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Monday, December 8th, 2014
As US govt partners FG to reposition cocoa industry BY STEVE AGBOTA Despite being the fourth cocoa producing country in the world, stakeholders in the cocoa industry have lamented that Nigeria is benefiting nothing from $80 billion chocolate confectionery market. Against this background, the US government said it is supporting Nigeria to revive the cocoa […]
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Monday, December 8th, 2014

By Our Reporter on December 9, 2014 Business FROM ISAAC ANUMIHE, ABUJA Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, disclosed that Nigeria’s total banking assets have grown to over N24 trillion (about $150 billion). This, according to her, would not have been possible without the 2005 banking sector reforms. […]
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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. […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Saturday, December 6th, 2014
By Funmi Ajumobi To clear the bitterness against United States of America for not being able to help stop insurgency/ terrorism in Nigeria, Mrs Maria E. Brewer, Deputy Missioner, US. Embassy,Abuja, says his country has come to work with Nigeria and not for Nigeria.Brewer spoke while responding to audience question at the Hubert H.Humphrey 2014 […]
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Saturday, December 6th, 2014
By Levinus NwabughioguNo matter what anybody tells him, he says he will never give up on Nigeria. Read and know why former Vice President Atiku Abubakar loves Nigeria and wants to occupy Aso Presidential Villa, Abuja.“How can I be discouraged? You are just asking me to give up on Nigeria. I have no other place […]
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Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Bamanga Tukur For daring to return to his position as the national chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, members of the National Working Committee of the party have suspended Alhaji Bamanga Tukur from the party. Also suspended is a PDP aspirant for the House of Representatives, Aliyu Abuba Gurin. The suspension of the […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, December 1st, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan The United States has announced the cancellation of the training of a battalion of the Nigeria Army, at the request of the Federal Government. It said that the first two phases of the training were conducted between April and August, 2014, noting that it had provided untrained civilian personnel with basic […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Monday, December 1st, 2014

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal The Peoples Democratic Party has filed a fresh suit seeking an order compelling the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, to declare himself as no longer fit to represent the Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency. The suit is filed while the one instituted by […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, December 1st, 2014

No fewer than six students were injured during a clash among some students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Sunday evening. While some of the eyewitnesses described the fight as a power tussle between students who were loyal to the President of the Student Union, Ibikunle Isaac, and those of the Vice-President, […]
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General Politics, Kano, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories
Friday, November 28th, 2014

120 killed in mosque bomb explosions No fewer than 120 died and 270 were injured on Friday as the violent Boko Haram sect bombed the 10,000 capacity Kano Central Mosque where the Emir, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, usually leads prayers. About 10 gunmen went on a shooting spree after the blast at the mosque, which […]