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ABUJA COURT DISCHARGES EX-SPEAKER DIMEJI BANKOLE, DEPUTY.
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GBENGA DAN ASABE on 02/02/2012 15:42:00
 
An Abuja High Court this morning, discharged and acquitted the immediate past
House of Representative Speaker Rt. Honorable Dimeji Sabur Bankole and his
erstwhile deputy, Alhaji Usman Bayero Nafada  of  fraudulent acts in the well
celebrated case of ten billion naira loan.

Nigeria's Chance for Reform
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Alexandra Gillies on 14/01/2012 19:10:00
 
Since the Nigerian government ended longstanding gasoline subsidies as of New
Year's Day, Nigerians have responded with nationwide strikes and protests,
resulting in several deaths.

Nigerian unions to meet president over fuel strike
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Culled from Reuters on 14/01/2012 18:18:00
 
* Unions to agree negotiating position; * Government hopes momentum of strike
will falter;  * Compromise on fuel price seen as likely outcome (Adds colour,
quotes, analyst)

FAQ on Deregulation of the Downsteam Petroleum Sector and Removal of Fuel
Subsidy
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Richard Aderounmu on 14/01/2012 18:06:00
 
Against the backdrop of the recent debate on subsidies on premium motor spirit
(commonly known as petrol), it is pertinent to highlight, in details some ...

Fuel Subsidy Removal: Nigeria and the Social Media Rage
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By Peter Vlam on 14/01/2012 17:50:00
 
As Nigerians woke up to a third day of protests on Wednesday, the virtual world
was waking up too: "Now, Nigeria controls its own media and Nigerians control
their own anger... Nigerians are united."

Boko Haram: The spreading northern insurgency
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Culled from The Economist on 14/01/2012 17:41:00
 
The government must think hard about how to tackle an Islamist uprising that may
have less to do with religion than the rebels claim

Government to fix Port Harcourt Refinery in October 2012
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Culled from Reuters on 14/01/2012 17:03:00
 
A 60-day period of turnaround maintenance will begin on Nigeria's main Port
Harcourt oil refinery by October 1, the managing director of the facility was
quoted as saying in an interview.

Will 2012 see more strong men of Africa leave office?
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Culled from Reuters on 14/01/2012 16:25:00
 
There are many reasons for being angry with Africa ’s strong men, whose
autocratic ways have thrust some African countries back into the eye of the
storm and threatened to undo the democratic gains in other parts of the
continent of the past decades.

Nigeria: Church in Gombe hit by deadly gun attack.
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Richard Aderounmu on 06/01/2012 14:36:00
 
Gunmen have attacked a church in north-east Nigeria, killing at least six
people, the church's pastor says.

Protest against fuel subsidy removal ‘ll be total, prolonged’
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Agency Reports on 06/01/2012 14:32:00
 
A coalition of civil society organisations, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and
the Students Union Government ...