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Naira devaluation: CBN withdraws N300bn from circulation

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Monday, December 8th, 2014

BY BLAISE UDUNZE The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn N300 billion from the banking system to support the naira, which has been hit by falling oil prices. The development made the overnight rate to spike to 30 per cent on Friday, up from 12 per cent last week. This was as overnight lending […]

MKO Abiola’s younger brother arraigned for defrauding pastor

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 8th, 2014

From SEGUN OLATUNJI, Abeokuta The police have arraigned a 73-year-old younger brother of the late winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, Mubasiru Abiola before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a pastor of N1.5million. The police said Mubasiru simultaneously sold one acre of land to one Pastor John Joseph of the […]

Boko Haram: We’ll carry arms, if… –MASSOB scribe

Posted by admin Biafra, Boko Haram, Headlines, Raw Politics, South-East Monday, December 8th, 2014

»National»Boko Haram: We’ll carry arms, if… –MASSOB scribe 0 By Our Reporter on December 9, 2014 National From OKEY SAMPSON, Aba Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said it will jettison its non-violent posture towards its struggle and carry arms if the Boko Haram insurgents threatening parts of […]

Wamakko picks APC senatorial ticket (Governors’ retirement home)

Posted by admin Headlines, Sokoto, State News Monday, December 8th, 2014

Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko yesterday picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to contest for Sokoto North Senatorial seat in the forthcoming general elections. The governor was elected by no fewer than 2,432 delegates at the Trade Fair Complex in Sokoto city. Announcing the result, Chairman of the Electoral Panel, Alhaji Nasiru […]

Picture: Indomitable spirit: Simeon, amazing guitarist who has no fingers

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 8th, 2014

Sunday, December 7, 2014 Indomitable spirit: Simeon, amazing guitarist who has no fingers advertisement &lt;a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&amp;m=6&amp;c=1″ target=”_blank”&gt;&lt;img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&amp;m=6&amp;tp=8&amp;d=s&amp;c=1&amp;vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″&gt;&lt;/a&gt; BY DEJI AROLOYE Simeon Djagbo hails from Ughelli South Local Government Area in Delta State. His story is amazing, a perfect reason that no young person has any excuse for failing […]

Information, Tool for Good Governance – By Arnold A. Alalibo & Calista Ezeaku

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Calista Ezeaku, Columnists, NNP Columnists Sunday, December 7th, 2014

By Arnold A. Alalibo & Calista Ezeaku | NNP | Dec. 07, 2014 – At the Banquet Hall of the Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, were seated several dignitaries which included politicians, top media executives, university lecturers, representatives of telecommunication companies, labour leaders, state government functionaries among others. The hall was full to capacity and over-flowed […]

FIFA Women World Cup: Super Falcons get tough draw

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, December 6th, 2014

By Ben Efe The draw for the 2015 FIFA Women World Cup have handed the Super Falcons a tough group, where they have been paired with the USA, Sweden and Australia in group D.The Super Falcons returned to winning ways at the 2014 African Women Championship in Namibia where they won all their games to […]

Picture – ‘Why, at 42, I am in JSS1’ (Bravo, woman)

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, December 6th, 2014

By Gabriel Ewepu Mrs. Juliana Godwin, a 42-year-old Junior Secondary School I (JSSI) student of Junior Secondary School, Gosa, Abuja, has become one of those persons with strong will to change her condition. Mrs. Godwin, who hails from Riyom in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, had her education stalled by lack of sponsorship, […]

Revealed at last: Why Ini Edo’s marriage failed

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Saturday, December 6th, 2014

The shocking details By Ekerete Udoh It is no longer news that top actress Ini Edo’s marriage to Philips Ehiagwina has collapsed. So much has been written mostly by writers relying on third party sources as to why the marriage failed. The widely speculated reason has been the issue of infidelity that the husband alleged. […]

2015 Presidential Election: My conditions to campaign for Jonathan — Gov Sule Lamido

Posted by admin General Politics, Jigawa, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories Saturday, December 6th, 2014

*’Why President must call Edwin Clark, others to order’ By Ochereome Nnanna Congresses for the nomination of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates for the Houses of Assembly election in 2015 took place nationwide on Saturday, November 29, 2014. Governor Sule Lamido joined his fellow delegates to participate in the exercise in Birnin Kudu, Jigawa State. […]