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Nigerian Government Approves $1.5 Billion Deal for Lagos-Ibadan Rail

A dual-carriage, high-speed rail between Lagos and Ibadan was on Thursday approved for construction by Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council, in a meeting chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan. (more…)

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Bombings, Sporadic Shootings Reported in Damaturu

DAMATURU, the capital city of Yobe State in Nigeria was the scene a large explosion followed by scattered shootings on Monday, a day after the cities of Kaduna and Zaira in the sister-northern state of Kaduna were (more…)

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NYT BREAKING NEWS: Facebook Raises $16 Billion Worth of Shares at Initial Public Offering

Facebook pulled it off. As investors raced to get shares, the sprawling social network raised $16 billion on Thursday, in an initial public offering that values Facebook at $104 billion. (more…)

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Obasanjo Resigns PDP Board of Trustees Post

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday resigned his position as Chairman Board of Trustees of his party, Peoples Democratic Party. (more…)

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Malawi’s Bingu wa Mutharika: Another Autocrat Dies in Power

In a manner reminiscent of how Nigerians were spared prolonged anguish under the autocratic rule of former military Head of State Sanni Abacha, the Malawian president, Mr. Bingu wa Mutharika, is (more…)

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ThisDay, The Sun Offices Attacked by Terrorists in Abuja and Kaduna

SUSPECTED members of the terrorist group Boko Haram carried out their recent threats to begin targeting media houses in the next phase of their ongoing campaign of terror on Thursday, hitting the Abuja and Kaduna offices (more…)

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5 Killed as Taraba Records First Attack by Fundamentalist Killers

A bomb blast that killed as many as 5 people and wounded at least 20 people in the eastern Nigerian city of Jalingo on Monday apparently targeted the state commissioner, Mamman Sule, according to emergency officials on ground in Taraba. (more…)

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British and Italian Hostages Murdered During Rescue Attempt

AN ATTEMPT by elite Nigerian and British forces to rescue hostages held by local kidnappers in Nigeria went awry earlier on Thursday, resulting in the death of two hostages who have been held captive since  May last year. (more…)

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Suspected Extremists in Jos Attack Catholics During Morning Service

A CATHOLIC church within the metro area of Jos was the scene of yet another mindless violence on Sunday morning as persons suspected to be Islamic extremists detonated a bomb that left at least 3 people dead and several others with varying degrees of injuries. (more…)

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Former Chief Justice Alfa Belgore Appointed to Head Mediation Committee on Subsidy Removal

A high-powered committee headed by a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore, is to meet with organized labor and all other stakeholders with a view to resolving issues that may (more…)

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BREAKING NEWS:

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ‘We are Part of the Global Community that Loves and Talks and Practices Democracy’ – Onwuliri

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Professor Viola Onwuliri, was at a forum hosted by the Nigerian Diaspora Organization (NIDO) at the Chicago South Loop Hotel, Chicago, IL, USA last weekend. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Threat to National Security Now Trumps Corruption as Nigeria’s Biggest Issue – Ralph Odua

RALPH ODUA, publisher, journalist, teacher, homeland security scholar and leader of Occupy Nigeria Movement, speaks on the motivation for the recent protests in Nigeria. He rejects calls for regime change and talks on the need to tackle the culture of corruption in Nigeria. (more…)

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BREAKING NEWS: Kaduna City Rocked by Massive Blast

Emergency officials in the Nigerian city of Kaduna reported early on Wednesday that at least 8 people died and many were injured in a huge blast that sent everyone scampering for safety. Kaduna has recently witnessed similar outbreaks of violence in recent times, the last being the deadly riots following the April elections. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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A Budget of Fiscal Consolidation, Growth and Job Creation

Text of President Goodluck E. Jonathan’s first budget speech since April’s election as President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja, today, Tuesday, 13 December 2011.   (more…)

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President Jonathan Presents 2012 Budget to National Assembly

IN a nearly 5,000-word budget speech delivered in Abuja on Tuesday to a joint session of the National Assembly, President Goodluck E. Jonathan laid out what he wants the country to see as a passionate (more…)

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Why I am in the Race for Kogi Governor – Aisha Audu-Emeje

Aisha Audu nee Emeje is running on the platform of the Justice Party to become the next governor of the The Confluence State come December 3. She argues that as the then-first lady, she had (more…)

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My Disagreement with Mimiko is Over Money and other Booties

Dr. Olaiya Oni is the former chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State. He resigned his membership recently. Since his exit, other top members have turned their back on the party. Oni, in this interview (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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BREAKING NEWS Senator Mohammed Alli Ndume Arraigned for Sponsoring Boko Haram

Senator Mohammed Alli Ndume, an alleged sponsor of the outlawed Islamic Boko Haram sect in Nigeria, has told an Abuja Magistrate Court that he was not guilty. In sharp contrast to the lawmaker’s pleas of not guilty, (more…)

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Badagry is Struggling, but there is Hope for Improvement – Mobee of Badagry

Badagry, an ancient slave tourist centre, is decaying. The Menu-Toyon, Oba Menu – Toyon II, in an exclusive interview with Steve Ogwu-Chinuwa at his Boekoh Quarters Palace in Badagry, bares his mind on the decaying (more…)

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