Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Walter Carrington, and many eminent human rights activists yesterday participated in the 20th anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election. The election was believed to have been won by Chief Moshood Abiola.
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The Federal Government said it adopted the process of guided liquidation for the moribund state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its GSM subsidiary- MTEL, because their liabilities far outweigh their current value.
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There were indications yesterday that 220 Federal Government’s parastatals, agencies and commissions may be scrapped in the ongoing restructuring and rationalisation of the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
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The federal government has offered 80 per cent stake in the ten power generating stations built by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) to private investors. - See more at: http://leadership.ng/news/130613/fg-offers-80-stake-nipp-plants-investors#sthash.s5dSAuTP.dpuf
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Southwest states were throbbing with huge parties yesterday as residents remembered the June 12, 1993 election — Nigeria’s fairest and freest ever. There were various activities to celebrate the election, which was won by frontline businessman Chief Moshood Abiola.
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Following the proscription of the activities of terrorist groups - Boko Haram and Ansaru, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) to check their database for the names and associates of the sects.
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Here we go again. Another model has revealed to the mainstream media that some models, in an effort to stay thin, eat cotton balls.
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A teenager who attempted to jump over a moving car ended up being hit... but somehow still landed on his feet.
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Ambassador Susan Rice was up until recently the American Ambassador to the United Nations. Her long-standing aspiration of becoming the Secretary of State for her country was dashed when the Republicans in the Senate started sharpening their knives in anticipation of her formal nomination for that position by President Barak Obama.
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The title of this article would come as a surprise to many, especially those who know me and how much I have supported the candidature of Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) since the 2003 elections when he decided to join the race for the Presidency. But if they understand the saying that life is all about change, they will see sense why I have taken the position expressed in this piece.
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