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Nigeria’s Billionaires Plan to Conquer Africa

Details: Published on Thursday, 10 March 2011 09:01; Written by Tatiana Serafin

Aliko Dangote and Otedola This year, Nigeria adds a new billionaire Mike Adenuga, and sees Aliko Dangote’s fortune skyrocket.

Alike Dangote

In the past year Aliko Dangote’s fortune surged 557% to $13.8 billion, up from $2.1 billion, after he consolidated all his public and private cement holdings throughout Africa into the continent’s largest

Centennial Celebration of International Women’s Day

Details: Published on Thursday, 10 March 2011 08:55; Written by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealla Ladies and Gentlemen: I am absolutely delighted to be here to celebrate International Women’s Day.
One hundred years is a true milestone to celebrate and engage in some serious debate. In addition to a celebration, today is a day to look at the role women play in the work we do and in our own workplace. I would like to hear more of what we do well and what can we do better.
I’d like to take a moment to say special thanks to the men in the audience, and to one man in

“Our Priority is to tackle Poverty in Nigeria” – Ribadu

Details: Published on Thursday, 10 March 2011 08:47; Written by Chido Onumah

The presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has promised the establishment of six specialist hospitals in each of the country’s geo-political zones and building a million houses per year if elected president in April. He said the personnel needed to man these hospitals and do the construction jobs were available in abundance in the country and he would only create the environment to make them

Open Letter To Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha

Details: Published on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 21:22; Written by Kenneth Uwadi

Mr Samuelson Iwuoha, I thought I was through responding to your garbage. Yet I found myself attracted by two of your recent trash captioned , My life is under serious threat published in Point Blank News of 3rd march 2011 and rejoinder to a text message circulation published in New Africa Press of 8th March 2011. I unhappily admit that you have been saying so many things which any right thinking Nigerian would find

Nigerian oil smugglers invade Ghana – PC Appiah Ofori alleges

Details: Published on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 21:10; Written by Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie

Appiah Ofori Anti corruption crusader and NPP MP for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Paul Collins Appiah Ofori, has told Citi News he has credible information that crude oil thieves and smugglers have invaded Ghana from neighbouring Nigeria. He claims they are in the country with plans to loot the nation’s oil resources for sale on the international market. He has therefore petitioned President Mills not to sign the recently passed Petroleum Revenue Management Act into law.

He wants the President to refer the legislation back to Parliament for amendments to be made, to give the Ghana Navy the necessary legal backing to, at all times, protect the nation’s oil resources against the activities of oil thieves and smugglers.

Of executive profligacy and legislative docility

Details: Published on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 15:38; Written by Joel Nwokeoma

It is given that the ability of any democratic government to deliver the concrete benefits of good governance to the citizens is determined by the smooth functioning of the executive, judicial and legislative arms of government. This assumption reinforces the theory of separation of the powers of the different

Appeal against Extension of Governors Tenure, INEC Applies for Stay of Execution

Details: Published on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 14:53; Written by Daniel Elombah

INEC Chairman Jega The Independent National Electoral Commission has applied to an Abuja Court for an ORDER of Stay of Execution of the Judgment of the Honourable Court delivered on Wednesday 23rd Feb., 2011, exetnding the tenure of Seven State Governors pending the hearing and determination of the appeal already filed and served on the Respondents.

Suleja Bomb Blast; Stop this madness! - Buhari

Details: Published on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 14:41; Written by Rotimi Fashakin

The Congress for progressive change (CPC) has noted with dismay the charade going on in Niger state in the name of investigation of bomb blast in Suleja. We have equally noted the continued detention (by SSS) of the party's House of Assembly candidate in Suleja, Alhaji Abubakar Lado Abdulahi, at the behest of

A Century of Notorious Scam Mails and Fraudsters

Details: Published on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 11:41; Written by Adewale T Akande.

“ Did you know Charlie?” was an advert placed in a UK local newspapers in 2004. As it was reported by Matt Roper on pages 14 and 15 of Daily Mirror, Wednesday, December 22nd , 2004. The advert read thus: “Charlie Dufar, 81. died recently, leaving a substantial sum of money to be divided amongst his friends. We

Ibori's lawyer, Bhadresh Gohil Sentenced to 7 years in Prison

Details: Published on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 11:21; Written by Elombah.com

London - The Southwark Crown Court judge Christopher Hardy has sentenced Mr. Bhadresh Gohil, the London lawyer of former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori to 7-year term in prison for fraud and money laundering and for his involvement in the V-Mobile (now Airtel) share scandal.

Henry Okah Condemns Refusal to Extradite Him Over Bombings

Details: Published on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 11:05; Written by Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) Nigerian Leader of the militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Henry Okah, who is facing terrorism charges in South Africa, said Nigeria’s government is refusing to seek his extradition because a trial in his homeland may prove his innocence. Okah, 45, is facing charges under South Africa’s terrorism law for alleged involvement in car bombs on Oct. 1 in Abuja, Nigeria’s

Federal government to bail out Moribund Tinapa in Calabar

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 23:45; Written by Omoba

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday promised to bail out the moribund Tinapa business and leisure project in Calabar, Cross River State. He that his administration will not allow the N75 billion shopping complex to rot away. Addressing PDP presidential campaign rally at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, the president said the project executed by the Donald Duke administration holds a lot of promise for Nigeria’s commerce and tourism that it will be supported totally to reap the fruit of its investment.

