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Former Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva Denies Fugitive Status

MONTHS after he faded off the public scene in Nigeria, former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has spoken up from an undisclosed location that he is hiding from the law. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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NUJ to Sue Magistrate and IG over Detention of Colleagues

FOLLOWING the April 4 incidence involving a Lagos Magistrate, Mrs. Aderonke Oshoniyi, and some journalists in her court, the Nigerian Union of Journalists has said that it will take legal action against the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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My Vision for the World Bank

By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at Financial Times IN 1944, the Bretton Woods conference set up institutions that reflected a world about to emerge from the second world war. Nearly 70 years later, the world has changed. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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VP Sambo, in Washington DC, Promotes Agriculture for Nigeria’s Transformation

THE Nigerian government is continuing with its stated goal to make agriculture a driving force in the transformation of the economic fortunes of the country. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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‘Thank You for the Opportunity to Serve You’

The full text of the letter written by Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui Okauru to the staff and Board members of the Federal Inland Revenue Service of Nigeria at the end (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Akin Omoboriowo, A Man Who Fought, Ran and Lived to Fight Another Day, Dies at 81

CHIEF Akinwole Michael Omoboriowo, the Deputy Governor of old Ondo State during Nigeria’s Second Republic from 1979 to 1982, and publisher of the militant advocacy newspaper, Premier, died on Tuesday at the age of 81. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Majekodunmi, St. Nicholas Hospital Founder, Passes on at 96

INFLUENTIAL medical practitioner and chairman of the popular St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos, Dr. Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi died on Wednesday, aged 96. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

News Archive

Yoruba Movie Academy Holds 1st Awards in May

The first edition of the Yoruba Movie Academy Awards (YMAA) is set to hold on May 20, 2012 in Abeokuta. YMAA will celebrate creativity and professionalism in the Nigerian movie industry, especially the Yoruba movie industry. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Former Military Strongman, Muhammadu Buhari, Vows to Stay in Politics

SEPTUAGENARIAN former military head of state and candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 presidential elections in Nigeria, retired General Muhammadu Buhari, has stated his intention (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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‘Budget of Fiscal Consolidation, Inclusive Economic Growth and Job Creation’

-Text of address delivered by Nigeria’s President Goodluck E. Jonathan, at the signing ceremony of the 2012 Budget on April 13, 2012, in Abuja. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the signing of the 2012 Appropriation Bill into law this morning. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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President Jonathan Signs Budget of ‘Fiscal Consolidation’ into Law

-Warns Cabinet Members Against Lobbying “DRIVE those who come to lobby away,” stated Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan earlier on Friday in his remarks at the signing of the 2012 Budget into law, in Abuja. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Kogi State Political Quagmire – Breaking the Silence!

By Phrank Shaibu History tells us that a society sows seeds of dissent when people entrusted with its leadership become economical with the truth or remain silent in the face of injustice.  (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Guinea-Bissau Coup Attempt: Jonathan Issues Condemnation

Text of Presidential Press Release from the State House on Friday, April 13 2o12: PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and the Federal Government of Nigeria totally condemn and reject the ongoing attempt (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Okonjo-Iweala Fingers Governors for Depleted Excess Crude Account

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has accused the state governors demand for distribution of the nation’s resources (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Niger-Delta Area Militants Attack Italian Oil Firm Installation

Italian oil and gas giants, ENI, has reported that one of their pipelines was attacked by suspected ex-militants on Friday morning. A spokesperson for the oil company said that the pipeline (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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In Statewide Broadcast, Gov. Aregbesola Denies Treasonous Allegations

CONFEDERATE mastermind, Governor Rafiu Aregbegesola, on Saturday night debunked claims of secession plot that would make his latest semantic rope-dance on the ‘State of Osun’ and the declaration of sharia rule. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Air Nigeria to Resume Daily Lagos to London Flights

CHAIRMAN of the newly revived Air Nigeria outfit, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, revealed to the press on Saturday that the airline will commence the operation of daily flight schedules between London and Lagos on Monday, May 16 2012. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Can Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Break America’s Hold on the World Bank?

By Ezra Klein The first time Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ever had to convince Barack Obama of anything was back in 2005. At the time, Obama was an ambitious young senator from (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Mrs. Iweala, the World Bank and the Rest of Us

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi The news surrounding Mrs. Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria's Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy (one wonders if these two portfolio are not the same) and her endorsement by (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Can Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Break America’s Hold on the World Bank?

By Ezra Klein The first time Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ever had to convince Barack Obama of anything was back in 2005. At the time, Obama was an ambitious young senator from (more…)

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