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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Lagos State to Commence Lekki Toll Operations December 17

Coming barely 16 days after the Lagos State Government made a public announcement suspending the previous ban on toll collection on its expressways, all appears set for a December 17, 2011 start date for the concessionaire (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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President Jonathan Doubles Monetary Value of National Merit Award

President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Abuja announced an increase in the monetary value of the Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNMA) from N5 Million to N10 Million. President Jonathan who made (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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US Church Votes to Ban Interracial Couples

A vote to bar interracial couples from a small church in eastern Kentucky has triggered hand-wringing and embarrassment. Nine members of Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church backed their former pastor, with six (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Freedom Party Criticises British Threat to Withdraw Assistance from Nigeria

The Freedom Party of Nigeria (FPN) on Sunday criticised the threat by the British government to withdraw financial assistance to the country for prohibiting same sex marriage. The Senate had on Nov. 29, passed a (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Idris Wada Wins in Kogi Guber Race

- PDP, ACN Disagree Over Result Idris Wada of PDP polled 300,372 votes to emerge the winner of the Kogi State governorship election held on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Returning (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nigeria, Germany Sign Agreement on Bi-National Commission

Nigeria and Germany have established a Bi-National Commission for the promotion of excellent relations between the two countries. The agreement establishing the commission was (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nigerians in the UK Raise Concern over Negative Media

Mr Femi Okutubo, a Nigerian UK-based Media practitioner has expressed concern over the frequent negative portrayal of Nigerians in the British media. Okutubo, who is the Chief Executive Officer of (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Group Flays Neglect of Communities by Oil Firms

- Akwa Ibom Women give Oil Firm 7-day Ultimatum to Implement MOU The Oron Nation Oil and Environmental Committee (ONOEC), has decried the neglect of oil-bearing communities in five local government areas in Oron Federal Constituency by oil firms operating in the areas. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ojukwu’s Burial to Hold in Enugu on February 2

* APGA Assures Nigerians of Active Participation Governors of states in the South-East on Sunday in Enugu resolved that the burial of former Biafran warlord, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, will hold on February 2, 2012. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Senate Raises Alarm over Neglect, Insecurity in Border Communities

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and State Governments, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, has raised alarm over the increasing cases of insecurity in the nation’s border communities. Gaya who was fielding questions from the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Former Brazil Captain Socrates Dies at 57

Brazil's 1982 World Cup captain Socrates, the "Golden Heel", died in hospital on Sunday of septic shock at the age of 57, his doctors said in a statement. A smoker and drinker even in his playing (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Adamawa Assembly Speaker, Abubakar Sadiq, Deputy, Impeached

THE week started on a rather embarrassing note for the Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, and his deputy Mrs. Wale Fwa, who both lost their (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Benue Election Tribunal to Rule on December 8

Chairman of the Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Justices Halima Mohammed, has fixed December 8 for the ruling in the application brought before the panel by Governor Gabriel Suswam (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ecobank Seeks Merger With Oceanic Bank

After last September’s total acquisition of the struggling Oceanic Bank by its parent firm Ecobank Transnational Incorporation, Ecobank Nigeria Plc said on Monday that it would seek shareholders’ (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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INEC, Continuing Reforms, Swears-In New Commissioners

IN apparent pursuit of stated goals to effect reforms at the Independent National Electoral Commission, eight new commissioners were administered the oath of office on Monday by the Chairman (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Jonathan Woos Foreign Manufacturers to Nigeria

Efforts to create more jobs in the country got a shot of encouragement from the presidency on Monday in Abuja, where President Goodluck Jonathan mentioned that the federal government was (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Federal Government Files Fresh Terrorism Charges Against Mohammed Ndume

THE Nigerian Senator who was arrested and docked before an Abuja Magistrate Court recently, Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Monday got what was to be a reprieve that all but lasted a few minutes, before (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Northern Leaders Snub ACF Meeting Attended by Vice-President Sambo

MONDAY’s meeting, convened at the instance of the prominent northern socio-political group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, was largely ignored by the political bigwigs in (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Former President Obasanjo Warns of Massive Protests in Nigeria

The unrest that happened in the Arab world this earlier year is likely to repeat itself in Nigeria if jobs remain out of the reach of the young people and the disconnect between the government and the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Okonjo-Iweala, Others, Named ‘Global Thinkers’

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named one of 100 Global Thinkers by a respected Washington-based journal, Foreign Policy magazine. (more…)

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