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No going back on Bakassi handover

No going back on Bakassi handover

The Chairman of the Nigeria-Cameroun Mixed Commission, Prince Bola Ajibola, on Thursday said it was too late to reverse the handover of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroun. He reminded those criticising the action that the...

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Utomi commends Speaker Bankole

Utomi commends Speaker Bankole

Prof Pat Utomi has commended Hon. Dimeji Bankole, the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives for his initiative at collaborating with Civil Society to raise the quality of governance and service to the...

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How Kudi Abiola was killed

How Kudi Abiola was killed

A witness in the new case filed against the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, Mr. Mohammed Abdul, aka Katako, on Tuesday told an Ikeja High Court that Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, one of the sons of the...

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UN summons Nigeria, Cameroun over Bakassi

UN summons Nigeria, Cameroun over Bakassi

Following the rejection of the Green tree Accord between Nigeria and Cameroun over the disputed Bakassi Peninsula by the Senate, the United Nations has summoned both countries to New York. The Senate had last week...

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Politics ‘stifling $100 laptop’

Politics ‘stifling $100 laptop’

A lack of "big thinking" by politicians has stifled a scheme to distribute laptops to children in the developing world, a spokesman has said. Walter Bender of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) said politicians were...

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Britain to reorganise Nigeria police

Britain to reorganise Nigeria police

British government through its London Police is to overhaul the ailing Nigeria police for effectiveness and efficiency. The re-organisation of Nigeria police was the outcome of talks between President Umaru...

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CBN guarantees N1.5bn loans for farmers

CBN guarantees N1.5bn loans for farmers

The Central Bank of Nigeria said that it had guaranteed loans worth N1.5bn for 5,358 farmers under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme in the third quarter of 2007. This amount represented an increase of 153.3 per...

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Nigerians should monitor their lawmakers

Nigerians should monitor their lawmakers

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, on Monday urged Nigerians to hold their lawmakers accountable for their activities while in office. He said the development should be done through...

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Presidency stops sale of unity schools

Presidency stops sale of unity schools

The Presidency has stopped the privatisation or concessioning of its 102 colleges, otherwise known as unity schools. The Minister of Education, Dr. Igwe Aja -Nwachukwu, who made this known on Tuesday at an interactive...

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Iyabo Obasanjo is an ex-convict

Iyabo Obasanjo is an ex-convict

An Action Congress senatorial candidate in the last National Assembly elections in Ogun State, Chief Remilekun Bakare, on Thursday said before the Election Petition Tribunal that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic...

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