From the monthly archives: March 2011

Shipping agents set for showdown over illegal charges

On March 27, 2011 · In Finance

Unless urgent steps are taken by the relevant authorities, the ports may soon be shut down by the leadership of the various freight forwarding groups to protest illegal charges on importers by shipping company agents and their support by the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

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Oshiomhole wants FG to re consider its policy on used vehicles

On March 27, 2011 · In Headlines

EDO State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has called on the Federal Government to review its recent policy which allows used vehicles of up to fifteen years old to be imported into the country.

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Elections 2011: Politics & selective amnesia

On March 27, 2011 · In Vista Woman

Please, turn off that radio. I’m tired of all these campaign jingles,” said this mother to her teenage undergraduate daughter.

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Eagles sure of victory against Ethiopia – Siasia

On March 27, 2011 · In Sports

Nigeria’s Super Eagles, with their full compliment of foreign-based stars, will tonight at the Abuja National Stadium, play Ethiopia in a match day three of the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifying series.

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My opponents ‘ve nothing to offer – Jonathan

On March 27, 2011 · In News

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, dismissed the antics and campaign strategy of his opponents in the April polls, saying that all their proposed solutions to the nation’s socio-economic transformation are hopeless.

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I cannot be intimidated – Ribadu

On March 27, 2011 · In News

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN presidential train stormed Ilorin, yesterday, even as its candidate, Malam Nuhu Ribadu declared that he was not intimidated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ribadu stressed that the ruling party is scared because the leadership is jittery, knowing fully well that ACN will win the April presidential elections .

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Obasanjo: We hold Jonathan to one term vow

On March 27, 2011 · In Headlines

FORMER president and chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo declared, yesterday, that zoning of public offices in the party was “alive and kicking”, just as he said that the accident of history that threw up President Goodluck Jonathan as the PDP presidential candidate must be understood.

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The Presidential debate

On March 27, 2011 · In The Orbit

Earlier this year, February 7, precisely, I had gone to speak at the University of Houston, Texas. The English and History Departments, the Houston Fund, and the good folks at the Voices Beyond Boundaries in Houston had made it possible for my visit to talk on a subject I called “Imagined and Transitional nations: matters arising in African Literature” and give readings from my collection of poems, The Horsemen & Other Poems. In the audience, both at the university and later that evening at the reading at the Houston Institute for Culture was a group of Nigerians.

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No-lye relaxing creams

On March 27, 2011 · In hair we go

Beyond having a penchant for relaxers with double-barrel names, one cannot easily decipher why the first choice of most women is a no-lye formula as the agent to be used to straighten hair.

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What manner of democracy? (2)

On March 27, 2011 · In News, The Spectrum

The term ‘democracy’ was originally ‘demos’ and ‘krasi’; Greek for ‘people’ and ‘rule’ -or ‘rule of the people’. But over time, it has etymologically evolved to mean different things to different people. In our own part of the world, the transformation is breathtaking.

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Who is pressurising INEC?

On March 27, 2011 · In Nigeria Today

Recent media reports that officials of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), are under pressure to do wrong should be a source of worry to many people, especially at this eve of general elections.

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The North still insists

On March 27, 2011 · In Voice of Reason

Nigeria now counts the days to the general elections. The parties are now on the hustings. And, they are criss-crossing the cardinal points asking for votes. Some of them are still busy canvassing new alliances.
PDP would have been very sure if their ranks had been what they should. Their ranks have been broken on account of their not keeping their words.

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Jonathan committed to Nigeria’s attainment of food security – Prof Abdullah, Agric Minister

On March 27, 2011 · In Interview

Appointed as Minister of Agriculture 11months ago, Professor Sheikh Abdullah, in this interview with Sunday Vanguard’s Jide Ajani, Editor, Northern Operations; Favour Nnabugwu and Gbemiga Olamikan, presents government’s position on the huge challenges in a sector that employs 70 per cent of Nigerians. Abdullah laments that some states are still not meeting their obligations to farmers but reaches a point of consolation that things would get better.

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I love shoes – Mo Chedda

On March 27, 2011 · In Allure

It wasn’t too long when she shot into our consciousness performing at all girls musical shoe, Girl Power. But since winning the Best New Act award by MTV Africa Awards, Mo Chedda has certainly come into her own.

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