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Tourism and Rural Development in Ogun - A Call to Rescue
Ogun State is regarded as a leading municipal in the country. This is in recognition of its pioneering role in education, medicine, law, divinity among others. On the other hand, it is famous for its strategic location as an integral transport route that connects with the rest of the country. It borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo and Osun states to the north, Ondo State to the east and the ...
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Alkali - Jonathan Has Made the Difference in Government
Well, let me start by saying, long before I joined partisan politics, I had been in academics. I had been a teacher in the university, and as you know, I rose to the rank of professor about twelve years ago. So as an academic, there is no dull moment for me. And I suppose that is the case with all true academics. Surely as you know, the period between 2008 and 2011 was one of the most historic ...
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GLO Soccer Academy Boys Excite Ex-Madrid Star
Spanish international and former Real Madrid defender, Michael Solgado, has described the Glo Soccer Academy boys currently on training tour of Football Academy of Dubai Sports City as "a bunch of talented young footballers. Solgado, a top executive of the academy stated that with proper training and commitment, the players will go far in the game of football. "Having seen them in ...
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Criticism of Lagos Govt Lacks Logic Says Ibirogba
It may interest you to know that 62 parties went to 21 million people in Lagos State to canvass for their mandate and by the confidence in our ability to perform, they gave us their mandate. To us, the definition is for us to direct the affairs and restructure this community; at least for the period that we have the mandate and it is pertinent to bear in our minds that we are not a government of ...
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Al-Qaida ally takes responsibility for Niger attack
Security officials in Niger are on the lookout for assailants tied to the bombing Thursday of a military camp, Niger Defense Minister Mahamadou Karidjo said. Karidjo said a car bomb was detonated at a military base in Agadez in central Niger, near the site of a French mining operation. Authorities in Niger told the BBC that several attackers died in the attack, though a fifth insurgent was ...
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London street slayer references British wars not Nigerian insurgency
Reports say the suspects in yesterday's butchering of a British soldier have Nigerian ancestry. However, they appeared to be driven by UK involvement in other Muslim ...
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London attackers were British of Nigerian origin report says
LONDON: British authorities believe that two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries are British of Nigerian descent, a source close to the investigation said on Thursday. Local media named one of the two suspects as British-born, 28-year-old ...
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At Least 19 Soldiers Killed in Niger Attack
Niger's government said at least 19 soldiers were killed Thursday in a gunbattle that followed twin bombings at a military base and a French-owned uranium mine. Security officials said the car bomb attack occurred outside a military barracks in the town of Agadez, located about 800 kilometers northwest of the capital, Niamey. A government spokesman said several attackers emerged from ...
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20 soldiers die in Niger car blast
23 May 2013 Twenty soldiers have been killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives inside a military installation in the city of Agadez ...
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Nigerias NNPC and Exxon unit to tap bond market by 2016
joint venture with a capacity of more than 550,000 barrels per day of crude oil, condensate and gas liquids. "From the years 2013 to 2015, we will continue to use the external financing option, but by the year 2016 we would switch to the bond market as an alternative source of ...
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Suicide attacker takes Niger cadets hostage
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- Niger's interior minister says that a suicide attacker, who penetrated a military garrison in the city of Agadez, has taken several cadets ...
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Areva says one person dead in Niger attack
PARIS | Thu May 23, 2013 9:40am EDT PARIS May 23 (Reuters) - Areva said one person was killed in an attack at its Somair mine near Arlit in northern Niger earlier on Thursday. The French nuclear reactor maker said 14 other people had been injured and transferred to the local ...
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Source London attacker was British-born of Nigerian descent
Police clashed with protesters, including supporters of the far-right English Defence League, following the brutal hacking death of a man in London on Wednesday. (May ...
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My Tribute to Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe Eulogies and tributes have continued to trail the death and burial of literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe. Eminent personalities, heads of governments, his literary community, the academia, socio-cultural groups, to mention a few, have had glowing things to say about this popular author at different fora and in the media. Vanguard beliefs that majority of the people who have read ...
