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Africa & World Politics, Kwara, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
By Demola Akinyemi ILORIN—Neighbouring Benin Republic has invaded 16 villages in Okuta, the border town in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, causing fear and tension in the affected communities. In their determination to annex the Nigerian villages, Vanguard reliably gathered that authorities of Benin Republic had gone ahead to construct offices fot its […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the key suspect behind Paris attacks, was killed in police raid in the Saint-Denis suburb, the prosecutor said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT “Abdelhamid Abaaoud has just been formally identified as having been killed during the raid” in a northern Paris suburb on Wednesday, Francois Molins said in a statement. French police were looking for […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, November 5th, 2015
South Africa has expressed concern over a N1.04 trillion (5.2 billion dollars) imposed by Nigerian authorities on MTN Group. However, the country said it would not affect the cordial relations between the continent’s two biggest economies, a cabinet minister said on Thursday. South African Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe told reporters “obviously as government […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, November 1st, 2015
By Jonah Nwokpoku A survey conducted by Nigeria’s online vehicle marketplace, Carmudi.com has shown that Nigeria is the most expensive country to buy a car when compared to its neighbouring West African countries. The study which focused on the used car model manufactured between 2008 and 2013 provided insights into the price difference across some of the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists
Monday, October 26th, 2015
By Halima Babangida | Abuja, Nigeria | October 26, 2015 – I am a Nigerian. I am a Muslim. And I am angry… Almost a month has elapsed since the calamitous stampede at the Hajj in Mecca and we are no closer to any concrete answers about what really happened. The Nigerian death toll in the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA – Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday night left Abuja for London to participate in the launching of the Energy Africa Campaign today. He will be signing a commitment on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria to partner with the United Kingdom government on the Campaign. A statement from his […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
BBC Economists at some of Canada’s big banks are upgrading the country’s economic forecast in the wake of the Liberal Party’s sweeping victory in the election Monday. But they warn that the Liberals’ planned deficit spending could result in interest rates rising sooner than expected, which could put pressure on mortgage-holders. And the party’s […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
Pistorius freed from jail, but under 4-year house arrest Oscar Pistorius was released from prison in South Africa Monday and placed under house arrest, Correctional Services spokesman Manelisi Wolela said. The former Olympic athlete had been in prison since October last year, when a judge sentenced him to five years for culpable homicide in the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, October 17th, 2015
GIRLS in a remote Caribbean village are becoming boys when they hit puberty due to a rare genetic disorder. One in 90 children born in Salinas in the Dominican Republic grow a penis in a natural transformation from female to male. Known as the guevedoces, which translates as penis at 12, these youngsters are referred to […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olalekan Waheed Adigun
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Olakekan Waheed Adigun | Lagos, Nigeria | October 15, 2015 – What happens when an organism stops growing? My guess is that you know the answer, but I do not request yours. If we agree with the “evolutionists” that the main purpose of life is growth, then the extinction of certain creatures like dinosaurs […]
