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Ondo parties merger in murky waters
By DAYO JOHNSON AKURE -- THE constitution of a merger of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has run into troubled waters as the state chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, yesterday, disowned move spear-headed by Senator Ajayi Boroffice. It was gathered that Senator Boroffice was acting alone without any directive from the national or the state level of the party. The ...
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C of O Lagos AG condemns usage of backdated documents
By DAYO BENSON & BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ade Ipaye, has condemned the use of backdated or forged receipts or documents to apply for Certificate of Occupancy, saying that the government would commence full implementation of the Land Use Law in the state from July 31, 2013. Speaking at a stakeholders' meeting on Land Use Act ...
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Labour carpets Northern govs over ex-workers unpaid entitlements
By VICTOR AHIUMA-YOUNG National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, and IndustriALL Global Union, IGU, have worrisome is the continuous delay in settlement of the entitlements of workers of Kaduna Textiles Limited, KTL, since 2002 by its owner-19 Northern States of the Federation. NUTGTWN and IGU, in a statement said Textile union since September 2005 obtained a ...
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Management workers in shippingcourier reach pact on gratuity
EMPLOYERS in the Shipping/Courier sector of the Maritime industry have reach agreement with organized labour how modalities for sustainable gratuity in the sector. President of the Shipping/Courier branch of the Maritime Workers of Nigeria, MWUN, Uche Igwe-Onu, disclosed this development during the branch 3rd Quadrennial Delegates Conference, held in Lagos. Addressing delegates and other ...
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We’ill fast track administration of Criminal Justice Bill passage – Tambuwal
The House of Representatives is at the verge of putting finishing touches to a bill that would change the face of theadministration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria. Pioneering this epoch breaking mission is the House Committee Chairman onJustice, Hon Ahmad Ali representing Kwara state. Two weeks ago, the committee had a one-day public hearing on the bill where stakeholders brain stormed on how ...
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Oil gas cargo NASS directs NPA to maintain status quo
By Godfrey Bivbere The disagreement over lifting of oil and gas cargoes between the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Concessionaires in Eastern ports has caught the attention of the National Assembly as it has directed the NPA to maintain the 'status quo' in its dealings with the operators. The disagreement stems from the restriction placed by the NPA on the kind ...
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ASSBIFI threatens to drag bank to court
By BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, has threatened to drag Eco bank Limited to court following the bank's recent sacking of its 147 staff members, saying that if the severance fee of the affected staff are not paid in two weeks the bank may also be picketed. In a statement, the bank was said to have on March 15, ...
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NIMASA to deploy 3 new platforms to curb piracy
By Godfrey Bivbere Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to deploy three brand new platforms to curb the activities of armed robbery at sea. Disclosing this to Vanguard in Houston, Texas at the just concluded Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Senior Special Assistant to the President on Maritime Matters, Leke Oyewole, said that the action of ...
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In Achebe’s company ‘the prison walls fell down’
IN the couple of months following his death up to his burial today, the world has risen in unison to celebrate Chinua Achebe as a man universally acclaimed to be the father of modern African literature and as the man who used literature to bring Africa to the world. Indeed there is nothing to be said about Achebe’s accomplishments in and contribution to African literature and ...
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Disabled jailed for drug trafficking
LAGOS -- Justice Musa Kurya of a Federal High Court, Lagos, Wednesday, sentenced a 34-year old disabled, Wale Arowolo, to six months imprisonment for drug trafficking. The judge sentenced the accused after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of dealing in a restricted narcotic, cannabis sativa. Arowolo, who was previously arraigned early in May, had pleaded not guilty during his ...
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Daniel Bankole wins Amila Painting contest
By Japhet Alakam & Prisca Sam-Duru In line with its corporate responsibility to the people, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Amila powdered soft drink organised a painting competition for young ones in primary schools in Lagos State tagged Amila Painting Challenge. The competition which was flagged off last November in about 200 primary schools across 20 local government areas in ...
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‘Exam not compulsory before admission in Indian varsities’
By DAYO ADESULU For students seeking admission into universities, all hope is not lost yet, as representatives of Indian universities have disclosed that Indian government has an education policy to admit 15 per cent African students yearly into their various universities which have 17 million capacity adding that examination is not compulsory. Last weekend, no fewer than 12 Indian ...
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Gombe detects five new cases of leprosy among children
Gombe-- The Gombe State Office of the Leprosy and Tuberculosis, TB, Control Programme, said on Wednesday it has detected five new leprosy cases among children in the state. Dr Mustapha Musa, the Programme Manager said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Gombe that the new cases point to a resurgence of leprosy in the state. He said the five cases were detected between ...
