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Police Arrest Lebanese in Lagos Over Kidnapping
Lagos - A Lebanese, Mohammed Dannawi, who had allegedly connived with his domestic staff to kidnap his aunt, Alhaja Essa Dannawi, is presently being detained at the State Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos. The suspect alongside a former domestic staff of the victim, Obi Kwentua, were alleged to have abducted a 61-year-old woman from her residence and kept her in their hideout in Oyingbo before ...
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Kaiama-Kishi Road to Gulp N7.9 Billion
Ilorin - Kwara State government is to expend about N8 billion on the construction of the 61.35 kilometer Kaiama-Kishi road in the state. The federal road has been an eyesore and slowing down economic activities in the town for many years due to its bad state. Secretary to the State Government Alhaji Isiaka Gold said lot one which covers Kaiama-Tesse road is to cost N3.7 billion while lot two ...
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Caverton Proposes N318m Dividend to Shareholders
The Caverton Offshore Support Group (COSG) has proposed to pay its shareholders a total of N318 million dividends for the year ended 2012. Shareholders yesterday in Lagos at the Annual General Meeting of the firm agreed to receive 9.5k per share for every N1.00 share. The company paid N286 million dividends for its shareholders in 2011 financial year. The group, made up of Caverton Marine ...
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Lack of Foresight Responsible for Prison Congestion
Abeokuta - Ogun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mrs. Abimbola Akeredolu, has attributed the country's congestion of prisons to lack of foresight on the part of the government at the centre. Akeredolu, who was responding to question on the state of prison congestion in Abeokuta yesterday, said the country's population at independence could not match the crime rate, ...
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Appeal Court Adjourns APGA Leadership Case Indefinitely
Enugu - The Court of Appeal in Enugu has adjourned indefinitely the appeal over the leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) pending the decision of the National Judicial Council (NJC), on the petition filed by Jude Okuli accusing the presiding justices of bias. Presiding on the case, the 3-man panel of justices including Paul Galinje (Chairman), Justice F. A. Kwasami and Tom ...
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Reports On Ewuga-Led Visit to Alakyo a Media Scam
Lafia - Nasarawa State government and the police yesterday described the Senator Solomon Ewuga-led visit of the "National Interest" team to Alakyo, where the police said their officers and men were murdered as "media scam". "A group or reporters visited and spoke to somebody in Alakyo which has been in the news for over two weeks, and all they could do is to carry ...
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Effects of Smoking On Teenagers
Smoking is common among teenage youths in our society today. Teenagers, most times tend to be adventurous and try to have a taste of everything, even those that could be harmful to their health. Smoking has been restricted or banned in almost all the public places as most cigarettes companies are no longer allowed to advertise on T.V, Radio and in many Magazines. Almost everyone knows that ...
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Niger Militant Group Threatens More Attacks
Tuareg fighters in Niger and Mali have periodically taken up arms against their governments. The Signatories in Blood group, led by Algerian jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar, has threatened more attacks against French and other interests in Niger after Thursday's double suicide bombings that claimed more than 20 lives. Promising to launch more attacks in the country, Belmokhtar's group ...
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Nigeria That TIN Report Kanos Budget Discipline
Transparency in Nigeria recently measured the performances of the 36 states of the federation, using a certain yardstick. The outcome was a product of serious and academic scrutiny carried out by some reputable and independent bodies, the organisation noted. Just to tell you that it was not an arranged matter to favour a particular political entity. And the areas that were addressed included ...
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Nigerian behemoth offers bounty for local companies
While diplomatic relations between South Africa and Nigeria have been strained, recent efforts by both powers to smooth things over are expected to contribute towards boosting increasingly vibrant economic ties. With a population of more than 160-million people, Nigeria represents an enormous opportunity for local companies seeking to expand on the continent and willing to think innovatively ...
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Niger’s Issoufou declares period of mourning
Niger's president, Mahamadou Issoufou, who has emerged as a strong ally of France and the United States against Islamists in the region, cancelled a trip to an African Union summit in Ethiopia. He has declared a 72-hour period of ...
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Euro final showcases Bundesliga’s rise
LONDON (AFP) – Germany’s Bundesliga will be on show to the world in Saturday’s Champions League final when Bayern Munich take on Borussia Dortmund in the first all-German European cup finale. Wembley is set to be bathed in black, red and gold for the day and football fans will have a chance to see why the crowds are turning to the German league in their droves. With an ...
