May 24
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Twin Bomb Attacks Strike in Niger
VOA
Officials in Niger say a military base and a French-owned uranium mine were hit by separate bomb attacks early Thursday, wounding an unknown number of people. Read more »
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Gunmen Kill Father, Son and Almajiri in Borno
Vanguard
Despite the emergency rule and the deployment of over 3000 Joint Taks Force troops in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, some gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram sect yesterday shot... Read more »
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Fresh Oil Spill Hit Bayelsa Communities, Pollutes Taylor Creek - It Is Sabotage-SPDC
Vanguard
Communities in the downstream of the Taylor creek traversing Bayelsa communities in Yenagoa local government area have been hit by a fresh oil spill from a Shell Petroleum... Read more »
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FG Plans New Tariff Regime for Industrial Sector
Vanguard
A new tariff regime aimed at increasing local manufacturers capacity and boost investments in the industrial sector is underway, The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Olusegun... Read more »
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Good Nigerian Talents Cost More Than Expatriates Says Airtel's CEO
Vanguard
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya has called on the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria... Read more »
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Jonathan's Half-Time - Club Down, Manager Out [opinion]
Premium Times
May 6th 2013 would make it 3 years since Goodluck Ebele Jonathan became president of Nigeria. As an elected government, the administration would be celebrating its second... Read more »
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Windstorm Sacks 2,000 Bakassi Returnees From Cross River Refugee Camp - SEMA
Premium Times
About 12,000 people were displaced across the state by the flood. Read more »
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Overzealous Security Aides Shut Bishops, Nigerian Governors Out of Achebe's Burial Service
Premium Times
The security officials were there to protect President Jonathan. Read more »
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Nigeria to Set New Tariffs for Manufacturers, Industrialists
Premium Times
The new tariff would help improve manufacturing in Nigeria. Read more »
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Focus On the Security Services [opinion]
Daily Observer
Peace and security are very crucial in the policies of all governments, given the fact that they are indispensable prerequisites for national development. The Gambia is fortunate... Read more »
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Liberia Pledges U.S.$ 100,000 to Recovery Efforts in Mali
Heritage
The Government of Liberia(GOL) has announced a contribution of US$100,000.00(One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to recovery efforts in the West African State of Mali. The... Read more »
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Dipo Fashina - Farewell to the Last Standing Man [opinion]
Pambazuka
What credits one's life is not how much wealth he has piled up for himself but how good he has done for the rest of humanity. Dr Oladipo Fashina was very careful to ensure that he... Read more »
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Before Nigeria Loses the North ... [analysis]
Pambazuka
Youth unemployment and hopelessness pose a serious threat to development and peace in the north. Increased initiatives and budget spending on youth unemployment, poverty... Read more »
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Igbo Genocide Day of Remembrance [opinion]
Pambazuka
Wednesday 29 May 2013, a fortnight away, is the 47th anniversary of the beginning of the Igbo genocide. Read more »
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Sapele Agog for Delta Gov's Cup Losers' Final
This Day
The city of Sapele will Friday have a taste of the Delta State's Governor's Cup when the third place match is decided at 2pm this afternoon. Read more »
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Flying Eagles Drop Skipper Ajagun
This Day
Nigeria's Under-20 team yesterday dropped several key players including skipper Abduljaleel Ajagun and striker Umar Aminu for next week's Toulon Tournament. Read more »
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The League As a Catalyst for Growth
This Day
This presentation, in my judgment, is coming at a most opportune time given the fact that this public hearing in respect of the NFF bill coincides with the reforms in the Nigeria... Read more »
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Mali Start World Cup Preps Next Week
New Times
Group H rivals Mali have summoned twenty three players to start intensive training in France next week ahead of their 2014 World Cup qualifier against Rwanda due June 9 in Bamako. Read more »
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SPS
The head of the Mauritanian Social Democratic harmony Party dlegation, Mr. Sidi Mohamed Abdeen confirmed that "any solution does not satisfy the Sahrawi people will make the region... Read more »
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Legislative Activities for May 14, 2013 [press release]
Office of Senator Bukola Saraki
A. Presentation of Reports:The Senate received the following reports as laid before it: Read more »
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Legislative Activities for May 21st 2013 [press release]
Office of Senator Bukola Saraki
On Tuesday 21st May 2013, the Senate received the gazetted copy of the state of emergency proclamation 2013, as forwarded by the President for necessary action by the Senate. The... Read more »
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Ilorin South Wins Dr Olusola Saraki Memorial Cup [press release]
Office of Senator Bukola Saraki
The memorial birthday of the former senate leader, great political titan and philanthropist was preceeded by a well organized football tournament tagged "Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki... Read more »
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Legislative Activities for May 15, 2013 [press release]
Office of Senator Bukola Saraki
On Wednesday, May 15th 2013, the Senate took the Presentation of the following Bills: Read more »
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Ministry of Environment Position On 350 Million Flood Relief Disbursements to It [press release]
Office of Senator Bukola Saraki
On Tuesday this week, the committee on environment and ecology specifically invited the Minister of Environment to come and brief the committee on what the ministry was doing as... Read more »
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Legislative Activities for May 16, 2013 [press release]
Office of Senator Bukola Saraki
The Senate also deliberated on the motion titled 'Emergency Preparedness for 2013 Flood and Rainfall Prediction: Urgent Need for the Dredging and Desilting of the River Niger, the... Read more »
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