The Department of State Security Service (SSS), on Wednesday, cleared the mystery surrounding the actual destination of the arms and ammunition seized at the Apapa Ports in Lagos recently, saying that the destination of the cargo was Nigeria.
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Nigeria’s government on Monday failed to convince the country’s two main labour unions to call off a planned three-day nationwide strike this week over demands for an increase to the monthly minimum wage.
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The Federal Government has reiterated her commitment to ensuring the safety of journalists in the country.
The President asserted that the respect for freedom of expression and press freedom which are of paramount importance to democratic governance remains one of his government avowed would be held in high esteem by his government.
The Nigerian Security Adviser, Gen Andrew Azazi, two former military governors and a former Director General of the State Security Service Lt Col Kayode Are have been implicated in a scandalous gun running scam distributing ammunitions to Niger Delta Militants- from Nigeria’s military arsenal.
Attempts by Israeli authority to link Nigeria to Palestinian terrorist sponsorship were today laid to rest by Nigeria customs who has traced the source of the ammunitions to India.
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The Nigerian government may have been economical in discharging many truths about its original information on the Independence day anniversary bombing blast that killed about 12 people, a stone throw from Eagle Square, the venue of the celebration.
Today, I confirm that after wide and thorough consultations spanning the six geo-political zones that make up Nigeria, with members of my family, my party, the opposition, civil society, the Private Sector, members of the Labour Unions, religious leaders, youths and student groups and our revered traditional institutions, I Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by the grace of God hereby offer myself and my services to the Nigerian people as a candidate for the office of President in the forth coming 2011 elections.
The Nigeria political terrain is witnessing a dramatic dimension with many politicians turning to new tactics of make beliefs and blackmails to achieve their ends.
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Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Obasanjo (rtd) was stripped of pride recently in Canada when Immigration officials ordered him to step aside, giving the same treatment as meted to drug carriers and terrorists as he arrived the country.
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Frequent reports of harrowing experiences of Nigerian immigrants in different parts of the world have become an embarrassment to the country. One of the most recent of these is the revelation that no fewer than 20,000 Nigerians are languishing in prisons and detention centres in the United Kingdom (UK) over immigration offences.
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