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Dortmund Bayern’s paths to Euro final
LONDON (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich’s paths to the 2012-13 Champions League final at Wembley stadium on Saturday: BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER) Group D (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points) Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 11 5 14 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 15 9 11 Ajax Amsterdam 6 1 1 4 8 16 4 Manchester City 6 0 3 3 7 11 3 Round of 16 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
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Bishops Nigeria �totters on the brink
Nigeria, the world's seventh most populous nation, "now almost totters on the brink" of disaster, the nation's bishops warned in a statement entitled "To Rescue Nigeria from Collapse." "What started as a mere clash between law enforcement agencies and members of the Islamic sect commonly labeled Boko Haram, has since spiraled into what can, be best described ...
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Well Tackle Succession Crisis in PenCom - Rep. Dawaki
represents Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal constituency of Kano State and is the vice chairman of House committee on Science and Technology. He points out the anomalies leading to the succession crisis in the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) and suggests the way ...
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ACN - Jonathan Deceitful On Emergency
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of deceiving Nigerians saying the democratic structure in the states under emergency rule will be kept intact, when in fact he has grabbed power in the states and castrated democracy there. National publicity secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement yesterday though the president's May 14 ...
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Nigeria Cuba Sign Agreement On Sports Relations
The Federal Government of Nigeria and Cuba, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will encourage sports development in the two countries. The MOU was signed on behalf of the Nigerian Government by the Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi while the Ambassador of Cuba to Nigeria, Hugo Ramos appended his signature for his country at the event which took place in Abuja. ...
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Why Women Need Additional Skills
It is important for women to acquire additional skills aside the basic ones for household chores and those required for their careers or jobs. Such skills include, baking, making soaps, detergents and toiletries, beads, weaving, cosmetology, how to make shea butter, candles, decorations, fashion designing and how to make continental and local delicacies just to mention a few. Extra or ...
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Small Businesses Key to Economic Development - SMEDAN
Small businesses are the driving force for sustained economic development and young entrepreneurs should be trained along that line, Director General of the Small and Media Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Alhaji Bature Umar Masari, has said. Masari said this in Abuja at the inauguration of Network of African Student Entrepreneurs (NASE) and the University Entrepreneurship ...
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Diaspora Nigerians Remitted U.S.$21 Billion Last Year
The federal government yesterday said that the remittance by Nigerians in the Diaspora in 2012 was more than the Official Development Aid (ODA) the country had received in recent times. A director in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Mr. John Jegede said at the inauguration of a technical working group on the National Diaspora Policy that Nigeria received $21 ...
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Fleeing Insurgents - Niger Beefs up Security
Minna - Niger State government has beeped up security with a view to averting the possible infiltration of the state by terrorists fleeing the troubled areas following deployment of military troops to Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. Special Adviser to Governor Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu on Security Matters Captain James Baitachi told newsmen in Minna yesterday that all security operatives in ...
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Emergency Powers - National Assembly Stops Jonathan
Abuja/Kaduna/Kano - The National Assembly yesterday curbed the sweeping powers conferred on President Goodluck Jonathan by the emergency rule proclamation instruments, restricting him to exercising control on security matters only. Federal Government official gazettes submitted to the lawmakers had given the president wide-ranging powers on the emergency states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, ...
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Niger Militants Revenge Attack Hits Military Uranium Mine
Islamist groups have carried out suicide bombings at a Niger military base and a French-owned mine. The assault came in response to a French-led military operation this year which ousted Islamists from northern Mali. Islamist militants detonated car bombs within an hour of each other early Thursday morning in the Nigerien cities of Argadez and Arlit, which lie about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) ...
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Nigeria Governors in Make-or-Break Election Today
A crucial meeting of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) commences this evening in Abuja during which a chairman of the forum is expected to emerge. In this analysis, our reporter writes that the battle line has been drawn between the incumbent chairman, Rotimi Amaechi, who is seeking re-election and President Jonathan's 'preferred' choice. Barring any last minutes change in ...
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London killers are Britons of Nigerian originBritain experienced a communal backlash against Muslims within 24 hours of a young serving soldier being butchered with stone age savagery in Woolwich by two radical British Nigerians who had chang
Woolwich by two radical British Nigerians who had changed from being "devout Christians to Muslims" recently. Mobs calling themselves English Defence League clashed with riot police after Wednesday's "terror attack" . Mosques in Woolwich, Braintree in Essex and Gillingham in Kent were attacked with bricks and bottles. Fearing such backlash could intensify and affect all ...
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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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