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Japan’s Toshiba Machine said weekend it would seek shareholders’ approval if it decides to adopt defense measures against a hostile takeover, agreeing to demand from a prominent activist investor targeting the molding machine company. The former Toshiba Corp (6502.T) unit has threatened to implement “poison-pill” defense as investor Yoshiaki Murakami on Tuesday launched a
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By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Miriam Onuoha has defeated Obinna Onwubuariri of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the court ordered rerun election in Okigwe North federal constituency. When Vanguard called the state Public Relations Officer, PRO, of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Emmanuella Opara, at about 16:35 pm, yesterday,
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By Kayode Ojewale Death is not the opposite of life but a part of it — Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist. In Nigeria today, mortality rate is not massively reducing as expected even with the advent of technology and other inventions that make life easier to live. The average lifespan in our country gives an
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By Owei Lakemfa, Life is very cheap in the country. My point of reference is not the case of Ropvil Daciya, an undergraduate of the University of Maiduguri, and hostage of the terrorist Boko Haram whose execution was carried out by a twelve-year old boy. Young Daciya was executed on his way to school, the
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By Dennis Agbo, Enugu Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has disclosed that the N-Power programme has not been jettisoned by the Federal Government as being speculated. Ngige, while dismissing rumours making the rounds that the Federal Government has abandoned the programme, said the programme was being repackaged and amendments could occur in
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By Ugochukwu Alaribe, Umuahia Communities in Asa clan of Ukwa West council area of Abia State have accused the state government of using “intimidation and force” to acquire their land for Enyimba Economic City development. The multi-million dollar economic city initiative of the Abia State government in partnership with some international bodies, including AfreximBank and
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Enyo Retail and Supply, a fuel retailing company has strengthened its partnership with Cars45, an auto trading platform with new automobile centre to provide customers’ with superior and improved automobile services in Nigeria. The new centre is located at Ogolonto, Ikorodu. ALSO READ: Edo PDP faults Umahi, petitions national chairman over Obaseki’s endorsement Speaking on the
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Britain said it will set out more details about its objectives for a free trade deal with the European Union next month after the country leaves the bloc on Jan. 31, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said. “We are going to publish our objectives for the negotiation, in due course after the 31st,” he told BBC
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By Chidi Nkwopara, Owerri The Catholic Bishops Conference of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, weekend, rose from their first plenary meeting for the year in Owerri, condemning what they called “manipulative predictions” and warning against unfounded rumours. The position of the bishops was made public in a pastoral statement, captioned “Trusting in God in these trying times,”
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By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has been called to set up a committee of inquiry to explain how N800 million Owerri West local government funds were disbursed in Imo State. A lawyer and member of Owerri West Local Government Area Interim Management Committee, IMC, Eze Eluchie, under Emeka Ihedioha, spoke
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