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ECOWAS to Introduce Single-Currency by 2020 – Ekweremadu

THE Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is to introduce a single currency  in the sub-region by 2020, while it will become effective in English speaking countries in 2015. (more…)

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Whitney Houston Interred in Private New Jersey Ceremony

Whitney Houston was laid to rest Sunday at a brief private ceremony in New Jersey, the end of a weekend that saw the pop star's family and friends gather at a star-studded funeral to mourn her loss while celebrating her career. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Remaining Defiant, Iran Cuts Oil Exports to Britain, France

Iran’s government on Sunday ordered a halt to oil exports to Britain and France, in what may be only an initial response to the European Union’s decision to cut off Iranian oil imports and freeze central bank assets beginning in July. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Personal Aide to Olu Agunloye, an ACN Aspirant, Decamps to LP in Ondo

The Labor Party in Ondo State further filled its ranks at the weekend  when a personal assistant to gubernatorial aspirant of Action Congress of Nigeria Dr. Olu Agunloye, Hon. Bolaji Tanimola, and some (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ondo Labor Party Leaders Move to Recall Decamped Federal Lawmaker Abegunde

Labour Party leaders in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State have begun moves to recall the lawmaker representing Akure South/North in the House of Representatives, Mr. Ifedayo Abegunde, after (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Allison-Madueke Seeks Stakeholders Inputs in Revitalizing Oil Sector

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, urged stakeholders this weekend to adopt an integrated approach to check challenges faced in the oil sector. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Infant, 3 Others Die After Heavy-Duty Vehicle Crashes in Ogun

TRAGEDY struck in the close-knit community of Abuke Olokuta in Ilaro of Yewa North Local Government Area in Ogun State on Saturday, where an articulated vehicle rammed and killed a baby and 3 other persons. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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In Senegal, Protests Continue Against President Wade’s Electoral Ambitions

Senegal security forces clashed with protesters in the capital and surrounding suburbs on Sunday in the fifth straight day of demonstrations against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in a February 26 election. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Aliyu Wamakko Returned to Sokoto’s Government House in Decisive Electoral Win

AFTER a relatively peaceful governorship election on Saturday in Sokoto State, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, retained his seat as governor, winning the election by a decisive majority. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Explosions Rocks Suleja, Injuring 4 Near Local Church

SULEJA, in Niger State, was the location of yet another bomb attack that left one man seriously injured and five vehicles destroyed on Sunday. It is believed that the target of the attack (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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NDLEA Nabs 4 for Illegal Drug Processing

THREE Bolivians and a Nigerian have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with a clandestine laboratory for the illicit production of Methamphetamine at satellite town, Lagos. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Group Urges Merit in Govenor Fayemi’s Appointment of Ekiti’s Chief Justice

A POLITICAL group in Ekiti State, The Ekiti Patriots has urged the state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to open the appointment of the new Chief Judge of the State to competition, adding that; (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Obasanjo in Senegal to Mediate in Brewing Election Crisis

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo arrived in Senegal on Tuesday to try to mediate a solution to the country's political impasse less than a week before a contentious presidential election takes place. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Jonathan Heads to London for Somalia Conference

President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to the United Kingdom, Wednesday morning, to attend the International Conference on Somalia, scheduled to hold at Lancaster House, London, on Thursday, February 23. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Wild Lion Terrorizes Yobe Community, Kills Two

The people of a mostly tranquil community of Mahadiyya in Gujba local council of Yobe State now live in fear of a free-roaming lion that has attacked and killed two residents. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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‘The State of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry’

Text of a keynote address delivered by Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ms. Diezani Alison-Madueke, at the venue of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference in Abuja, on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Man Burns Flag of US State of New Jersey over State’s Honor of Whitney Houston

Michigan man whose son died in Iraq has burned the state flag of New Jersey after New Jersey flew its flags at half-staff in memory of Whitney Houston last week. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Preparing for New Election, Mugabe Claims to have ‘Beaten Christ’

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader, declared himself as "fit as a fiddle" and pushed for new elections later this year as he celebrated his 88th birthday on Tuesday. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Odimegwu-Ojuwku to Receive Full Military Burial

LATE Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, will be given a full military burial when the time of his internment comes, according to presidency sources who revealed that (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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More than 100 Million Mobile SIM Card Registered in Nigeria

110, 433, 976 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards have so far registered under the combined registration project initiated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), according to information released (more…)

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