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Six Chinese companies working in Nigeria blacklisted by World Bank over corruption

SIX Chinese companies operating in Nigeria and working on several major development projects have been blacklisted by the World Bank over alleged fraud and corruption that bars them from getting certain international contracts.

 

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Kaduna Sharia Court orders divorcee to return mattress and carpet husband bought as they were part of his bride price

KADUNA divorcee Hauwa’u Zailani has been ordered by a state sharia court to return a mattress and carpet to her husband after they marriage was annulled as the items were part of the dowry paid during courtship.

 

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Akubaraoha Youth Assembly warns Ipob to stay away from Ebonyi as they are miscreants

EBONYI State organisation the Akubaraoha Youth Assembly has warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) to stay from the state as they are not welcome and local people will not fold their arms while a group comes to disrupt the peace.

 

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Angry mob chases EFCC operatives away from Ambode's country home in Epe

FORMER Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode has been spared a visit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after an irate mob in his home city of Epe chased the operatives away earlier today.

 

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Police re-arrest Taraba kidnapping baron Hamisa Bala seat free by soldiers earlier this month

KIDNAPPING baron Hamisu Bala popularly known as Wadume whose escape from police custody earlier this month caused controversy when soldiers who rescued him shot three policemen in the process has been re-arrested.

 

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All our woes including Ruga, the herdsmen saga, calls for secession and the throwing of punches in Nuremberg stem from economic problems

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Nigeria owes her independence in 1960 to India and Pakistan. After World War Two the Indian people made it clear they were throwing off the yoke of British rule and immediately they did that, Britain lost interest in the rest of her empire 

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Nigeria's non-oil imports surpass exports by a whopping 463% during the first quarter of 2019

NIGERIA's non-oil imports shipped by sea surpassed her exports by over 463% during the first quarter of 2019 with the value of imported goods totalling N2.62trn ($7.2bn) while exports only added up to a paltry N604.39bn ($1.7bn).

 

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Nigerian billionaire Invictus Obi arrested by FBI over $11m fraud case involving account hacking

NIGERIAN billionaire Obinwanne Okeke has been arrested by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for conspiracy to commit computer fraud in a scam involving his Invictus Group.

 

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Unilag gets N5bn in the form of international grants which it plans to invest in car emission reductions

NIGERIA's University of Lagos has successfully attracted N5bn ($13.7m) from international agencies over the last one year for research and development and it plans to invest the funds in reducing car emissions.

 

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Gan Allah Fulani Development Association promises to cooperate with Ooni and Alaafin

CATTLE herdsmen's body the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association has pledged to work with the Ooni of Ife Oba Eniitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi to flush out criminal elements within their midst.

 

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