By Davio Teniente I will begin with one of my favourite quotes: If Nigeria were to be alimited liability company, Hon T.N. Paul Birabi would have been a majorshareholder. Reading through the Biography of Hon. Timothy Naakuu Paul Birabi1916-1953, member of the Nigerian delegation who attended the Londonconference of 1953 to n ...
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Hon T.N. Paul Birabi: The Forgotten Nigerian Nationalist
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Nigerian Police Release Photographs And Descriptions Of Three Men Wanted Over Ejigbo Sodomy /Murder Case
Saharareporters obtained photographs and physical descriptions today of three more suspects in Ejigbo sodomy case wanted by the Nigeria Police Force. The suspects are being sought for their alleged role in the torture and sodomy of three women in Ejigbo market in 2013; one woman died as a result of her injuries. The main suspect is the coor ...
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I Don't Have Foreign Bank Accounts, All My Children School In Nigeria – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that he does not own any bank account or property outside the country, adding that all his kids live and school on the shores of Nigeria.His revelation came few days after the United States ordered a freeze on 458 million in assets stolen by former Nigerian dictator, Sani Abacha and his accomplices. The st ...
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34 perish in Niger auto crash
No fewer than 34 traders have been reported dead in an auto crash on Gadan Kuiwo along Rijau-Kontagora road in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger on Wednesday night.Our correspondent gathered that a truck conveying cattle from Gadan Zaimari in Zamfara State with 78 traders was heading to Lagos, when it had a head-on collision wi ...
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National conference not about Jonathan - Presidency
The Presidency on Friday said there was no truth in the claim that the planned National Conference which kicks off in Abuja on March 17 was all about President Goodluck Jonathans interests.Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview with our correspondent while reacting to a cl ...
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If there were not many churches things would have been worse - Kumuyi
The General Overseer, Deeper Life Christian Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, on Friday urged all Nigerians to support the security agencies who were tackling the security challenge facing the nation.Kumuyi spoke at a press briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ Imo Council Secretariat, to announce the crusade of the ...
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46,861 names removed from FG payroll - IPPIS
Mrs Nana Mede, Director, Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System IPPIS, on Friday said that the Ministry of Finance had removed 46, 861 names from the Federal Governments payroll, through its centralised data.Mede said at a federal universities sensitisation workshop on incorporation of all Ministries, Departments an ...
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IMF predicts 7.3% economic growth, lower inflation for Nigeria
TheInternational Monetary Fund, IMF, has predicted a 7.3 percent economic growth for Nigeria in 2014, up from 6.4 percent in 2013, with inflation to continue on downward trend.IMF said the accelerated economic growth, which reflects , a more optimistic outlook than the 6.75 growth projected by Minister of Finance and Coord ...
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FG to generate $5.7bln from 10 power plants, says BPE boss
The Federal Government will generate more than five billion dollars from the sale of 10 National Integrated Power Plants NIPP, an officialsaid.Mr Benjamin Dikki, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprise BPE, made the disclosure at a news conference on Friday in Abujaafter the bidding process by a consortium of invest ...
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World Bank to support Lagos Eko secondary schools project with $42M
The World Bank has pledged to support the Lagos Eko Secondary Schools project with 42 million dollars to enhance the education sector in the state.The World Banks pledged was contained in a statement issued in Abuja.It said that the new fund already approved by the banks board was an additional amount to the existing loans t ...
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Sammie Okposo unveils NGO
Globacom Ambassador, Sammie Okposo, is poised to give back. The singer has unveiled his NGO christened,Follow The Leader OrganisationFTLO.Commenting on the development, Okposo, in a chat withThe Entertainer,lamented that Nigerians generally do not know what makes a good leader and consequently, they base thei ...
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I'm still popular -Daddy Showkey
So many people may not even remember that Daddy Showkey was a great artiste and a wonderful performer many years ago.But Showkey showed his prowess and the stuff he is made of recently at an event held in Lagos.In fact, the Diana crooner actually got two governors, Babatunde Fashola and Peter Obi, rocking on the stage, dancing ...
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My music relaxes the nerves -M-Kaze
Emmanuel Clement Azivudu popularly known as M-Kaze has said he is into music just to calm the nerves of his fans with his lyrics.I love good music and I am also a great listener; so I take time to create and modify my sound for the world to enjoy. My sound relaxes the nerves, he said.A song writer and producer from the Nige ...
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Rape scandal: We had mutual sex -Obesere
Popular fuji musician, Abass Akande, better known as Obesere, has denied the rape allegation leveled against him, claiming that he and the lady had a mutual sex.Earlier in the week, one Olanike Olaiya, a National Diploma graduate of business administration from Ibadan Polytechnic, had reported to the police that the artiste force ...
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I want to marry, I need company -Ibinabo
President, Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ibinabo Fiberesima, talks abouther career and how she has coped after her time in the prisonsWhen you look back at everything that has happened to you, are you fulfilled?I am not fulfilled. I thank God for where I have reached so far in this short time. But if I can get all ...
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Ejigbo torture suspects
The Nigeria Police Force said its investigation has unearthed the identities of three suspects who are wanted in connection with torture of two market women in Ejigbo area of Lagos.The men, whose pictures were released on the forces website and Facebook wall, were identified as Ranti Lukeman Akande, Akeem Shitu and Tiri.A sta ...
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He beat me with wire until I couldn't sit anymore -Eight-year-old housemaid
It took a while to rouse eight-year-old Sophia Shaidu, as she lay on her stomach on a bed in the childrens ward of the Aniyun Hospital, Gbagada, Lagos.The nurse who had taken our correspondent in to see her was happy that the girl could at least fall asleep after days of excruciating pains that kept her awake.Some people are ...
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How Obasanjo's govt spent $500m Abacha loot -Okonjo-Iweala
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has explained how the Olusegun Obasanjo administration spent the loot recovered from the late maxiumn dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha.She said that contrary to reports that the sum of 2bn was recovered from Abachas loot, only 500m was recovered under her watch when she was first made ...
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Malaysia Airlines Plane Crashes In South China Sea With 239 People Aboard: Report
A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew crashed in the South China Sea on Saturday, Vietnamese state media said, quoting a senior naval official.The Boeing 777-200ER flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing had been missing for hours when Vietnams Tuoi Tre news quoted Admiral Ngo Van Phat as saying he had asked boats from an ...
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Boko Haram: No Bail For Varsity Lecturer, Two Others As Court Orders Accelerated Trial
SAN FRANCISCO, March 08, THEWILL - A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday turned down the bail application for a lecturer of the Kogi State University, Dr.Nazeef Yunus and two others , currently standing trial over allegations of belonging to the outlawed Boko Haram sect in Kogi State thus dashing their hope of regaining freedom soon ...
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