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2Face Idibia on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to housemates in the Big Brother Africa Stargame show. He was welcomed with a warm and long hug from one of the housemates, Janettes, who was overwhelmed seeing the ‘African Queen’ crooner in the BBA House. As the celebrity guest, 2face lectured the house mates on their new status as celebrities and ...

By SaharaReporters, New York The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has condemned the hosting of African First Ladies by Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, under the aegis of the African First Ladies for Peace Mission (AFLPM). The event is billed for July 24 to July 27, 2012. In a statement signed by Engineer Rotimi Fashakin, its Publicity Secretary, the ...

The men of the FCT State Security Services, SSS, have arrested two suspects for beheading a 7-year-old boy and attempting to sell the head. The suspects, John Yakubu, 25, and Ishaya Dakulung, 30, were arrested last Sunday at about 1:30 am along A.Y.A junction of Asokoro District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, following a tip off. Dakulung, confessed ...

The Petroleum Industry Bill 20122 1. OBJECTIVES…………………………………………..12 2. OWNERSHIP OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES ………………13 3. MANAGEMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES ……………..13 4. TRANSPARENCY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE……………..13 5. ROLE OF THE THE MINISTER ………………………………………13 6. FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE MINISTER ……………13 7.RIGHTSOFPREEMPTION…………………………………15 8. REGULATIONS………………………………………. 15 9. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PETROLEUM TECHNICAL BUREAU ………………………………………………………………………..16 10. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU………………16 11. STAFF OF ...

Legal representatives to First Lady, Patience Jonathan, and her immediate predecessor, Turai Yar’Adua, say they will pursue an out-of-court resolution for the disputed Abuja land they both are laying claim to, in what appears a swift attempt by the Goodluck Jonathan administration to curtail the embarrassing standoff between the two women. The property, located in the central business district of ...