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Tuface Dbanj PSquare 19 Others Headline Star Trek 2013
D'banj The annual music tour, Star trek which shuttles artists at the top of the chain to several cities in the country has announced the 22 acts that will be performing on this year’s tour! 2face Idibia, D’banj and Psquare lead the pack of super acts which includes Ice Prince, M.I; rappers Mr Raw, Naeto C, Phyno and Olamide. Others are Timaya, Sound Sultan, Wande Coal, ...
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Dangote Plans N200 Billion Sugar Factories in Sokoto Kebbi States
Sokoto - The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, says he will establish four sugar factories in Sokoto and Kebbi States at the cost of between N180 billion and N200 billion. Dangote made the statement in Sokoto on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Aliyu Wamakko. According to Dangote, each of the two states will have two of the factories which will also provide ...
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Star Music Trek Coming Back in 2013
, the annual music concert that is headlined by superstars from a wide range of different music genres, is coming back this year with an even more exclusive line-up of music artistes. However, in a publicity move designed to tease their fans and increase the anticipation, the organisers said they are keeping the list of the big stars performing at this year’s edition of the concert close ...
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FG to Subsidise Cost of Medical Checkup Says Health Minister
The Federal Government said on Thursday in Geneva that a budgetary allocation had been made to subsidise the cost of some medical checkups for Nigerians. The Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, said at the ongoing 66th session of the General Assembly of the World Health Organisation, that regular checkups would enable Nigeria to help address the issue of non-communicable diseases. He ...
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Zamfara Council Earmarks N16 Million On Water Supply
Maradun Local Government Council in Zamfara has earmarked N16 million for the drilling of bore holes in areas worst affected by water shortage. The council Chairman, Alhaji Yahya Shehu, said while briefing newsmen in Maradun on Thursday that, the money would also cover the repairs of broken down bore holes in other parts of the local government. He said the project, which would be completed in ...
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Osun Govt Closes Down Two Schools Operating in Dilapidated Buildings
The Osun Government on Wednesday closed down two private schools; Toluwalase Nursery and Primary School and Motiloola Nursery and Primary School in Ile-Ife, Ife East Local Government, for allegedly using dilapidated buildings. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected schools allegedly operated without government approval. The State Internally Generated Revenue Monitoring Team ...
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Niger Containing Cholera in Niger
Niamey - Cholera has struck 248 people in Ayorou in the Tillabery Region of northwestern Niger, killing six, two of them Malian refugees. Among the sick are 31 Malian refugees who are living in Tabareybarey and Mangaize camps near the Mali border, according to the Tillabery health services and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). In the camps and in surrounding villages, UNHCR has upped the supply ...
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Blasts hit mine and barracks in Niger
A file photo shows workers at the uranium mine of Arlit, northern Niger. Paris-based nuclear giant Areva said in a statement that 13 employees were hurt in the attack in Arlit. Photo: ...
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20 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- Niger's defense minister announced that 20 Nigerien soldiers were killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives inside a military installation in the city of Agadez on ...
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Jonathan Ghanaian President govs envoys others honour Achebe
By Uduma Kalu President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Ogidi, the hometown of the late Prof Chinua Achebe for the final burial rites of the literary icon. Also attending the burial service at St. Philips Anglican Church, Ogidi, Anambra state are President John Mahama of Ghana, delegations of the Bishop of Canterbury and the United States; eminent statesmen, Chief Alex Ekwueme and Chief Emeka ...
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Video Watch Snoop Lion D’banj 2face excite fans at MTV All Stars concert
TheMTV All Stars concert held on May 18, in Durban, South Africa with heart thumping performances from US rapper Snoop Lion, 2face, D'banj, Flavour, Camp Mulla and ...
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Nigeria calling on US for misconception help
Nigeria is one of the main producers of drug lords and immigrants and is beset by political instability and groans under the weight of poverty and human strife. At least, this is the perception many in the world have, a perception that is all too narrow in its scope.
Nigeria has an enduring reputation as an exporter of criminals, drug lords, terrorists and immigrants. Such perceptions are only amplified by the recent attempted bombing of a US-bound plane on Christmas Day by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian, or the arrests every year of various Nigerian drug lords in countries around the world. Read more
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