Nigeria, S-Africa, Egypt account for half of Africa’s economy — World Bank
Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt account for about half of the African economy says new data released by the World Bank Group last week. The report which ranked global economies on the basis of the strength of their currency said that China will overtake the United States of America by the end of 2014 as the largest economy in the world.
Funding of Terror Network: ‘Boko Haram got over N11bn to kill and maim’
The Islamist group, Boko Haram, may have got over $70million between 2006 and 2011 for its insurgent activities in Nigeria which claimed lives, the most recent of which is the Friday Nyanya, Abuja bombing, from its sponsors.
At a conservative exchange rate of 1 to 160, that amount comes to N11.2billion.
‘Boko Haram got N11bn to kill, maim’
They made about $70million (about N11 billion) between 2006 and 2011. That was what members of the Jama’atu Ahliss-Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram, harnessed. This revelation was made last week by a retired American military personnel of Nigerian descent, Major Chris Moghalu, on national television.
Former Edo ANPP guber candidate, Edebiri, dumps APC for PDP
FORMER governorship candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Chief Solomon Edebiri, has dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing alleged dictatorial tendencies of APC leaders as reason for his action.
Man attacks police officer with machete to evade arrest
A-20-year-old man, Segun Ogunleye, was arraigned before an Abeokuta magistrate court, sitting in Isabo, for attempted murder of a police officer.
2015: INEC moves to check fraud
Professor Attahiru Jega’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is moving against fraud in future elections with the full complement of the Advance Automatic Finger Identification System, AAFIS, exercise, which has seen 108,529 voters deleted from the voter register (VR) for Ekiti State.
