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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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SON Destroys 60 Truck-Loads of Used, Substandard Tyres

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Thursday said it had destroyed more than 60 truck-loads of used and substandard tyres. Mr Louis Njoku, the SON Director of Enforcement, said (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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US Warns of Bomb Attacks at Luxury Hotels in Abuja

The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has issued an emergency warning to its citizens living there that bomb attacks could be possible at luxury hotels in the oil-rich nation's capital. The warning comes as an official with the Nigerian Red Cross says more than 100 people died in recent attacks in northeast Nigeria claimed by the radical Muslim sect known locally as Boko Haram. The warning says Boko Haram may bomb the Sheraton, Hilton and Nicon Luxury hotels in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, during the nation's holidays this week. Those hotels are frequented by foreigners and Nigeria's elite. The embassy says staff have been told not to go to those hotels and all events involving U.S. personnel at those sites have been canceled. More than 100 died in a series of attacks in northeast Nigeria launched by ...

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Criticisms Greet Award of National Honor to Genevieve Nnaji as Opposition Lawmaker Turns Down Award

Criticisms have set in over some of the choices made for this year’s national honors in Nigeria. Perhaps the honor for Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, is drawing the worst indignation for the moment. Even as the minority leader of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, nominated for the conferment of the award of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) has rejected it with “respect and humility”, Genevieve Nnaji is said to be excited about the upcoming event. Ms. Nnaji’s critics confided in sharpedgenews.com that her glowing roles on the silver screens usually go with a dark side of keeping a retinue of “aristos”, a local parlance for executive madam business in Nigeria. Corroborated investigations show that whether in or outside Nigeria, the actress encourages her ...

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Akpabio Arrives Nigeria, Says Conferment of C.O.N. would Make Him Perform Better

Governor Godswill Akpabio arrived Nigeria from an extended overseas tour and expressed appreciation for his newly earned national honor of Commander of the Order of the Nigeria (C.O.N.) at a ceremony that would hold this week in Abuja. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Fourth Accuser Urges Herman Cain to ‘Come Clean’ About Harassment

A fourth woman has accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment--this time in public. Sharon Bialek told reporters in a press conference Monday that Cain groped her and exhibited "sexually inappropriate" (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Michael Jackson’s Doctor Guilty

Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the singer who had been proclaimed the king of pop. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Herman Cain, Defiant, Vows to Remain in Presidential Race

Under rising pressure from fellow Republicans, presidential hopeful Herman Cain sought to muddy the reputation of one accuser, forcefully denied any and all allegations of sexual impropriety and vowed Tuesday the growing (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Mississippi Voters: Life Does Not Begin at Fertilization

Mississippi voters Tuesday defeated a ballot initiative that would've declared life begins at fertilization, a proposal that supporters sought in the Bible Belt state as a way to prompt a legal challenge to abortion rights nationwide. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Security Loop Around Abuja Tightens as World, Local Leaders Call for End to Boko Haram Mayhem

The security loop around Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, got tighter this Tuesday as world leaders and eminent personalities across Nigeria launched a campaign of cajole and promise of toughness on the outlawed terrorist Islamic (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Exposed! EFCC Note!! Oil Minister Allison Madueke Buys 20 Million Euro Mansion In Vienna

The original text by "Heute" newspaper Mr. President Sir and Fellow Nigerians, there is yet another shame in far away Vienna, Austria, Europe. According to a shocking revelation by a free daily newspaper in Vienna, Austria, (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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ACN Activists Allege Candidate Imposition in Omuo-Ekiti Primary

The dogging issue of non-credible internal democracy within the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) again surfaced in the Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State chapter of the party on Tuesday as disenfranchised loyalists stormed the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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N100m Fraud Rocks Ado-Ekiti University

An undisclosed number of employees of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, are currently helping sleuths in their investigations into the illegal withdrawal and disappearance of about a (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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How Senator Smart Adeyemi’s Committee Exposed Multi-Billion Naira Fraud at FCDA

Senate has uncovered another contract scam in the Federal Capital Development Agency (FCDA) as it emerged at the weekend that the site of the official quarters of presiding officers of the National Assembly is non-existent. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Marauders Lay Siege on South-Western Nigerian Community as Inhabitans Send SOS to IGP Hafiz Ringim

For the families of Owodina Alarumaku these are not good times as they are currently facing very present peril. In a petition written to the Inspector–General of Police made available to sharpedgenews.com, the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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South-South Youth Leaders Threaten “Occupy Aso Rock” Over Subsidy, Toll

The south-south youth leaders forum  has condemned  the recent move by the Federal Government to re introduce tolls  on the  High Ways on the excuse that such fees will enable them improve the state of the  Roads. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ohio Voters Repeal Controversial Collective-Bargaining Law

Ohio voters will repeal a controversial law Tuesday limiting the collective-bargaining rights of public workers, CNN projects based on reported results. With 28% of precincts reporting, 62% of (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Chinese Property Developer, Ji Wenhua Bags Date with the Noose for Swindling Investors

A property developer in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang was sentenced to death for swindling more than 867 million dollars from investors in an illegal fund-raising scheme, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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UN Sees Violent Congo Election as Police Take Sides

Political repression and partisanship by the security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo could lead to bloodshed in this month's presidential election, the UN Joint Human Rights Office said in a report on Wednesday. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nigerian Cabinet Sets up Team to cut Cost of Contracts

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja, set up a team to work on a template to reduce cost of contract execution. The aim is to bring the costs at par with what is (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Sylva’s Name Still Missing on List of Newly Cleared Guber Hopefuls in Bayelsa

In spite of strong efforts so far made by Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State, his case appears finally rested by the presidency and the hierarchy of the ruling party as one of those who would not contest the (more…)

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