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Algerian jihadist claims Niger bombings
Accra - A twin suicide attack that killed at least 21 people in northern Niger was planned by Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Mauritanian news website Al-Akhbar reported on ...
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FG plans new tariff regime for industrial sector
Abuja – A new tariff regime aimed at increasing local manufacturers capacity and boost investments in the industrial sector is underway, The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Olusegun Aganga, said. Mrs Yemi Kolapo, the Special Assistance to the Minister on Corporate Communications, said in a statement that Aganga made the plan known on Thursday when he inaugurated a committee on the ...
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Confirmed Jim Iyke Nadia Buari now dating
By Charles Mgbolu After weeks of denial, Nollywood bad boy, Jim Iyke and fair complexioned Ghollywood screen goddess, Nadia Buari have confirmed they are both dating. Helplessly love struck Nadia ...
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Group linked to Algeria gas plant attack claims Niger raids
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group that carried out the raid on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria in January has claimed to have participated in Thursday's attacks in ...
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French president defends African military intervention after attacks in Niger
PARIS - France's president says his country must fight harder against terrorists in Africa, after two suicide bombings apparently staged by extremists angry over the French military intervention in Mali. Francois Hollande, in a sweeping speech Friday on this nuclear-armed country's military doctrine, said, "We will stay in Mali and around Mali because we haven't finished ...
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Ilorin South Wins Dr Olusola Saraki Memorial Cup
The memorial birthday of the former senate leader, great political titan and philanthropist was preceeded by a well organized football tournament tagged "Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki Memorial Cup." This league which was organized by Emirate Youth Forum engaged under 17 football teams from the three geo-political zones in the state. On May 17th, the birthday of the late political titan, ...
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Ministry of Environment Position On 350 Million Flood Relief Disbursements to It
On Tuesday this week, the committee on environment and ecology specifically invited the Minister of Environment to come and brief the committee on what the ministry was doing as part of its preparation for the rainy season and the anticipated flooding that may occur this year. The minister intimated the committee that her ministry is handling advocacy; drawing up jingles for people to move out ...
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2014 - Osun Politicians Cautioned Against Do-or-Die - Politics
Osogbo - Politicians in Osun State have been cautioned against desperation while canvassing for votes in the 2014 governorship election in the state. Chairman of the Yoruba Alliance Group (YAG) Mr. Jackson Ojo advised politicians in the state to shun politics of do-or-die and strive to move the state forward. Ojo canvassed free and free election and also appealed to the people of the state to ...
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Six People 20 Cows Killed in Adamawa Auto Accident
Six people and 20 cows died in an auto crash on Wednesday on the Yola-Mayo-Belwa highway in Adamawa State. The accident occurred at about 5 p.m. when a vehicle with registration number XA 753 MUB conveying cattle from Adamawa to Abia State lost control and entered the bush. An eyewitness, Malam Haruna Hamma, told newsmen that the driver lost control when one of the tyres of the vehicle burst ...
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Accounting for Governments Special Funds
The Senate Public Accounts Committee reported recently that its investigation into some Special Accounts that the government maintains revealed that presidents since 2002, when they were established, have "grossly abused" them. The report noted that disbursements from such accounts, especially the granting of loans, had no bearing with the guidelines. The "Special Funds" ...
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Amike Kicks Against 2012 Olympics Probe
The Nigerian Olympians Association (NOA) yesterday described moves being made by the authorities to probe the cause of Team Nigeria's failure at the London Olympics as a sheer waste of time. Henry Amike, the NOA's President, made the remark in an interview in Lagos yesterday. It would be recalled that Gbenga Elegbeleye, the newly-appointed Director-General of the National Sports ...
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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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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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