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The Federal Government may go ahead with the withdrawal of fuel subsidy without the National Assembly’s approval, The Nation learnt at the weekend. But the House of Representatives is said to be planning to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from using Executive Fiat to get the job done. The House may invoke its statutory powers in Sections 80-85 of the 1999 ...

BIZARRE! This is pathetic story of a woman who carried the burden of a male organ for close to three decades, but eventually found deliverance at the altar of God. The sad story of Zuratu Mohammed, 48, from Auchi, Edo State-Nigeria, began when she married her itinerant husband, a policeman from Ondo State, against her father’s wish. After the marriage, ...

UN News Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today call for greater support of efforts to provide 600 million people in Africa with affordable and sustainable energy to enable the continent accelerate social and economic development. “Ensuring access to reliable, efficient and affordable energy is a key element in advancing industrial development, creating decent jobs and increasing productive capacity, especially for small and ...