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We should turn the tragedy of the Onitsha fire into an opportunity for unprecedented urban renewal
By Ayo Akinfe (1) Like the rest of you, I have a heavy heart today as I agonise over the Onitsha tragedy. Once again, a petrol tanker caught fire and hundreds of innocent people are now either dead, homeless or without any means of...
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Ghanaian foreign minister pleads with Nigeria to re-open her border as it is stifling trade
GHANAIAN foreign minister Shirley Botchwey has pleaded with the Nigerian government to end its border closure and allow goods from across the sub-region into its market as the closed border is leading to economic hardship for her...
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Niger Delta stakeholders kick against Akpabio's taking over total control of NDDC
TROUBLE is brewing in the ministry of Niger Delta affairs after new minister Senator Godswill Akpabio assumed full control of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and its powers to award contract. Recently appointed as the...
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Fifa to pay Uzoho's wages for the duration of the period when he remains out of action
GLOBAL football federation Fifa will play the club wages of Super eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho for the duration of the six months when he is expected to be out of action after picking up a serious knee injury over the weekend. Uzoho,...
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Nigeria should take the lead and come up with the unique concept of designer agriculture
By Ayo Akinfe (1) I have always believed that it is our innovative spirit that will get Nigeria out of the economic doldrums and give us a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2trn in the not-too-distant future. Unfortunately, this cursed...
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Army has buried 840 soldiers at Maiduguri's dedicated military cemetery since 2013
NIGERIA has buried a total of 840 soldiers slain by Bioko Haram terrorists at the military cemetery in the Borno State capital Maiduguri since it was established in 2013 as a dedicated burial site for troops. Built along the same lines...
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Buhari asks senate to approve a sum of $27.6m for Kogi State just a month before governorship elections
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve the sum of N10.06bn ($27.6m) to the Kogi State government prompting suggestions that the money could be used to fund November's forthcoming gubernatorial...
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11 year old Nigerian Naomi Oloyede uses speech at UN summit to call for an end to corruption
NAOMI Oloyede recently created history when she became the youngest Nigerian ever to address the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime international conference in Vienna where she called for a better life for children all over the...
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