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May 22
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Nigeria: Nigeria Human Rights Commission to Commence Hearing On Forced Evictions By June
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it will by next month commence a nationwide public inquiry into complaints of forced evictions of persons in the country's six... Read more »
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A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Air Nigeria to pay N5 million to Hakeem Ogunniran as damages for cancelling his flight from Nigeria to South Africa. Read more »
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It was another massive legal defeat for United States-based Nigerian lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, Monday as a U.S. District Court shredded all his arguments and ordered him to... Read more »
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Nigeria: Father Seeks Justice Over Alleged Killing of Son By Nigeria Customs Officer
The father of a 29-year-old man, Ebenezer Inutayi, who was allegedly shot dead by an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service at Ilashe checkpoint along the Idiroko border area of... Read more »
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Nigeria: Tuface, Faze, Ras Kimono Clean Lagos Streets
Some artistes in the Nigerian music industry on Tuesday turned out en masse to clean up the streets of Lagos, feed the hungry, and visit the homeless. Read more »
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Nigeria: Wande Coal, Don Jazzy, Others to Headline Big Brother Africa "The Chase" Opening Ceremony
Mavin records artiste, Wande coal, Don Jazzy and D'Prince, are billed to headline the opening ceremony of this year's edition of reality TV show, Big Brother Africa, on Sunday, May... Read more »
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Nigeria: CBN Retains Lending Rate At 12 Percent, Anticipates Liquidity Risks in Economy
The Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Tuesday resolved to retain the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, the benchmark rate for banks to lend to their... Read more »
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Nigeria: Abuja Court Sentences Banker to 6 Months in Prison for Breach of Trust
A 52-year-old banker, Bello Jimoh, was on Tuesday sentenced to six months imprisonment, by a Karu Senior Magistrates' Court for misappropriating N621,387 in his custody. Read more »
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Nigeria: University of Nigeria, UNN, Bid Achebe Farewell
Scores of academics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) on Tuesday paid their last respect to the literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, who died in March, in Boston,... Read more »
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Nigeria: Bracket Bounces Back With Temperature Video
As promised, Bracket, the hit making pop duo, released the long awaited video of 'Temperature,' despite Vast's sickness. Read more »
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Africa: CAF Appoints Nigeria's Maigari, Others Into Committees
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari, and some members of the NFF Executive Committee have been appointed into standing committees of the Confederation... Read more »
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Nigeria: Pathologist's Repeated Absence Infuriates Dana Crash's Coroner
For the second consecutive day, the absence of John Obafunwa, the Pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner of Lagos State, stalled the coroner's inquest into the cause of last year's... Read more »
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Nigeria: Minister Accuses Housing Authority, FHA Staff of Hiding Files
The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Ama Pepple, on Tuesday accused the staff of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) of hiding housing files for their personal... Read more »
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Nigeria: House of Representatives Approves State of Emergency in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe
The House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon joined their Senate counterparts to approve the State of Emergency declaration by President Goodluck Jonathan. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Stock Exchange All-Share Index Hits 37,000 Mark
The All-Share Index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, on Tuesday crossed the 37,000 mark as a result of improvement in the price of some blue chips. Read more »
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Nigeria: Declaration On the Security Situation in Nigeria, the N-Katalyst Forum [document]
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Nigeria: Arik Admits Two Crew Members Arrested in U.K. for Drug Trafficking
The management of Arik Air has admitted that two of its crew members were arrested for allegedly possessing banned drugs suspected to be cocaine after one of its flight to the U.K. Read more »
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Nigeria: Ekwueme, Ciroma, Soyinka, Others to Feature at National Summit On Security
Worried about growing insecurity and the emergency situation in the country, prominent Nigerians, including some current leaders of government are convening an emergency national... Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Nigeria's Economy Is a Bundle of Contradictions' - LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, the premier chamber of commerce in Nigeria has described the Nigerian economy as a bundle of contradictions as it possesses... Read more »
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It was another massive legal defeat for United States-based Nigerian lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, Monday as a U.S. District Court shredded all his arguments and ordered him to... Read more »
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Nigeria: Representatives Support Emergency Rule but Differ With Senate On Administration, Funding
The House of Representatives backed the Senate on Tuesday to approve President Jonathan's request for emergency rule in three northeast states, but steered away from the upper... Read more »
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Nigeria: MPC Keeps Monetary Policy Rate Unchanged At 12 Per Cent
The Monetary Policy Committee has left the nation's monetary policy rate unchanged at 12 per cent, as predicted by financial analysts. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Agriculture University, FUNAAB, Sacks Professor, Two Other Lecturers for Plagiarism
A professor and an assistant lecturer in the Chemistry Department of the Federal University of Agriculture, FUNNAB, Abeokuta have had their appointments terminated based on a... Read more »
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Nigeria: Oyerinde's Murder - Nigeria Police Appeal At Supreme Court Against N5 Million Damages to Activist
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, and the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, have appealed last month's ruling of the Court of Appeal in Benin City which ordered the... Read more »
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Nigeria: We Will Start Nigerian Sports Development Afresh - Gbenga Elegbeleye
The Interim Director General of the National Sports Commission (and Director, Human Resources and Finance), Mustapha Mohammed, on Tuesday, handed over the reins of power to the... Read more »
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