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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan The Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI), a dynamic, youth-based fellowship program launched in late 2011 by the U.S. Consulate General, Lagos, is now accepting applications for its 2014 program year. CYFI is a year-long program in which outstanding young Nigerians are selected as fellows and grouped into teams to design and implement a project […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
…As Engr. Yakubu Commissions State-of-the art High Rise Fire Fighting Platform The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has assured the nation of uninterrupted supply of petroleum products during the forthcoming yuletide season and beyond across the country. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Engr. Andrew Yakubu stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
The African Examiner The Wife of the Kwara State Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has denied a report by Saharareporters.com linking her convoy with a traffic accident in Lagos last week in which two people allegedly died. Speaking through Dr. Femi Akorede, spokesperson to the State Governor, Mrs Ahmed disclaimed any involvement with the reported accident […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Forty-seven year old Ajibola Oladapo, was on Wednesday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court, Ikeja, on four count charge of offence bothering on forgery and an unlawful possession of a property at no 3, Gbadamosi Street, Oke-koto, Agege, owned by one late Mrs. O Ajose. The suspect on 20th June paraded himself […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos United States Consul General, Jeffrey Hawkins, has reiterated the need for Nigerians to be equipped for the next general election in 2015. Speaking on Tuesday at the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship annual lecture for 2013, titled: “The Democratic Journey in Nigeria: Learning from the American Experience”, the Consul General said that “The […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos In his effort to support the beatification of the former Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Gabriel Gomsum Ganaka who died on 11th, November, 1999, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has pledged the sum of N50 million, describing the late Cleric as someone who brought Christianity to the people through his simple […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
… decries Gov Obi’s ethnic card politics Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has decried the ethic card politics being allegedly thrown up by Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state as a result of the stalemated governorship election in the area last Saturday, just as it called for the immediate resignation of […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Joint Action Front (JAF) has accused the Federal Government of killing former president of the Academic Staff of Universities Union(ASUU), late Professor Festus Iyayi, who died in ghastly motor accident on November 12th 2013, along Lokoja–Abuja road involving the convoy of Kogi state governor, Mr. Idris Wada. The group disclosed this […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally inexplicable and unjustifiable the continued detention of the 182 election observers who were illegally arrested in Imo State two days before last Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, even after INEC has publicly said they are duly certified election observers. In a statement […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Two men, Adekunle Adetowubo and Olugbenga Adetayo on Wednesday bagged nine years imprisonment each by a Lagos High Court in Ikeja for defrauding Guaranty Trust Bank of $27,000. The duo were sentenced by Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo after pleading guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy and stealing preferred against them by the […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has dissolved the body of Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants. Governor Orji who announced the dissolution on Tuesday during a banquet at the Government House, Umuahia, thanked the former aides for their diligence and support to his government. The governor who said that he meant well […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu At least fifty former workers of Non-Consolidated Banks in Nigeria have lost their lives following the failure of the nation’s apex Bank Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ngerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, (NDIC), Ministers of Finance, among other concerned authorities to facilitate payment of their terminal benefits since they were relief of their duties […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has presented a budget of N210.21 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval for the 2014 fiscal yeat. The budget is N1.57 billion less than that of the 2013 budget. The budget comprised N117.51 billion Capital Expenditure and N92.70 billion Recurrent expenditure. The breakdown of […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has presented cheques of N26,550,000 to three property owners whose properties were demolished as a result of the construction of the Okota-Itire Overhead Link Bridge across the Oshodi Apapa Expressway at Cele Bus Stop, Lagos, Nigeria. Presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries in Alausa, Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau, […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos The trial of the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and his personal assistant, Mr. Atoyebi Oyebode, for allegedly receiving over N600m from the Lagos State House of Assembly without passing through a financial institution could not continue at a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, due to the absence […]
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) has called on the Federal Government to overhaul the internal security mechanism of the country following the security challenges bedeviling the Northern part of the Country. President of COCIN, Dr. Soja Bewarang stated this on Tuesday at the opening of the 83rd General Church Council, […]
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
The African Examiner President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja early Wednesday for London where he is scheduled to preside over a three-day meeting of Nigeria’s Honourary International Investors’ Council. Issues on the agenda of the meeting include generating long-term affordable finance for Nigeria’s real sector, developing Nigeria’s private equity and venture capital sectors to attract […]
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday took a swipe at the members of the National Assembly, admonishing them to put their house in order and act in unison, over the 2014 budget. This knock came as the president again refused to show up at the annual budget presentation where he was expected to […]
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Coalition Against Corrupt Leader (CACOL) has condemned, in strong terms, the arrest of some election observers in Imo State last week. The civil society activists under the aegis of Justice and Equity Organisation (JEO), who were officially, accredited as observer in the Anambra Governorship elections of 16th November, 2013, by Independent […]
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
Hard-line academic and stoic nationalist, Comrade Adewole Babarinde Ajibola (also known as Baba Omojola) has been laid to rest. His memories, however, will not go unsung, people say. The widow of the late socialist and human rights fighter, Dr. (Mrs.) Yewande Ajibola, shared some untold stories in this interview with KAYODE ADELOWOKAN. Excerpt; It is […]
