed up while the nation's armed forces and other security agencies take all necessary action to bring to book, perpetrators of last Thursday's attack on the Bonga oil facilities by Niger Delta militants.

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