Nigeria Buzz http://www.nigeriabuzz.com Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 SURE-P to Nigerians: Our roads are no longer death traps http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/sure-p-to-nigerians-our-roads-are-no-longer-death-traps/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/sure-p-to-nigerians-our-roads-are-no-longer-death-traps/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/sure-p-to-nigerians-our-roads-are-no-longer-death-traps/ The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P has assured Nigerians of smooth driving through the nation’s roads as funds are being provided for road rehabilitations. Read More

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]]> The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P has assured Nigerians of smooth driving through the nation’s roads as funds are being provided for road rehabilitations. Read More

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]]> http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/sure-p-to-nigerians-our-roads-are-no-longer-death-traps/feed/ 0 Pope statue unveiled in Italian potato field http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/pope-statue-unveiled-in-italian-potato-field/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/pope-statue-unveiled-in-italian-potato-field/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:14:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/pope-statue-unveiled-in-italian-potato-field/ The first-ever statue of Pope Francis has been unveiled in a potato field near Naples -- an unorthodox homage to the fact that the Argentine pope's ancestors were farmers in northern Italy. Read More

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]]> The first-ever statue of Pope Francis has been unveiled in a potato field near Naples — an unorthodox homage to the fact that the Argentine pope’s ancestors were farmers in northern Italy. Read More

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]]> http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/pope-statue-unveiled-in-italian-potato-field/feed/ 0 Military retakes five Boko Haram strongholds http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/military-retakes-five-boko-haram-strongholds/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/military-retakes-five-boko-haram-strongholds/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/military-retakes-five-boko-haram-strongholds/ Nigeria's military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized territory, as it pressed on with a sweeping offensive against Boko Haram militants. Read More

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]]> Nigeria’s military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized territory, as it pressed on with a sweeping offensive against Boko Haram militants. Read More

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]]> http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/military-retakes-five-boko-haram-strongholds/feed/ 0 Why ACN’s form of opposition is extinct http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/why-acns-form-of-opposition-is-extinct/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/why-acns-form-of-opposition-is-extinct/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 17:54:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/why-acns-form-of-opposition-is-extinct/ TO provide a credible opposition you need a political party whose leaders have been tested and trusted and who have provided credible leadership that transcends ethnic or geographical demarcations and have been found to be above board in their individual and official dealings within and outside government. Read More

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]]> TO provide a credible opposition you need a political party whose leaders have been tested and trusted and who have provided credible leadership that transcends ethnic or geographical demarcations and have been found to be above board in their individual and official dealings within and outside government. Read More

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]]> http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/why-acns-form-of-opposition-is-extinct/feed/ 0 Yahoo! eyes growth, youth in $1.1 bn Tumblr deal http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/yahoo-eyes-growth-youth-in-1-1-bn-tumblr-deal/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/yahoo-eyes-growth-youth-in-1-1-bn-tumblr-deal/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:07:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/yahoo-eyes-growth-youth-in-1-1-bn-tumblr-deal/ Yahoo! unveiled its biggest deal yet under chief Marissa Mayer on Monday, snagging blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in a move to get younger users into the orbit of the struggling Internet pioneer. The two firms confirmed weekend reports of the tie-up, a deal which keeps the fast-growing Tumblr largely independent while integrating technology and advertising opportunities. Read More

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]]> Yahoo! unveiled its biggest deal yet under chief Marissa Mayer on Monday, snagging blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in a move to get younger users into the orbit of the struggling Internet pioneer.

The two firms confirmed weekend reports of the tie-up, a deal which keeps the fast-growing Tumblr largely independent while integrating technology and advertising opportunities. Read More

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]]> http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/yahoo-eyes-growth-youth-in-1-1-bn-tumblr-deal/feed/ 0 IMF okays PIB; calls for early passage http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/imf-okays-pib-calls-for-early-passage/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/imf-okays-pib-calls-for-early-passage/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:03:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/imf-okays-pib-calls-for-early-passage/ Global financial watchdog, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, has commended Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, saying, it “would boost investment, government revenue, and fiscal transparency.” Read More

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]]> Global financial watchdog, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, has commended Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, saying, it “would boost investment, government revenue, and fiscal transparency.” Read More

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]]> http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/imf-okays-pib-calls-for-early-passage/feed/ 0 Customs intercept $2.7m from 5 suspects at Murtala Mohammed airport http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/customs-intercept-2-7m-from-5-suspects-at-murtala-mohammed-airport/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/customs-intercept-2-7m-from-5-suspects-at-murtala-mohammed-airport/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:23:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/customs-intercept-2-7m-from-5-suspects-at-murtala-mohammed-airport/ The Murtala Muhammad Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 2.7 million dollars (or N432 million) from five suspected money launderers while attempting to travel abroad. Read More

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]]> The Murtala Muhammad Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 2.7 million dollars (or N432 million) from five suspected money launderers while attempting to travel abroad. Read More

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]]> http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/customs-intercept-2-7m-from-5-suspects-at-murtala-mohammed-airport/feed/ 0 We will sustain Isaac Boro’s legacies – Dickson http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/we-will-sustain-isaac-boros-legacies-dickson/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/we-will-sustain-isaac-boros-legacies-dickson/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:08:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/we-will-sustain-isaac-boros-legacies-dickson/ The Ijaw nation yesterday converged at Kaiama in the Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa State to commemorate this year's Isaac Adaka Boro Day celebration declaring that late Boro's legacies, sacrifice, courage and belief would be sustained. Read More

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]]> The Ijaw nation yesterday converged at Kaiama in the Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa State to commemorate this year’s Isaac Adaka Boro Day celebration declaring that late Boro’s legacies, sacrifice, courage and belief would be sustained. Read More

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]]> http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/we-will-sustain-isaac-boros-legacies-dickson/feed/ 0 Confusion as Shell, Bayelsa community disagree over cause of oil spill http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/confusion-as-shell-bayelsa-community-disagree-over-cause-of-oil-spill/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/confusion-as-shell-bayelsa-community-disagree-over-cause-of-oil-spill/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:03:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/confusion-as-shell-bayelsa-community-disagree-over-cause-of-oil-spill/ The Ikarama Community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa has disagreed with the Shell Petroleum Development Company over the cause of the reported oil spills from nearby oil wells. Read More

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]]> The Ikarama Community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa has disagreed with the Shell Petroleum Development Company over the cause of the reported oil spills from nearby oil wells. Read More

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]]> http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/confusion-as-shell-bayelsa-community-disagree-over-cause-of-oil-spill/feed/ 0 Court discharges man accused of manslaughter http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/court-discharges-man-accused-of-manslaughter/ http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/court-discharges-man-accused-of-manslaughter/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:00 +0000 admin http://www.nigeriabuzz.com/court-discharges-man-accused-of-manslaughter/ An Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday discharged a man accused of alleged manslaughter after a formal application by the family of deceased victim to withdraw the matter. Read More

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]]> An Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday discharged a man accused of alleged manslaughter after a formal application by the family of deceased victim to withdraw the matter. Read More

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