Party factional leader joins Obasanjo’s camp

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Former Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and loyalist of the Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel, Joju Fadairo yesterday declared that he has decided to join Olusegun Obasanjo's faction of the party in the state. The former Nigerian president's faction of the party had produced Tunji Olurin as the PDP's governorship candidate for Ogun State. Mr Olurin's status was…

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Mimiko flags off N4.8 billion road

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Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, yesterday flagged off the Ikare-Akoko-Ajowa road which cost the state N4.8 billion. Mr. Mimiko also commissioned the largest market in Ondo State, the Ikare Regional Market, built at a cost of N210 million. The two key projects were part of activities marking his administration's second anniversary as his spate of project commissioning took him to…

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Phil Collins announces retirement

Chinaydu out with new single Ruggedman's rap protégé, Chinaydu of the ‘9ice the Ingrate' fame has released a new single, ‘Falling'. The rapper who is the first artist on Rugged Records, yet again featured label boss Ruggedman in ‘Falling' released yesterday on Notjustok.com. The track borrows a satirical opening from the multiple award-winning title track by American singer, Alicia Keys.…

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Anichebe picked ahead of ‘Obagoal’

9 March 2011 Nigerias Super Eagles have picked Everton striker Victor Anichebe ahead of Obafemi Martins as a direct replacement for injured Turkey-based striker Emmanuel Emenike for a forthcoming Nations Cup qualifier versus Ethiopia. MTNFootball.com exclusively gathered that Birmingham City cup hero Martins was pencilled to replace Emenike before the team selectors finally settled for Anichebe. The choice was between…

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Rep claims no primary election held in constituency

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The chairman, House Committee on Information, Eseme Eyiboh, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the ‘primary election’ held in his constituency. According to Mr. Eyiboh, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) did not conduct any election before forwarding the name of Bassy Dan Abia to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as House of Representatives candidate…

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Omo-Agege promises Delta residents mass housing

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Delta State governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Ovie Omo-Agege, has promised mass housing for the state’s citizens if he is elected in the April polls. Speaking to journalists at the weekend, Mr. Omo-Agege disclosed that he had a good housing policy for Delta indigenes and implored them to give him their votes on April 16, 2011…

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Traditional rulers endorse Jonathan

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Traditional rulers in Cross Rivers State have endorsed the presidential bid of President Goodluck Jonathan and are set to direct their subjects to vote for him in the April presidential election. At a reception for the president and his vice Namadi Sambo at the Council of Chiefs Chamber in Calabar on Monday, they said “every thing has its time and…

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Industry alarmed by Gbagbo grab at Ivorien cocoa

A move by Cote d'Ivoire's Laurent Gbagbo to take the cocoa sector into state hands triggered an alarm on Tuesday, as industry officials feared a huge financial hit if it meant their stocks in the country would be seized. Exporters said they were seeking urgent clarification on whether a late-night decree issued on Monday covered 475,000 tonnes of unexported beans…

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Libyan oil trade paralysed, deals in dollars blocked

Libyan oil trade has been paralysed as banks decline to clear payments in dollars due to U.S. sanctions, trading sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The move follows a decision by major U.S. oil firms to halt trade with Libya and will complicate deals for European firms to buy Libyan oil. Around half of Libya’s oil output, or more than one…

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Experts chide banks for abandoning core function

Banks in the country have abandoned their core function of financial intermediation and instead, are more concerned with pursuing deposits. Experts who spoke on the issue believe that the refusal of banks to take the risk in financing some sectors of the economy have put the economy in the poor position it is today. Boniface Chizea, managing director of BIC…

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Politics not ‘do-or-die’ affair, says traditional ruler

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The traditional ruler of Nupeland, also referred to as Etsu Nupe, Yahaya Abubakar, has urged Nigerian politicians not to take politics as a “do-or-die” affair and shun violence. Mr. Abubakar made the appeal in his palace in Bida, Niger State, on Sunday when members of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Zone A, of the state, paid him a…

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