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Replicating FESTAC ‘77 possible in two years – Minister

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, September 8th, 2012

Abuja – Chief Edem Duke, Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, says the Festival of African Culture (FESTAC) can be revived in two years. Duke said this on Friday in Abuja at a presentation of an all-female dance troupe from Cuba. The event featured the presentation of dances from the Cuban troupe, Obini Bata […]

Dr. Reuben Abati: Sir, You Missed the Point – By Philip Akpoviri

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Philips Akpoviri., Reuben Abati Thursday, September 6th, 2012

By Philip Akpoviri | NNP | Sept. 6, 2012 – Save for President Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience, no other serving Nigerian public official, in my reckoning has in the past year attracted more vilification than Dr Reuben Abati, the president’s spokesman. The Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Allison-Maduekwe comes pretty close, but Abati leads […]

Soccer:Players still confused over ball-out-of-play rule

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, September 6th, 2012

Players are still voluntarily kicking the ball into touch when an opponent goes down injured despite directives that they should wait for the referee’s whistle, UEFA said on Thursday. There were several instances at Euro 2012 of players looking to the referee to stop the game when an opponent went down injured in line with […]

Is the Presidency becoming desperate and jittery?

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Thursday, September 6th, 2012

Three responses from the Presidency in the last one month have painted a picture of irritation, fear and desperation. The first was the response to the demand of the Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, on President Goodluck Jonathan to convert to Islam or resign as a precondition for their cessation of a reign of terror. […]

Terrorism: Telecoms firms threaten to cut off North

Posted by admin Latest Politics Thursday, September 6th, 2012

Major providers of mobile telephony in the country have threatened to withdraw their services from the North. They hinged their threat on the spate of attacks on base stations which has made them to lose a whopping N1.03bn. The umbrella body of the telecoms operators, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, on […]

N5000 note will kill production – Obasanjo

Posted by admin Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency Thursday, September 6th, 2012

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday said the introduction of the N5,000 note would kill production and affect small businesses negatively. Obasanjo, who spoke at a roundtable advocacy forum organised by the Institute of Directors, Nigeria, in Lagos, said the way the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, was fighting inflation by removing […]

Obama orders God, Jerusalem back in party platform

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Thursday, September 6th, 2012

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AFP) – US President Barack Obama ordered Democrats Wednesday to reinsert references to God and Jerusalem in their party platform, quickly moving to snuff out a damaging political row. The controversy had threatened to detract from the party’s drive to draw a sharp contrast with Republican nominee Mitt Romney on the eve […]

German hospital bars visitors from Dame Jonathan – Jonathan will not visit First Lady

Posted by admin First Ladies, National Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories Thursday, September 6th, 2012

By Clifford Ndujihe, Soni Daniel & Uduma Kalu, with Agency Reports abuja—TO quicken the recovery of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, officials of Horst Schmidt Klinik, the German Hospital where she is receiving medication, yesterday, barred visitors and some top Nigerian officials, who went to see her from, doing so. An official of the […]

South Africa lodges blade complaint

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics Thursday, September 6th, 2012

South Africa has made an official complaint that athletes are switching the size of their running blades after Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius claimed longer prosthetics gave a rival an unfair advantage. The International Paralympic Committee received a letter on Tuesday morning alleging that athletes had changed the length of their blades, breaking competition rules. Staff […]

FG disburses N2bn resettlement package to Bakassi indigenes

Posted by admin Latest Politics Thursday, September 6th, 2012

Attorney-General of the Federation, Bello Adoke, said the Federal Government had disbursed more than N2bn to communities affected in the border dispute in the Bakassi Peninsula. Adoke said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Yaounde, Cameroon, on the sideline of the 29th session of Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission. The justice minister […]