A magistrate judge in Nigeria ordered the arrest of more than a dozen journalists who were trying cover a court hearing, leading police officers to beat some of the reporters there, witnesses said
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Power: How Shell wields a lot of influence in Nigeria
April 2, 2012 Comment Off 181 ViewsDriving down the traffic-clogged road from the city of Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta region, the two machine-gun wielding soldiers in the pickup truck ahead of us prove effective at nudging
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Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank presidency bid
April 2, 2012 Comment Off 50 ViewsWITH Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s formal entry into the race for the presidency of the World Bank, Nigeria has put its hat in the ring of international, high stakes diplomacy. Latest reports
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Luxury brands target Nigeria’s wealthy elite upstart business owners, oil industry executives…
March 22, 2012 Comment Off 113 ViewsGlittering sapphire necklaces, designer suits against perfumed skin, the taste of freshly popped Champagne and the roar of a speeding Porsche: the five senses in Nigeria, brought to you by luxury
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Beyond the Yellow Fever Diplomacy, the implication of South Africa’s decision
March 16, 2012 Comment Off 39 ViewsBefore dwelling on the implication of South Africa's decision to deport more than one hundred Nigerian passengers who had just arrived at the country on the ground that their yellow fever
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Trial cashless policy begins – The latest monetary policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria
March 8, 2012 Comment Off 32 ViewsThe latest monetary policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aimed at easing pressures on cash transactions in the banks has already begun in Lagos. It is known as ‘cashless’ policy. In
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Tyra Banks proves she’s more than just a pretty face as she graduates from Harvard
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 74 ViewsAs the brains behind the America's Next Top Model franchise, we already knew Tyra Banks was more than just a pretty face. Now the model and mogul has defied any remaining doubters by
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Why Govs Are Not Executing Convicts On Death Row
February 5, 2012 Comment Off 81 ViewsAside from the pressure from the European Union, which has been campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty globally, the political backlash of executing condemned criminals may have been
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A deep look at the travails of the Nigeria Police within the context of general insecurity
January 27, 2012 Comment Off 63 ViewsGroup Politics Editor, Taiwo Adisa, takes a deep look at the travails of the Nigeria Police within the context of general insecurity in the land, concluding that the force is already being seen
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So we have a bunch of geniuses as leaders, do they think before they act?
January 5, 2012 Comment Off 42 ViewsThere are four classes of people in Nigeria, the poor, the middle class (almost extinct) the rich and the 'untouched'. We all know the first 3. The 'untouched' is the group of people we call
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