Nigerian Justice Salami Judicial Drama/Judiciary and the Cabal packaged rotten Judges’ Arrangements

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 22:37; Written by Mazi Patrick

Justice Salami Judicial Drama has exposed Cabal influence in our Judiciary and the packaged rotten Judges’ Arrangements pretending to deliver justice but tactically toeing Cabal’s judicial Bids and to use Media Noise on non verifiable electoral Fraud and Progressive incited sentiment/emotions on gullible Nigerians, mostly from Western Nigeria. They short-changed the real winners and cancel elections and

hand over victory to non verifiable winner with false electoral Result and fraudulent electoral data, and

Pictures: EFCC Seals Off Igbinedion’s Abuja Properties

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 20:49; Written by EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has sealed off two choice mansions of former governor of Edo state, Lucky Igbinedion. The two properties are those on 7 Justice Fatai Williams Street , Asokoro Abuja and 5 Danube Crescent , Maitama Abuja. The exercise was carried out on the heels of a forfeiture order granted the EFCC on Tuesday, March 1st , 2011, by a Federal High Court in Lagos. The court, presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris, authorized the Commission to seize 11

Ribadu air mishap, ACN Accuses President Jonathan of Mischief

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 19:04; Written by Administrator

Where rampaging goats was accused of nearly causing the air mishap that almost caused Presidential bearer, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and his running mate their life, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), accused its political rivals, the Peoples Democratic Party of sabotage on Tuesday after its vice presidential candidate was forced to make an emergency landing due to a runway invasion by rams and goats.

Wikileaks Cables: Bankole, Atiku and Buhari comment on latest revelations

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 17:39; Written by egbuefi

Hon. Dimeji Bankole has denied the revelation by the internationally acclaimed Wikileaks that he accused the Judiciary of having been bribed to validate Late Umaru Yar’adua’s victory in 2007 polls and for describing the EFCC as a joke. NEXT reported yesterday that Mr. Dimeji Bankole told former US ambassador to Nigeria,

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | Worlds Top 100 women

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 17:29; Written by Elombah.com

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; The former finance director of Nigeria who is now a managing director of the World Bank

"When I became finance minister they called me Okonjo-Wahala – or Trouble Woman," says Nigeria's former finance and foreign minister, now a managing director of the World Bank. "It means 'I give you hell.' But I don't care what names they call me. I'm a

Militants kidnap 10 PDP chieftains in Ondo

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 16:17; Written by Administrator

AKURE—Militant youths struck in Ondo state weekend by kidnapping at least 10 Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders from Ese-Odo local government area of State. This development came as a surprise as it is the first time the militant youths would strike in the state since the ugly incident of kidnapping

Nigeria’s Oldest Governor, Murtala Nyako in Teen Sex Escapade

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 15:58; Written by Huhuonline

Huhuonline.com Reveals that Adamawa’s dictator governor, Murtala Haman Yero Nyako has so far spent over N100million from the state resources on teenage girls for fun and sometimes travelling with them to as far as the United States and Germany where there will be absolute ‘secrecy’.

Nigeria News Update

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 15:50; Written by Charles Oluyori-Ack

Call for Petroleum Bill Passage - A group of human rights activists have asked the Nigerian National Assembly to pass the petroleum bill. In Abuja today during a peaceful rally the leader of the group called for stakeholders to pass the bill; he mentioned that while politics is important, this bill represents a single most

Lagos ACN Warns PDP to Steer Clear of Tinubu

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 15:24; Written by Joe Igbokwe

The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has warned that any attempt to arrest, detain or prosecute the indefatigable leader of the party and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on politically motivated frivolous charges would be met with the stiffest possible resistance. The

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu And Her Tinubu’s God Complex Theory

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 14:40; Written by Joe Igbokwe

On Monday February 28 2011 Ijeoma Nwogwugwu, a columnist and the big lady of Thisday Newspapers told the nation that our leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is playing God in Lagos and Nigerian politics. According to Ijeoma, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made himself the Leviathan, the hippopotamus, the

Nigerian indicted in $1.5 million California-based Nigerian e-mail scam

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 14:33; Written by Administrator

(Associated Press) LOS ANGELES -- Ten people have been indicted on federal charges for running a $1.5 million California-based Nigerian e-mail scam targeting mostly elderly people.

Open Letter To Mrs. Bianca Ono Ojukwu: Umuada Igbo Disowns Mrs. Ijeoma Njoku

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 13:46; Written by Umuada Igbo Nigeria USA

We, Umuada Igbo Nigeria USA and in the Diaspora therefore wish Mrs. Bianca Onoh Ojukwu (Nwada Igbo di-nma-di-ogo) well. May the almighty God in heaven continue to guide and be with you remain an ambassador for Nigeria women and Umuada Igbo Nigeria. Our best wishes to you and our prayers and speedy recovery to our own IKEMBA.

Libya War Traps Poor Immigrants from Nigeria and Ghana, at Tripoli’s Edge

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 12:01; Written by DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and SCOTT SAYARE

Hundreds of African migrant workers, many from Ghana and Nigeria, live next to the airport in Tripoli, Libya, hoping to fly home.

(New York Times) — As wealthier nations send boats and planes to rescue their citizens from the violence in Libya, a new refugee crisis is taking shape on the outskirts of Tripoli, where thousands of migrant workers from sub-Saharan Africa have been trapped with scant food and water, no international aid and little hope of escape.

Pro Jega's 73.58M Registered Voters' List Is A Huge Fraud

Details: Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2011 11:28; Written by Emeka Umeagbalasi

Had Your Commission’s “provisional” figure of 67.7million registered voters been subjected to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System or AFIS process, which is a post Direct Data Capture machine process, dutifully and legally required of Your Commission, the figures (67.7m) would have been brought down drastically, and not the addition of about 6million voters seemingly imported from God knows where.

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