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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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Nigerian Militants Target MTN to Hurt South African Government Interest

IF the threats coming from persons claiming to be militants belonging to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Nigeria Delta group are anything to go by, the South African telecom firm in Nigeria, MTN, will (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Obama Latin America Visit: Security Detail Indiscretion Undermine Goal

A prostitution scandal involving U.S. security personnel in Colombia and an unprecedented regional push to end the isolation of Cuba threatened on Saturday to eclipse President Barack Obama's charm offensive to Latin America. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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‘Save South-West from Aregbesola’s Religious Extremism’ – PDP

The Southwest Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on security agencies to ask Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola his mission to a North African country a few days ago even as it warns against (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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S.West PDP Warns Members against Intra-Party Litigation, Media Wars

NATIONAL Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Segun Oni has warned that; "henceforth, no member of the party in the zone must speak evil of the party and its members in (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Total Nigeria Fails to Notify Public of Possible Gas Leak in Delta

French oil firm Total SA said on Saturday that a natural gas leak at one of its plants in Nigeria's crude-rich southern delta may have been going on for weeks. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Petrol Subsidy: Tackling A Historical Problem

By Adewale Roberts, Ph.D Making effective use of his experience as a former member of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and as former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s Communication Adviser, OlusegunAdeniyi, chairman of (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Boko Haram Sponsors Entrenched Powers – Agoro, Former Presidential Aspirant

In this interview with Sharpedgenews.com, the presidential aspirant under the platform of National Action Council, Dr. Olapade Agoro spoke on the menace of Boko Haram and also dwelt extensively (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Bollywood Horror: Actress, 26, Kidnapped, Strangled and Decapitated

A young Bollywood actress, Meenakshi Thapar, was allegedly kidnapped and later beheaded by two actors in an attempt to extort 1,500,000 Rupees. Thapar, 26, appeared in the Indian horror film “404″ where (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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EXPOSED: Foreign Cartels Behind Nigeria’s Dirty Drug Business

- Why Nigeria is Veritable Transit Route for Illicit Drug Trade The war against drug trafficking is no doubt yielding positive results in the country these days, as fresh findings reveal that foreign cartels are behind Nigeria's dirty drug business. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Seeking Western Aid to Combat Terror, Jonathan Says Nigeria is Safe

President Goodluck Jonathan insisted on that Thursday Nigeria was safe for foreign investors, while calling for Western logistical help to combat the radical Islamist group Boko Haram. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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India in Successful Test-Launch of Long-Range Nuclear Missile

India announced the successful test launch Thursday of a new nuclear-capable missile that would give it the ability to strike the major Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai for the first time, a significant step (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nigerian-American, Nnemkadi Ogwumike, is No.1 Pick of WNBA Draft

Nnemkadi Ogwumike is excited to be staying in California. The Stanford senior was picked No. 1 in the WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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US Citizen Accuses American Agents in UAE of Torture and Abuse

His interrogators usually came in the morning. Peeking under a blindfold in a cold concrete cell, Yonas Fikre says he caught only glimpses of their shoes. They beat the soles of his feet with hoses (more…)

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