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Voting commences in Uganda amid controversies

February 18, 2016

Ugandans are voting Thursday in a general election already marred by controversies, including the late delivery of voting materials and a heavy army presence in the streets of the capital and other major towns....

Buhari appoints Tolu Ogunlesi as head of digital media team

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February 18, 2016

Nigerian News

President Muhammadu Buhari today appointed Mr. Tolu Ogunlesi as his Special Assistant on Digital/New Media. The appointment was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and P...

Nigeria was almost a pariah state under Jonathan —FG

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February 18, 2016

African News, Issues, Nigerian News, West

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday said Nigeria was almost a pariah state as a result of insecurity and corruption before President Muhammadu Buhari succeeded Goodluck Jo...

Nigerian Traditional Ruler, Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan, Arrested For Money Laundering

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February 18, 2016

African News, Issues, Nigerian News, West

Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) late last week interrogated Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan, a flamboyant Nigerian monarch from Ondo State. An EFCC source told SaharaReporters that Mr....

Former President Jonathan’s uncle kidnapped again

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February 18, 2016

Nigerian News

Kidnappers last Tuesday abducted 72-year-old Inegite Jonathan, an uncle and foster father to former President Goodluck Jonathan. The septuagenarian was once kidnapped on February 28, 2014 and later rescued b...

Sheriff is capable of restoring us to greatness – PDP Governors Forum

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February 18, 2016

Nigerian News

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governors Forum has expressed confidence in the ability of newly appointed National Chairman of PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, to reposition the party and make it more inclusive. ...

Death toll rises to 28 in Turkey blast, 61 injured: government spokesman

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February 17, 2016

World News

Twenty-eight people were killed and 61 injured in a bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday, government spokesman Numan Kurtulmus said, adding the government has no information yet on who was res...

Diezani’s husband Alison Madueke arrested by EFCC

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February 17, 2016

Nigerian News

Sources inside the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have disclosed to a SaharaReporters correspondent that Mr. Alison Amaechina Madueke, the husband to the embattled former Minister for Petroleum...

New PDP chairman kicks off 2019 campaign

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February 17, 2016

Nigerian News

The new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, has declared his objective of leading the opposition party back to the seat of power in 2019. Sheriff, who was appointed the PDP C...

Explosion hits Turkish military formation, casualties reported

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February 17, 2016

World News

An explosion struck near military vehicles in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday evening, and casualties have been reported, according to Turkish state broadcaster TRT. Developing story - more to...

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