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Friday, September 19th, 2014
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head Nigeria Bureau, Lagos Within four months, their cases were heard, defence by their counsels were presented and finally, the judgement was delivered followed by a ‘deafening bang with gavel’, – sign of confirmation of the rulings. Such was the case on Monday, September 15, 2014, when 25 dissident soldiers who were court martial for making […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
Niyi Adeyi The just concluded Scotland referendum in which “no” vote won with 55 per cent to 45 per cent “yes”, has attracted the attention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as it has called on Nigerians to embrace the spirit of unity for a peaceful entity. The party in […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The process of criminalizing illegal gracing in Enugu commenced on Thursday, as the state Lawmakers, began a three-day public hearing on the law prohibiting illegal cattle rearing in the State. The bill entitled: “A Law To Make Provisions For The Control Of Normadic Cattle Rearing In Enugu State And Other […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
UEFA executives have voted to award the hosting right of Euro 2020 football tournament finals to England. The voting which held in Geneva Friday preferred Munich’s Allianz Arena for the marquee matches in a tournament which would hold in 13 cities across the Europe. The latest development was the first successful campaign by the […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
Oyewale Oyelola The Nigerian government has been advised to invest on infrastructures to aid e-commerce operation in Nigeria so as to boost her economic growth. The Chief Executive Jumia Nigeria, Nicolas Martin stated this while speaking on potential of e-commerce for economic development. Martin added that the e-commerce has potential of contributing about $500milliin […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
Ayo Balogun Former Lagos State Governor and Chieftain of the opposition All progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has again advocated for change in government. Tinubu made the call Thursday at the Muritala Muhammad International airport, Lagos on his return from a vacation in abroad. The former Governor who described as false and mischievous […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, has challenged the people of Southeast zone of Nigeria to avail themselves with the unique and special services renders by the court. Speaking with newsmen Thursday in Enugu, principal legal officer of the court, Mrs. Fransisca Offo said apart from being […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence. With 30 out of the country’s 32 council areas having declared after Thursday’s vote, the “No” side has an unassailable lead of 1,877,252 votes to 1,512,688. The winning total needed was 1,852,828. Nationally, the margin of victory is about 55% to 45%. The […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu state command of the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has arrested one Mr. Koffi Hassan, a Sierra Leonean, who specialises in trafficking of women from Nigeria to other parts of the globe for prostitution. The state Comptroller of the service, Mr. Bashir Ismail, made this known in Enugu on Thursday. According […]
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
Rescue operation has ended at site of the collapsed 6-storey building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, with death toll remaining at 80 with 131 people rescued alive. Spokesperson, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye said the operation ended on Thursday, as everybody trapped have been taken out of the rubble with 80 […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Five Nigerians who survived the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Lagos, Nigeria met with Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Thursday evening and recount their ordeal in the hands of the deadly disease. The meeting held at the State House, Ikeja has in attendants several pressmen, state government officials and […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
The Minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, on Thursday failed to appear before the House of Representatives joint committees on petroleum and gas resources. The committees on Wednesday summoned the minister and others to explain the cause of the current fuel crisis in the country. Others summoned were the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
The polls have closed and counting is under way in the referendum to decide whether Scotland should stay in the UK or become an independent country. Counting will be carried out through the night, with individual results announced for each of Scotland’s 32 local authority areas. The final national result is expected after 06:30 BST […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Life is such that anyone can come to see a higher world but what should take us there is not a flash of revelation from above. Consistently training yourself and every day, until you become used to seeing each thing the way it is seen from […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress said it has read with utmost shock the “unfortunate outburst and self-glorification” of Mr. Joseph Mbu, who was recently promoted to Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), who in an unprovoked attack claimed to have tamed Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi during Mbu’s infamous days as Commissioner of Police […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
By Ayo Balogun Residents of Lagos still need to be on guard against the infection of deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as the state government has alerted the state is not totally free from the threat of trans border transmission of the virus. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris dropped this hint Thursday […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
Voting – referendum is underway far in Scotland to decide wether that part of the United kingdom (UK) should remain or be declared a separate and an independent country. It is expetced that a total of 4,285,323 registered people, representing 97 per cent of the eligible voters will vote at 2,608 – polling points across […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
By Funmilayo Omidiji The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to clarify circumstances surrounding the $9.3 million arms deal cash impounded in South Africa which is the latest in a series of global ridicule to which the present administration has subjected the country and her people. In a statement issued in Abuja […]
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
Treading the same way of its Governors’ Forum, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT) Thursday gave its nod to the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term ambition as well as the party’s only flagbearer in the next year general elections. The body headed by the former Chairman of the Nigeria Ports […]
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Anambra Election, Latest Headlines
Thursday, September 18th, 2014
By Madubuko Hart There is apprehension among some stakeholders in the business of governance in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The anxiety was that anybody that would be elected in 2015 to take over from the incumbent governor of the state, Chief Theodore Orji, should not throw in the towel from where the governor would […]
