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- Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has called on President Olusegun Obasanjo to learn from mistakes made by former Nigerian Heads of State who plotted an overstay in office, but became unpopular and unacceptable to the people. |
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- Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday, impeached their Speaker Mr. Jokotola Pelumi, and immediately elected Adeyemi Kuforiji from Epe 1 constituency as the new Speaker of the House. |
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- By its new law making it mandatory for British banks to report to the police any lodgement by public officers in excess of 10,000 pounds, the British government may be demonstrating a new willingness to help in the effort to stamp out looting of public funds so common in developing countries. |
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- In the late 1990s, Alhaji Ahmad Idi could still count on his land to produce 40 big sacks of sorghum and another 20 full of groundnuts each year. But today, he works twice as hard to squeeze out yields half that size. |
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- With the peacekeeping United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) ending its mandate tomorrow, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today noted its successes and pledged that the UN would remain active in the West African country, helping the Government and people to address the root causes of a brutal civil war and to rebuild national capacity. |
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- The Lagos State Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise for the month of December comes up tomorrow between 7.00am and 10.00am. |
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- Federal Government yesterday listed the establishment of National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategies (NEEDS) programme as part of efforts aimed at achieving the United Nations target of realising the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. |
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- Barely three months after the leadership of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly was changed in the wake of the moves to unseat the former governor of the state, a new speaker was yesterday elected by the House. |
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- Two aides of detained former military administrator of Lagos State, Messrs Biodun Odunuga and Eng. Mohamed Lawan have denied reports that they accused the National Security Adviser,Gen. Aliyu Gussau of being the brain behind Brig. Buba Marwa's ordeal. |
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- No fewer than 29,000 intending pilgrims may miss this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia as the scarcity of aircraft to airlift the pilgrims takes its toll at various airports across the country. |
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- At a time when no one speaks for Nigeria any more and every notable politician is a regional or ethnic champion, it may be useful to ponder how the National Question has been tackled elsewhere. In this respect, the contribution of Nobel Laureate in Economics, Amartya Sen, in the current publication of The Economist of London entitled The World in 2006 bears some relevance. |
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- Southern self-determination groups have berated leaders of the region who met in Enugu on December 19 for sweeping fundamental issues affecting the country under the carpet and concentrating on rotational presidency and power shift. |
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- The Minister of Internal Affairs, Ambassador Magaji Mohammed, has expressed the Federal Government concern on the congestion of prisons in the country and attributed it to delay in the trial of inmates in courts. |
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- Prices of food items have gone up by over 20 per cent thereby causing low sale in most markets in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. |
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- Governor Adamu Aliero of Kebbi State who is currently, Chairman of Northern Governors Forum said power must return to the north in 2007. He also spoke on the alleged third bid of President Olusegun Obasanjo in this interview with Sheriff Balogun, saying it is merely speculative yet. Excerpts: |
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- Ile-Ife indigenes resident in Bauchi State have identified peaceful co-existence, harmonious relationship and unity among the citizenry as major ingredients required for socio-economic and political growth of the nation as well as stability of the polity. |
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- The strength of any institution is best measured during a national tragedy. Crisis brings out the best and worst in people and institutions. The air disasters of October 22 and December 10, 2005 have exposed the gross incompetence of most Nigerian radio and television stations with regard to their ability to respond quickly to the public hunger for current and reliable news on the tragedies. At a time when people were eager to know the fate of hundreds of their relatives, the electronic media filled the airwaves and television screens with sports, entertainment and religious programmes. It did not occur to anyone at these stations that the sight of half-clad dancers, mediocre musicians, sweaty footballers and sweet-talking preachers on our screens was inappropriate for a nation in the grip an unfolding disaster. |
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- Movement for the Defence of Dem-ocracy MDD and the Movement for the Redemption of Democracy MRD will only support President Olusegun Obasanjo to complete his eight years in office successfully but would oppose any acts of meddling with the constitution towards the realisation of the third term agenda, a member of the coalition, Chief Tom Ikimi, has declared. |
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- More opposition to President Olusegun Obasanjo's alleged third term campaign continued yesterday, when a coalition of Southern Self-Determination Groups from the South-east, South-west and South-south, declared that the third term scheming was undemocratic and as such, morally unacceptable to Nigerians. |
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- Amid growing concerns over President Olusegun Obasanjo's speculated third term ambition, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, Nigeria has called on Nigerians, particularly politicians not to compromise the unity of Nigeria by heating the polity due to the third term controversy. |
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- The Federal Government has said it was targeting 500,000 jobs in 2006 from a total of seven million jobs proposal of the National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy (NEEDS). |
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- This receding year is one which witnessed many telecom developments. Developments, defined in this sense, not only in terms of progress, but also in terms of general events in the industry. Some were positive. Others were negative. We will review some of them. |
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- For local DC area folks and weather buffs, here's the NWS's musings...N.B. I don't know why they use ellipses the way they do, but I haven't cut anything -- it's all... theirs. |
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- Playing for Team Canada in the 2006 WJC has meant that Ryan O’Marra has had to make a lot of adjustments. |
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- With 48 points and a wining percentage of .686 through the first half, the Grand Rapids Griffins have enjoyed the best start in team history. |
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- The San Antonio Rampage offense is anemic and the same holds true for the Phoenix Coyotes forward prospects individually. |
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- One of the young guns Syracuse was counting on to carry a good deal of the offense is talented left winger Joakim Lindstrom. |
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- With their two toughest contests out of the way, Aki Seitsonen and Team Finland are looking to rebound in the 2006 World Junior Championships. |
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- WATCHNIGHT SERVICE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Where as the original Watch Night service occurred on December 31, 1862; the day when Africans gathered in churches in anticipation of news pertaining to their freedom, which was to come down from the White House the following day. During these Watch... |
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Email class (Dec 31 2005 04:34 GMT) - Sent text or HTML e-mail messages using templates |
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- Find asthma control test at the best price ! - Human Growth Hormone (hGH) / Cushing's Help and SupportHuman Growth Hormone (hGH) is produced in the pituitary gland of humans, and the hormone is ... |
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- A complete overview of all yoga postures, poses or asanas with detailed descriptions and pictures. |
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- Direct Response Versus Awareness Advertising: Which Way Should You Go? A direct response agency knows how to get fired in about 60 days. The distinguishing characteristic of direct response advertising is that it asks the … Amazon. |
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- On Truth, Fact, Values, Climate Change, and Doughnuts -- A Guest Commentary |
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- Climate Shock: We're on Thin Ice |
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