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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nigeria Spent Half 2012 Fuel Subsidy Budget on Arrears

Nigeria has already spent half its 2012 fuel subsidy budget on arrears from last year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, risking Africa's second-largest economy racking up further debt or (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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PDP Hails FG for Immortalising MKO Abiola, Slams ACN over Protest

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest has hailed the Federal Government for naming the University of Lagos (UNILAG) after the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nigerian Government Says it will not Rescind Renaming UNILAG

Following protests which have trailed its action, the Federal Government has declared that it has no regrets over the renaming of the University of Lagos after Nigeria’s icon of democracy, Moshood Abiola. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Civil Society Group Fingers Tinubu for Corrupting Nigerian Judiciary

A civil society group the Society for the Rule of law in Nigeria, SRLN, has described the statement credited to Senator Bola Tinubu ACN leader berating President Jonathan for not reinstating Suspended (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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President Jonathan Cites Dialogue as Best Panacea to Nigeria’s Challenges

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said dialogue, peace and reconciliation were veritable strategies for the achievement of sustainable and lasting development. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ilorin Lawyer, Yusuf Ali, Recommends Death Penalty for Corrupt Officials

An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN) has recommended death penalty for corrupt public officers to serve as deterrent to others. He said until Nigerians stop treating the issue of corruption with kids’ gloves, the vice (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ondo Labor Party Chieftain Denies Defection Report

-Challenges ACN to Substantiate Report The Chairman of the Labour Party in Idanre, Ondo State,  Kola Akinboyejo   has described  “as shameful and the height of desperation to create a false impression” (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Real ‘Omoluabis’ in Yorubaland are in PDP – Former Gov. Oni

Newly elected National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-West, Chief Segun Oni, has declared that the real omoluabis in the Yorubaland are in the PDP. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nine Terrorists Killed in Kogi State Security Ambush

-Two Soldiers Dead, Two SSS Operatives Injured AMBUSHED by a crack team of State Security Service personnel and Nigerian Army soldiers on Saturday, nine members of a terrorist group suspected to be members of (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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3 Winners Emerge in $640 Record US Lottery as Over 100m Rivals Lose

The Mega Millions winners — at least three of them — stayed out of sight. The losers, who could number 100 million, had plenty to say Saturday about losing out on the world's largest-ever lottery jackpot (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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CHANNELS TV: Lagos Court Dismisses Charges against Akingbola

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday dismissed the corruption charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Court Resumes Case against Former Gov Silva

* Orders Processes Displayed on Property Gates The case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against former Bayelsa state governor, Timipre Silva, proceeded on (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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‘Italian Gift’: Company Builds 2,500-Capacity Church for President Jonathan

THE promise of a new beginning promised Nigerians by President Goodluck Jonathan may have finally gone with the winds corruption and misgovernance, as the Nigerian leader has now been exposed as (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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PDP Slams ACN Govs for Leaving Duties for Tinubu Birthday Jamboree

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest has accused the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governors of Ogun, Oyo, Osun and Ekiti States of abdicating their duty posts for Lagos and Abuja for the celebration of what it called false 60th birthday of the party leader, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The party also condemned Tinubu’s verbal attack on President Goodluck Jonathan and former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, saying; it was an insult for someone like Bola Tinubu, whose real (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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7 Killed at Christian University Campus in US State of California

Six people were killed and at least three others were wounded in a shooting at a California religious college Monday, Oakland police said. "We believe the suspect is in custody," Oakland Police (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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We Believe in Okonjo-Iweala’s Knowledge and Expertise – Jonathan

Prior to the commencement of his week-long working leave, President Goodluck Jonathan released a statement of support for aspiring Nigerian World Bank president, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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At $.3m a Piece, New Flying Car May Save Lagosians from Crazy Traffic Snarl

The flying car expected to be unveiled later this week at the New York auto fair may come handy for wealthy Lagosians who have battled ineffective traffic bottle neck for sometime now. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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American Fraudster Exploits Disaster Victims, Leaving a Global Con-Trail

A con-man whose trail of dispossessions and deceptive transactions once touched Africa is in police custody with Indiana state police after posing, among other professions, as a medical practitioner (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Mrs Akpabio Donates N2M to Incorruptible Officer

The Wife of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio has again identified honesty and commitment to duty as a panacea for success. Mrs Akpabio made this known while redeeming the pledge (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Another Thief in the Government House?

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi At a time when we ought to have learnt one or two lessons from the Ibori trial by the Southwark Crown Court and the declaration of the former governor as (more…)

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