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By Dr. Wumi Akintide: The North and the South of Nigeria must now understand that no condition is permanent. What goes around comes around and neither of the two power blocs in Nigerian Politics have a monopoly of wisdom or domination. The North has continuously dominated the political landscape of Nigeria for no less than 39 out of 50 years of  Nigeria's Independence if you are paying as much attention as I do as a historian and a political scientist.

The Long Awaited Power Shift To The South In Nigeria Is God At Work. No Man Can Stop It

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed March 2011 as the new dates for general election in Nigeria.

INEC Proposes March /April 2011 To Hold Nigerian General Elections

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Adebayo Adejare: (A thousand years will pass and the guilt of Nigerian Military for the desolation of her peoples will not be erased)

Barbarossa: Resistance To Army Generals' Siege On Nigeria's Democracy

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                                                                                                 Citizen Reporters                   The former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Mr. Olurotimi Akeredolu (SAN), yesterday declared his support for Mallam Nuhu Ribadu who plans to run for president in 2011 under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).

Ribadu Is The Change Nigeria Needs – Former NBA President, Akeredolu

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By Bamidele Aturu: It is already five years that Chima Ubani passed on in a motor crash on his way from Maiduguri where he had, as one of the leaders of the civil society, participated in a sensitisation rally organised by the labour movement to resist the plan by the Nigerian state to increase the cost of petroleum products and make life more miserable for the toiling poor masses of the country.

Chima Ubani: Remembering A Peoples' General In The Era Of Empty Sloganeering

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The culture of profligacy and waste of public funds that has come to define the Goodluck Jonathan regime will be on full display Thursday morning when he arrives in New York at 6:00a.m. Saharareporters has obtained a list of Jonathan's entourage, indicating that he will be accompanied by a 120-strong contingent during his short trip to address the General Assembly on Friday. Jonathan's wife, Patience, is also headed for New York with her own much smaller retinue.

Jonathan Storms New York with 120-Man Delegation For A 36-Hour Trip To The UN

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By SaharaReporters, New york: The South African police invaded the Johannesburg home of Henry Okah, the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) early today, apparently acting on the request of the Nigerian authorities who claimed that Mr. Okah was stockpiling weapons and re-arming fighters in the volatile Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

South African Police Raid Home Of Exiled MEND Leader, Henry Okah

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[SaharaReporters, New York] - Patience, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday demonstrated utter disrespect for her husband and the office of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the 50th anniversary parade in Abuja.

Our correspondent at the ceremony reported that Patience, dressed in a white blouse, a white skirt and a green head gear, refused to rise up in respect for the president who was returning to his seat after decorating the army, navy, airforce and police chiefs with commemorative badges, and letting off of pigeons as a sign of peace.

As the president approached his seat on the VIP stand, Vice President Namadi Sambo and his wife, Amina, who were seated right of  Jonathan rose in respect as demanded by protocol.

First Lady Patience Jonathan Dismiss Protocol At the Independence Day Anniversary

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SaharaReporters, New York - Exiled MEND leader Henry Okah was picked up today by the South African police.

MEND Leader, Henry Okah, Arrested In South Africa

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Press statement from Ima Niboro - President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed General Andrew Owoye Azazi as National Security Adviser. Gen Azazi takes over from Col Kayode Are (rtd).

BREAKING NEWS: Gen. Azazi (rtd) Appointed National Security Adviser