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COSHUP’s Unwritten Contract With Nigerians

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, February 24th, 2012

The need for urgent transformation of the Nigerian society cannot be over emphasized. This is with the view to ensuring that the Country’s vision 20:20:20 project becomes a reality. Again, the obvious consequences of the absence of the basic needs of life in the Country are too glaring to be ignored. This therefore makes it […]

Australian woman turns table against Nigerian internet scammers

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

An Australian woman, Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey has outsmarted some Nigerian internet conmen who specialize in dangling phony contracts to their victims. She turned the table against a group of con artists to the tune of $30,000 The Courier-Mail reports that Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey, 23, was employed as an “agent” in March 2010 by the Nigerians, […]

Press Release, Edo Black History -2/25/12

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, Press Releases, State News Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

EDO Presents an Observation on the Importance of the 3 R’s of Black History “Reflection, Recollection and Respect” to African Culture and reconnecting the African Diaspora OAKLAND – February 23, 2012 – Education Development Opportunities (EDO) an organization dedicated to the empowerment of children of the Diaspora, announced today that area leaders will come together […]

Boko Haram sets school on fire in Borno •Kills 4 policemen in Kano, Niger •As US offers support to Nigeria

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, Kano, Niger, State News Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

A primary school situated at Abaganaram ward of Maiduguri metropolis was set ablaze on Wednesday night by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect, residents of the area alleged. When Nigerian Tribune went to the area at about 4.00 p.m., it was discovered that the fire started at about 12.00 p.m until the morning on […]

Nigeria spent $3m on contraceptives in 2011 -Minister

Posted by admin Headlines, Ministries Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

The Minister of State for Health, Dr Mohammed Ali Pate, has disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Health contributed $3million for the procurement of contraceptive commodities in 2011, adding that the contribution would henceforth be an annual practice. Pate stated this in Lagos, on Thursday, during the United States Agency for International Development(USAID)’s project for […]

Lagos govt descends on tanker drivers on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

With a view to putting an end to the act of parking trucks on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway, the Lagos State government has swooped on oil tanker drivers who have cultivated the habit of parking their vehicles on the road. After the 72-hour ultimatum given by the state government for all tankers to be removed from […]

Lagos Igbo traders close markets for Ojukwu

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Igbo leaders in Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the closure of markets as a mark of respect for the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chief Chukwu Odumegwu Ojukwu. The affected markets are Ladipo Spare Parts Market; Alaba International Market; Trade Fair Market; Idumota market and Computer Village. The closure was in response to the call by the […]

74-year-old fake Ghanaian lawyer jailed for five years

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

February 24, 2012 by Agency Reporter An Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 74-year-old Ghanaian, Keinde Dodo, to five years imprisonment for pretending to be a lawyer and representing litigants in courts in Nigeria for 15 years. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Magistrate O.O. Martins did not give […]

A need to curtail Sanusi’s charitable donations

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

February 24, 2012 by Abdulsalam Ajetunmobi Amid all the hysteria surrounding the Central Bank of Nigeria’s donation of N100m to Kano victims of the Boko Haram terror attacks two weeks ago, the CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, sought to justify the exercise of his authority to provide this charity initiative on the […]

70 million Nigerians lack access to potable water – Minister

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

February 24, 2012 by Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, on Thursday revealed that about 70 million Nigerians lacked access to potable water. Ochekpe disclosed this during her meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Ryuichi Shoji, to sign an agreement for a N2.42bn grant to increase […]