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January 30
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Nigeria: Police Recover Over 5,000 Cartridges in Border Raid
The Nigerian police on Tuesday said it recovered some lethal weapons in two separate raids. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire/South Africa: Afcon 2013 - The Elephants, Hawks Complete Quarter-Finalists Roster
The Elephants of Cote d' Ivoire and the Hawks of Togo officially completed the list of eight quarter finalist at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations after both teams on Wednesday... Read more »
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Nigeria: CNPP Gives FG Seven-Day Ultimatum to Challenge Ezekwesili in Public Debate
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has issued the Nigerian government a seven-day ultimatum to engage former World Bank Vice President, Oby Ezekwesili, in a public... Read more »
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Nigeria: Reps to Amend Penal Code That Freed Pension Scam Convict
The House of Representatives has vowed to review sections of the constitution, the penal and criminal codes, cited on Monday in a controversial ruling that freed a former official... Read more »
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Nigeria: Flying Eagles Lose Again to Rangers
Nigeria's U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, on Wednesday lost 0-2 to Enugu Rangers in a second warm-up game against the Nigeria Premier League runners-up. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria National League Matches Postponed for Super Eagles
Following the qualification of the Super Eagles for the quarter final of the ongoing South Africa 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the Nigeria National League, NNL, Wednesday announced... Read more »
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Nigeria: BPE Writes BFIG, Gives Conditions for Alscon Takeover
More than seven months after the Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement of the American-Nigerian consortium as the authentic winner of the bid for the Aluminium Smelter Company of... Read more »
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Nigeria: Oby Ezekwesili, President Jonathan and the U.S.$67 Billion Question [opinion]
I think that it is a pity that President Goodluck Jonathan's Government declined to take up the challenge of the former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, to a public... Read more »
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Nigeria: Abuja Court Dismisses N2 Billion Libel Suit Against Ribadu
Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Tuesday, dismissed a N2 billion libel suit instituted by Bashir Dalhatu, a former Minister in the regime of late Head of... Read more »
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Nigeria: Fraudster's Fine Sparks Call for Stiffer Anti-Corruption Law
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to make the anti-corruption laws stiffer. Read more »
January 29
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Nominees for the highly anticipated Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards were announced recently, during a special edition of the MNET lifestyle TV programme, 53 Extra. Read more »
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Less than 24 hours after an Abuja High Court sentenced Pension Thief John Yakubu Yusuf to two years in prison for admitting to stealing around N2 billion, an Ikare Magistrate Court... Read more »
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An Oyo State High Court has sentenced Ruth Aweto and Adekanye Komolafe, Provost and Bursar of the Federal Cooperative College, Eleiyele, Ibadan, respectively to four-year... Read more »
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Nigeria: LCCI Wants Single Digit Interest Rates for Manufacturers and SME's
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the Government to ensure that Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and manufactures get loans at single digit and... Read more »
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Nigeria: Ex-Policeman, Ram Traders Kidnapped Nollywood Actress, Nkiruka Sylvanus - SSS
Two of the people that kidnapped Nollywood actress, Nkiruka Sylvanus, in Imo State, were former cattle traders from the Northern part of Nigeria, security officials have said. Read more »
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Nigeria: Committee Says N9.6 Billion Required to Rehabilitate Flood Victims in Delta
The Technical Committee on Flood Impact Assessment in Delta has said a total sum of N9.6 billion would be needed to rehabilitate flood victims in the state. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Orders Removal of NCAA DG, Revocation of Dana Certificate
The Senate on Tuesday reiterated its call that the appointment of the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Harold Demuren, be terminated. Read more »
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Nigeria/Zambia: Afcon 2013 - Eagles Scrape Through to Quarter-Final As Zambia Crash Out
The Super Eagles of Nigeria scraped through to the quarter finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations despite a below par performance as they depended on two penalty kicks to... Read more »
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Nigeria: Ekwe and the Raging Army of God's Protectors [opinion]
The omens remain frightful regarding what awaits us this year in the moral conscience arena of our ever more degenerate social landscape. On Monday, 14 January, a holy mob in Ekwe,... Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria May Adopt Proposal to Ban Child Adoption By Foreigners
Nigeria may emulate Russia in taking measures against inter-country child adoption in Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: Fighting Attitudinal Poverty in Northern Nigeria (III) [opinion]
The issues discussed about Malam Bahaushe are not new, nor are they unique to him. In fact one thing that surprises me a lot is when you meet Hausa people from countries other than... Read more »
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Nigeria: EFCC Re-Arrests Convicted, Freed Pension Boss
Less than 24 hours after he was convicted and freed by an Abuja Court, John Yakubu Yusuf, a former assistant director in the federal civil service, has been re-arrested by the... Read more »
January 28
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Nigeria: Emir Ado Bayero's Flight to London and the Second-Class Image of Our Ruling Elite, By Adeolu Ademoyo [opinion]
"Where there is no vision, the people will perish."(Proverbs: 29:18) Read more »
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Nigeria: Flour Mills, Niger Mills to Merge
One of Nigeria's largest flour milling company, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, that both its board and that of Niger Mills Company... Read more »
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Nigeria: How Can Nigeria Get Out of This Rot? [opinion]
Given the history of the parts, was Nigeria right to have adopted democracy the way Whitehall or White House practise it? Read more »
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