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PDP ‘ll win Imo in 2015 – Ex-minister
BY CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI--Former Minister of Interior, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would bounce back and reclaim Imo State as the citizenry did not vote against the party but an individual. Iheanacho, who stated this at a briefing, also declared his intention to run for the gubernatorial election in 2015 on the PDP platform. Describing the 2011 ...
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Retrenched ABS workers petition Anambra House
BY OKONKWO EZE ONITSHA--Disengaged 148 staff of Anambra Broadcasting Service, ABS, Radio/Television, Awka and Onitsha, have petitioned Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Mrs. Chinwe Nwaebili, asking her to look into their predicaments. In the five-page petition jointly signed by 18 of the workers, the y complained that their disengagement memo of March 1, this year which was captioned: ...
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Diaspora group throws weight behind state of emergency
By EMEKA AGINAM The Igbo community in Diaspora under the umbrella of Igbo World Assembly (IWA), has thrown their weight behind declaration of state of emergency in Bornu, Yobe and Adamawa by the Federal Government. Igbo World Assembly (IWA) is the Global Umbrella Organization that represents the Apex National Igbo Organizations (outside Nigeria) in the various countries of the world such as ...
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No contact yet with kidnappers of Borno lawmaker’s mother
BY NDAHI MARAMA Maiduguri --Two weeks after the mother of Borno State House of Assembly member, Hon Zakariya Dikwa was kidnapped by gunmen, the family was yet to establish contact with her. The family also expressed concern over the state of health of the 60-year-old woman saying, "We are really worried about her condition and health. How would she cope with the condition where she is ...
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Nigeria In Olive Branch To Boko Haram Frees Their Women Obama Skips Kenya On Africa Trip Museveni At Center Of Media Crisis African Union Locks Out Activist Groups
By Global Information Network (GIN) May 21 (GIN) – Fulfilling a demand by the insurgent Boko Haram rebel organization, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to release from jail some suspects and all women "held in connection with terrorist activity." The decision was aimed at enhancing peace efforts in Nigeria, according to the defense ministry. Talk of an ...
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Nigerian president agrees to release women accused with terrorist group
May 21 (GIN) - Fulfilling a demand by the insurgent Boko Haram rebel organization, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to release from jail some suspects and all women "held in connection with terrorist ...
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ACN PDP allege violence planned for judgment day
By GBENGA ARIYIBI ADO EKITI -- Both the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are accusing each other of alleged plans to cause mayhem on May 31. The day coincides with the date the Supreme Court had earlier slated for judgement on the case instituted by the former governor of the state, Mr. Segun Oni over the 2009 governorship election ...
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Giant strides in Executive-Legislature relations
Senator Joy Emodi According to one of her interviews, she was a student activist saturated in the great ideals of an egalitarian society where people would live happily if only the right people could go into politics and take the driver's seat. A believer in Malam Aminu Kano political philosophy, she ventured into politics during the Transition to Civil Rule programme of the Abacha ...
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No reason to panic – Keshi
Coach Stephen Keshi has told Nigerians not to panic as the Super Eagles prepare for crucial 2014 World Cup qualifying games and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournament - all taking place in a number of weeks. A spate of injuries, first to Scotland-based midfielder Reuben Gabriel and ace forward Emmanuel Emenike, and lately to attacking midfielders Kalu Uche and Victor Moses, had caused anxiety ...
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Ibrahimovic mulls PSG departure
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admitted Wednesday that a departure from the Ligue 1 champions could not be ruled out if the club continues to lack stability behind the scenes. The celebrations of PSG’s first French title in 19 years have been overshadowed by uncertainty surrounding the future of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, who last weekend ...
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Nigeria statistics chief has almost figured out the economy
A woman and two children stand along the Jos-Maiduguri road in the city of Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, May 19, 2013. Nigeria has more than 160 million people, 200 languages, 36 states and 774 local government areas. (AFOLABI ...
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A Chat With Nigerians Will You Die For Nigeria I No Go Die For Naija By Chalya Princess Miri-Gazh
Since time immemorial, people have been known to die for all kinds of causes – some religious, political, personal, emotional, social, economical etc. As far as I know, only Jesus died for the world and by the world, I mean for all the human beings in the world and not for the terrain. Martin Luther King died for his belief in his cause to stop racial discrimination against black ...
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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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