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Month: April 2013
Government
Nigeria's Bayelsa state defends anti-rumour campaign….BBC
Nigeria’s oil-rich Bayelsa state has defended its decision to put up a series of advertising hoardings, urging people to “Say no to rumour mongers”. “People take delight in peddling rumours – false information,” spokesman Daniel […]
Life Style
Flying doctor takes to the skies after sister's death…CNN
Ola Orekunrin was studying to become a doctor in the UK a few years ago when her younger sister fell seriously ill while traveling in Nigeria. The 12-year-old girl, who’d gone to the West African […]
Front Page News
Nigeria loses N155bn monthly to oil theft, others – Okonjo-Iweala….Premium Times
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, has said that the Federal Government loses $1billion (N155 billion) revenue every month to oil theft. Ms. Okonjo-Iweala stated this while fielding questions […]
Front Page News
Datti Ahmed rejects Boko Haram panel membership….The Nation
Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) President Datti Ahmed yesterday declined to serve on the 26-member committee to dialogue with Boko Haram. Activist Shehu Sani turned down his membership on Wednesday.
Front Page News
Datti Ahmed rejects Boko Haram panel membership….The Nation
Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) President Datti Ahmed yesterday declined to serve on the 26-member committee to dialogue with Boko Haram. Activist Shehu Sani turned down his membership on Wednesday.
Front Page News
Why APC must take over – Party leaders….Vanguard
AMIDST a wave of enthusiasm, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, yesterday, resolved to collapse into the proposed mega opposition political party – All Progressive Congress, APC. The resolution adopted at the national convention of […]
Front Page News
Constitution: Nigerians reject rotational presidency, immunity, state police……Punch
Nigerians have rejected the inclusion of rotational presidency, immunity for the President and governors as well as state police in the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Constitution. They also kicked against the clamour for resource […]
World
Africans remittances outweigh Western aid……BBC
Analysis of cash flows by Hong Kong-based Ghanaian academic Adams Bodomo shows that Africans living outside the continent send more money home to their families than is sent by traditional Western aid donors in what […]
World
'Like a nuclear bomb': Deadly fertilizer plant blast devastates Texas town…..CNN
(CNN) — A massive blast at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night killed an estimated five to 15 people, wounded more than 160, and damaged 50 to 60 homes in a 5-block area, officials in West, Texas […]
Front Page News
Jonathan-Amaechi face-off worsens as presidency summons Rivers commissioner…Premium Times
The face-off between President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers has assumed a new dimension with the presidency summoning the Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Ibim Semenitari, to Aso Rock for interrogation. Presidency […]
Front Page News
Buhari may contest 2015 presidential election….The Nation
Former military Head of State General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) seems to be interested in Nigeria’s number one job. Gen. Buhari, who was the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 […]
Front Page News
At 85, I can say what I want to – Clark….Vanguard
ABUJA— FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, said, yesterday, that at 85, he should not be afraid to say what he wants to say, against the backdrop that he was […]
Life Style
Concerns over red meat link to cancer, heart disease….The Guardian
MOST Nigerians eagerly look forward to having another meal of local meat delicacies such as suya, isi-ewu, nkwobi, kilishi, shaki and ‘roundabout.’ The consumption and marketing of these red meat-based meals have become big business in most […]
Front Page News
ACN, Presidency clash over Jonathan’s Lagos visit today….Punch
President Goodluck Jonathan’s scheduled visit to Lagos today has sparked a war of words between the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Presidency. Jonathan is expected to arrive in Lagos on Thursday (today) en route […]
Front Page News
Shehu Sani Rejects Appointment To Serve In Boko Haram Amnesty Committee – PREMIUM TIMES
A human rights activist, Shehu Sani, has declined to serve in the 26-member Presidential Committee empanelled by President Goodluck Jonathan to constructively engage key members of the extremist Boko Haram sect.
Government
Transcript of Amanpour's interview with Okonjo Iweala……CNN
AMANPOUR: Welcome back to the program. Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, is full of promise. But fulfilling that promise is sometimes a struggle. Plagued by corruption and mismanagement, the resource-rich country has a poverty rate […]
Sport
Letter from Africa: Chinua Achebe betrayed…Sola Odunfa (BBC)
In our series of letters from Africa, Sola Odunfa in Lagos writes that acclaimed Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died last week, was a fierce critic of corruption and misrule and would not have welcome […]
World
Margaret Thatcher: Queen leads mourners at funeral…..BBC
The Queen has led mourners in St Paul’s Cathedral at the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s longest serving prime minister of modern times. More than 2,000 dignitaries from around the world paid their last respects […]
Business
How you can make millions gathering waste……The Sun
For those who earnestly want to be millionaires, Lagos is the preferred destination. Many residents of the city may find this strange to believe. But again, the message has been handed out: You can become […]