2015 polls: Parties explore consensus to evade violence at primaries
A head of the general election in 2015, major political parties may have chosen to toe the consensus path in the selection of their presidential and gubernatorial candidates which will only be ratified at congresses to reduce tension and violence that usually ...
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Hong Kong: Fresh clashes as pro-democracy protests spread
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong defied fresh volleys of tear gas early on Monday as authorities tried to quell spreading unrest.
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Spice Shows Promise Against Alzheimer's
A compound found in the Asian spice turmeric, used in curry dishes, has been found to have beneficial properties that could make it a promising drug candidate for treating Alheimer's disease and other neurological disorders.
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A Passport to sold-out times?
Earlier attempts at beating five-inch smartphones at their game did not work out too well for BlackBerry. User-friendlier and even relevant to office-work, iPhone and all its other challengers, had made the going tough for the Ontario, Canada-based company.
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Afghanistan to inaugurate new president Ashraf Ghani as NATO's war ends
KABUL (AFP) - Afghanistan will host a grand presidential inauguration on Monday, with former US-based academic Ashraf Ghani taking power as NATO troops end their 13-year war without defeating the fierce Taleban insurgency.
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Emefiele's crocodile tears over N300bn surplus
The preceding excerpt is from the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele's comments, when he spoke to journalists shortly after the latest meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee in Abuja recently.
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Nigeria »
Chibok Girls - Are They All Pregnant?
Media reports have confirmed that Susan, one of the Kidnapped Chibok girls that was released by the Boko Haram militants is four months pregnant.
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Army sets up another court-martial to try erring soldiers
The Nigerian Army has concluded arrangement to set up another court-martial to try some of its erring officers and soldiers. Daily Sun reliably gathered that the court martial, which will be inaugurated tomorrow, at the Command Army Officers Mess, Abuja, has ...
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Jonathan has reduced unemployment by 20% —Group
A youth group, under the auspices of Youths Ask for Goodluck Again (YAGA), has said that President Goodluck Jonathan, had reduced the vexed problem of unemployment in Nigeria by 20 per cent.
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Election group backs INEC on 30000 polling units
A civil rights organization, Election Monitor, has said the controversy surrounding the allocation of about 30,000 new polling units in Northern Nigeria was needless because the region even deserves more than what was allocated to it by the Independent ...
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Africa »
Time to stop the tragedy of building collapse
It was a tragedy of building collapse one too many on that balmy Friday, September 12, in the premises of the Synagogue Church, Ikotun, Lagos when the foundations of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Guest House could no longer hold as it ...
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Resign if you don't want to be accountable, DP says
GATUNDU SOUTH, Kenya, Sep 28 - Deputy President William Ruto has told leaders who do not want to account for the use of public resources and are using the push for referendum as a cover up to resign.
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Govs of NDDC states to tackle poor funding
THE Advisory Council, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has resolved to urgently address the funding challenges facing the commission so as to reposition it for better serve delivery to the people of the region.
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World »
Pro-Russia Rebels to Swap Prisoners With Ukraine
Rebels in the Ukrainian east and the central authorities in Kiev announced plans to exchange prisoners on Sunday. "The procedure will move along the 30 for 30 formula.
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2015: Amaechi urges Rivers people to vote credible successor
Nearly eight months to the expiration of his term in office, Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, Rt. Hon.
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Business »
Olowude, IGI boss is dead
THE Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Industrial and General Insurance Plc (IGI), Remi Olowude, is dead. Olowude died on Saturday in the United States of America where he was seeking medical treatments for the past two years.
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N50bn debt: Bi-Courtney, AMCON brandish different court orders
AS a Federal High Court in Lagos ordered Bi-Courtney Group of companies and its owner and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Wale Babalakin, to hand-over its concessionary powers to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) with immediate ...
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Technology »
Entertainment »
Geoffrey Oji Wins MTN Project Fame 2014 Winner to Join Chidinma, Iyanya ...
Geoffrey Oji, one of the contestants at the 2014 edition of the MTN Project Fame reality TV show has emerged winner of season 7 of the show.
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BIG BROTHER AFRICA REVEALS HOTSHOTS
More than 30 movies from 15 countries curated around the theme, 'Legacy' are set to show at the fourth edition of The Life House's 'Lights, Camera, Africa' Film Festival will run from Friday, September 26 to Nigeria's Independence Day, October 1 celebrating ...
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Sports »
Kano Pillars go five points clear
Glo Premier League champions Kano Pillars are now five points clear of the chasing pack in the Nigerian top flight. The Nigerian champions defeated Lobi Stars 2-0 on Sunday to keep their lead at the top of the standings despite the absence of key players ...
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Messi hails 400 goals for Barca, Argentina
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says he “never imagined” scoring over 400 goals in his remarkable career, BBC Sport reports. The four-time world player of the year, 27, passed the landmark with a brace in the Spanish side's 6-0 home win over Granada on ...
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Science »
Mangalyaan ride cheaper than auto, cost Rs 7 per kilometer: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while talking in New York said that Mangalyaan ride was cheaper than auto, as it cost just Rs 7 per kilometer.
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Russia launches Proton-M rocket after accident
The Proton is the workhorse of Russia's space industry, earning tens of millions of dollars a year by launching Western and Asian satellites.
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European spacecraft to land on comet in November
The European Space Agency will attempt to land the first spacecraft on a comet in November to provide clues to the solar system's 4.6 billion-year history.
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Could Further Taxation on Fossil Fuels Complicate the Climate Change Issue?
While the conversation on the current and future changes in the climate are far from over, the United Nations (UN) has convened its discussion on the issue this week until the 2015 General Assembly that will be held in Paris.
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Health »
It's possible to have an IVF baby for $800: No obese candidates, please
AUSTRALIAN doctors have cut the cost of having a baby using IVF to as little as $800, with research showing low-cost, low-stimulation techniques are almost as effective as conventional IVF.
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A chartered 747 carried 2,016 boxes of plastic sheeting supplied by the American government to Liberia, where it will be used in the building of care centers and clinics.
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