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Shell's parent company cannot be held liable for oil spills in the Niger Delta, says Dutch Court. However, Shell's subsidiary in Nigeria is partly liable for damages and will pay compensation to one farmer, the court ruled Wednesday. Four Nigerian farmers had sued Shell for polluting and destroying their farmlands and rivers. This was the first time in Dutch history
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Rings of marijuana smoke are not going away from Nigeria any time soon. They pour from the lips of big-name singers and motor-boys, drivers and teenagers. And voices largely on the sidelines and in support of marijuana want their pastime recognised as less dangerous than cigarette. They also want it made legal. Late afrobeat maestro Fela Anikulapo Kuti made no
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Maiduguri - Security forces in Nigeria's volatile northeast welcomed on Tuesday a ceasefire declaration by a commander of the Islamist sect Boko Haram, but said they would not lower their guard. Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez, a man local security sources say is a Boko Haram commander, called on sect members to halt attacks that have left many hundreds dead
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Cairo - Egypt's senate on Monday ratified a law that would grant the armed forces powers of arrest, the official Mena news agency reported, as the country was gripped by days violent unrest. According to the text the armed forces will "support the police in maintaining order and protecting vital installations until the end of parliamentary elections and whenever the
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Nigerian extremists have issued direct threats to France in retaliation for military action in Mali, the French consulate here said Monday, while warning its citizens against travel to northern Nigeria. “A growing situation of insecurity is resulting from the intervention undertaken in Mali against the advance of terrorist groups,” the advisory from the consulate said. “In retaliation, Nigerian terrorist groups
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Maiduguri - Attackers killed eight people in a village in northern Nigeria's embattled Borno state, with at least some of the victims' throats slit, officials and residents said on Monday. The military spokesperson in the area, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, confirmed that an attack had occurred on Sunday in the village of Gajiganna, but declined to comment on the manner
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Medview Air which was recently issued an Air Operator's Certificates (AOC), yesterday made an air return on its Abuja bound flight from the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) with 74 passengers on board. Information gathered by our correspondent revealed that 15 minutes after take-off from the airport, there was a bang in one of the two engines of the
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced one of the four suspects, Edmund Ebiware standing trial for their involvement in the October 1, 2010 twin bombing, which occurred at the Eagle Square in Abuja, to life imprisonment. The is coming few days after a South African court also sentenced the mastermind of the bomb blast, Henry Okah to
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President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram, as a threat not only to Nigeria, but also to the entire African continent and called for international efforts to curb its activities. Jonathan, while fielding questions on a CNN programme, Amanpour, from the World Economic Forum, Davos said the sect was not fuelled by corruption or misrule as
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Maiduguri — Tragedy struck at a local market in Damboa town of Borno State on Monday when some unknown gunmen killed 18 hunters who were trapped in the market while selling bush meat. Sources said the hunters also served as vigilante group, helping the police and local authorities in taming sundry crimes. It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering seven
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Foremost cleric, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has condemned the same sex marriage that has been made legitimate in some countries, saying such should not be introduced in Nigeria. Pastor Adeboye, who is General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), described same sex marriage as anathema to God's will and instruction, saying the will of God for human
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Johannesburg - Nigerian Henry Okah was convicted on 13 charges of terrorist activities by the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday. "I have come to the conclusion that the State proved beyond reasonable doubt the guilt of the accused," Judge Neels Claassen said when handing down judgment. "The evidence of all the accomplices that worked with him was not contradicted...
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Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack on the convoy of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, it emerged yesterday. The deputy governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, also confirmed the arrest to AFP yesterday but declined to give numbers. This comes as the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI),
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Kano — The Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero Saturday survived an attack launched by unknown gunmen on his convoy at Masalaci Murtala in Kano metropolis. Vanguard gathered that the 19th Fulani Emir had gone to a religious function at the mosque when his attackers exploited the traditional firing of dane guns by his royal guards, which heralded his exit, to
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There was yet another fire outbreak Thursday in Lagos, in what appears to be a season of fire outbreak in the state. Chaos and pandemonium ensued Thursday at Waterworks Road, off Liverpool, Apapa, when two tankers fully loaded with petroleum products exploded at a loading bay belonging to Petrol-Cargo Limited. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), the state
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Two suspected Islamists and two civilians were killed on Thursday in a shootout between gunmen and soldiers in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano, a military spokesman said. A group of gunmen suspected to belong to the Boko Haram Islamist sect opened fire on a military checkpoint on the outskirts of Kano, leading to an hour-long shootout, Lieutenant Iweha Ikedichi told
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Nigeria's oil production has remained stagnant in the last 40 years, a report from ExxonMobil Corporation has said. The multinational oil company also said the country's new deepwater production has not buoyed its oil production during the period under review. General Manager, Operations Technical Geoscience, Mobil Producing Nigeria Andrew Ejayeriese said this during the presentation of Mobil's Energy Outlook. He
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Abuja — Nigeria's agriculture minister today responded to a barrage of criticism about the planned distribution of cell phones to the country's poorest farmers. Opposition politicians attacked the idea, and news articles and editorials criticized it as ill conceived. Yesterday, for example, the widely read Punch newspaper, said farmers need fertilizer and other goods, not phones. The paper quoted a
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Despite alarming predictions that Nigeria will disintegrate, President Goodluck Jonathan has assured that the nation will remain one indivisible entity not only now but far into the future and eternity. President Jonathan made this declaration Sunday at the 2013 Inter-denominational church service held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja to celebrate this year's Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The President flayed
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Bureaucratic delays, lack of funding and technical incompetence have stalled the establishment of nine private refineries approved by government, Daily Trust investigation reveals. The Federal Government had since 2002 been granting licences for the establishment of private refineries to address fuel importation problem in the country, but none of them has yet taken off. The latest nine private refineries, proposed
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No fewer than 30 persons, suspected to be vandals died in a pipeline fire at Arepo village, in Ogun State, early on Saturday, the police said. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in-charge of the Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism, Mr Friday Ibadin, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Ibadin said an explosion
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Lagos - Nigeria's anti-graft agency said on Friday the former head of the country's central bank had been questioned over a probe into alleged bribery related to a printing contract for banknotes. The investigation centres on a contract for Securency, a note-printing firm partly owned by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Allegations have surfaced in Australia of corruption in various
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Samsung, an official sponsor of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013, has launched its signature song called ‘Samsung Football Anthem’ for the tournament. Under the theme: ‘Our passion powers Africa’, the company aims to bring the spirit of the game to its consumers. The anthem encourages Africans to stand tall, support their favourite teams, and get involved
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Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, Wednesday night released the list of Nigeria's team to the 2013 African Nations Cup. The list was released even as the friendly match between the Eagles and Cape Verde was still on. FINAL LIST OF 23 PLAYERS FOR SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel); Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be'er Sheba, Israel); Chigozie Agbim
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Lagos — An explosion on board a ship servicing MRS Oil and Gas tank farm at the Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos sparked a major fire yesterday, disrupting operations at the depot. Witnesses said many people were injured by the fire that resulted from the explosion, which happened at about 11am. There were fears yesterday that some people might have
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