From the monthly archives: February 2011

NANS, group slam Imo govt

On February 25, 2011 · In News

-The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, and the Imo Rescue Group, IRG,have urged students from Imo State and the entire country to vote for only deserving Nigerians during the April 2011 general elections

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FG reads riot act to ex-militants

On February 25, 2011 · In News

The Federal Government has drawn up a code of conduct for former militants sent overseas for training, threatening stiffer penalties for violators.

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Conversations with super German diplomat

On February 25, 2011 · In Owei Lakemfa

MY favourite playwright and poet is Bertolt Brecht, the controversial theorist of the stage called the “Epic Theatre”. His famous plays include The Threepenny Opera, Baal, Mother Courage, Caucasian Chalk Circle, and The Good Woman Of Setzuan. When this German cultural giant passed away in 1956, he was sixty eight.

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NFF Appeal: D-day for Falode, others

On February 25, 2011 · In News

Nigerian football will be put through another test today, when the NFF Appeals Committee, headed by Barrister Ola Mafo, meets to decide whether or not to uphold the appeals filed by Aisha Falode against the election of Dilichukwu Onyedinma as Women Football Chairperson and another appeal filed against Chief Emeka Inyama, by the North East candidates as the National League boss.

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Even If Galadima Wins

On February 25, 2011 · In Crisp Shots

THIS piece is going to press 72 hours before the elections in Khartoum, in which Nigeria’s Ibrahim Galadima is a candidate. The concern here is not whether he wins or not. I am more bothered about the way we are, the way we elect to be and the consequences for Nigeria.

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Fidson shareholders commend performance, seeks representation on Board

On February 25, 2011 · In Business

SHAREHOLDERS of Fidson Healthcare Plc have unanimously commended the performance of the company for the financial year ended June 30 2010, even as they asked for representation on the Board of Directors

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I swallowed 65 wraps of Cocaine to meet up with family obligations

On February 25, 2011 · In Crime Alert

A former drug convict, Chukwunyere Enoch Duru (39), stunned operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos recently, when he confessed that he swallowed a combination of 65 wraps of cocaine and

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Nigeria gets a chapter of UK-based hospitality institute

On February 25, 2011 · In Travel & Tourism

The newly inaugurated Nigerian chapter of the Institute of Hospitality (IoH) of the United Kingdom has promised to impact positively on the hospitality industry in the countr

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Qatar Airways wins best airline award

On February 25, 2011 · In Travel & Tourism

For the second year in a row Qatar Airways has been selected by readers of the US edition of Business Traveller magazine as the Best Airline in the World for International Travel

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Olokun foundation celebrates yet another festival

On February 25, 2011 · In Travel & Tourism

The cacophony of noise by drummers and their accompanying dancers reverberated in every part of the Oworonsoki Youth centre in Lagos weekend. The air was festive and the feeling lively with a popular Yoruba musician, Saheed Osupa playing

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Over 7.3 million tourists visit South Africa in 2010 …to open tourism office in Nigeria

On February 25, 2011 · In Travel & Tourism

South African Tourism minister, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has revealed that over 7.3 million tourists visited the country between January and November last year, just as he said they are set to open a tourism office in Nigeria

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…Another one bites the dust

On February 25, 2011 · In Crime Alert

A former drug convict, Chukwunyere Enoch Duru (39), stunned operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International

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Fayemi signs N80.1bn appropriation bill

On February 24, 2011 · In News

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has signed the 2011 Appropriation Bill into law, with the promise to take care of all the sectors contain in the 8-point agenda of the present administration in the state.

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NIMC to enhance national identity project

On February 24, 2011 · In News

Owing to the firm resolve of the Federal Government of Nigeria to develop and implement an effective national identity management system for Nigeria within the next three years, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) charged to midwife this initiative has signed a memorandum of Understanding with two consortiums -chams and One Secure Card (SecureID) for the provision of data capture, processing, personalization and additional services.

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