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Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Prof. Emmanuel Omoh Esiemokhai
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
FORMER Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), who established the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in 1973 and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have opposed calls for scrapping of the NYSC because of incessant killing of corps members especially in northern parts of the country during recurring ethno-religious and political crises. Noting […]
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Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Headlines
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
A non-governmental organisation has warned the Federal Government against allowing the establishment of a United States, US, military base in Nigeria. Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC in a statement, yesterday, charged the government not to agree to the establishment of a US military base in the country, saying that it will jeopardise the country’s fragile security. […]
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Headlines
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Dear Relationship Angel, I’m Victor. Last year, I got a job as a personal assistant in a small company in Lagos. The Managing Director is largely based in the U.S. but comes to Nigeria once or twice a year, that is, at Christmas and Easter. So, most of the time, his wife runs the company. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Education, Headlines
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
UNITED States Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, Education Minister, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, and USAID/Nigeria Mission Director, Ray Kirkland are expected at the launch of Nigerian adaptation of Sesame Street, a children television series which focuses on literacy, mathematics and health education today at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Headquarters in Abuja McCulley who welcomed the […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
MORE details are emerging regarding the transfer of ownership to Nigeria of a veteran US warship formerly called Chase, now renamed NNS Thunder. President Barack Obama had approved granting of the ship to Nigeria way back in January at the peak of the Ivorien presidential election crisis. According to diplomatic and military sources from Nigeria and […]
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Governors, Headlines, South-East
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
The South-east governors met with former vice president, Dr. Alex Ekwueme in Enugu yesterday to discuss the vexed issue of zoning and sharing of political positions at the federal level, which appears not to be in favour of the zone. Also in attendance at the meeting, which held for about two hours at the Enugu […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
In spite of losing the prestigious West Africa Football Union (WAFU) trophy to Togo in the final on Saturday, Super Eagles’ Assistant Coach, Ike Shorunmu, believes that the future of the players who represented Nigeria in the competition is still ahead of them. The nation’s former number one goalkeeper said the players would not allow […]
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Headlines, State News, Zamfara
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Governor-elect of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdulazeez Abubakar Yari said his victory in the recent gubernatorial poll had vindicated Senator Sani Yerima as the undisputed political leader of the state. Yari told journalists in Abuja that the failure of the incumbent Governor, Mahmud Shinkafi in the April 26 election was largely a consequence of the governor’s […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Most Nigerians who returned from Cote D’ivore during the last civil war in the country have said that they are not in a hurry to return to the cocoa rich West African francophone country. Even though many of them said they were yet to engage in any money making venture to sustain them when they […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged not to appoint outgoing governor of Imo State , Chief Ikedi Ohakim a cabinet Minister in order not to provoke the anger of the people. The League of Okigwe Professionals in a statement in Owerri on Saturday argued that after the disgraceful ouster of Ohakim by Imo people as […]
