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Call box business is booming in Cameroon
There's no official figure to determine its role in the Cameroonian economy but there is evidence that the "call box" business is a booming informal business in the country's mobile telephone sector. The informal business, practised by thousands of Cameroonians in both in the urban and rural areas, entails one getting a mobile phone and a table in an open area on a street, reports Xinhua. This ...
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Osun to Reconstitute Electoral Commission
The Osun State Government said yesterday that it would re-constitute the state Independent Electoral Commission to democratise the local government administration in the state. The state's Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Mr Wale Afolabi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo that the list of nominees would be sent to the House of Assembly for approval. "The ...
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Board Tasks FMC Keffi On Service Delivery
Lafia - Members of the newly constituted board of the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa State have tasked staff and management of the institution to rise up to the challenge of health care delivery and service to humanity. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Board and management staff of the medical centre, recently, the Board chairman, Prince Udom Ekpoudom , a retired DIG of Police, ...
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MURIC Tackles Lagos Govt Over Hijab Ban
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) yesterday has petitioned both international and local human rights organizations on the denial of the fundamental human rights of female Muslim students in Lagos State who are being obstructed from using Hijab. This is coming just as the Executive Chairman of the Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) Disu Kamor voiced his shock over the decision of the Lagos ...
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Govt Not Nollywood Should Cater for Film Veterans - Elliot
Nollywood actor-cum-director, Desmod Elliot has said taking care of veteran of Nollywood actors who fall sick is beyond the industry as the government ought to cater for movie stars. The Glo ambassador expressed dissatisfaction with the rate Nollywood veterans die because of poor medical attention and the inability to foot their hospital bills. He said "it is not the industry, this is ...
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Identity
Identity, which takes place over one perpetually rainy night, is essentially a reworked version of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, in which 10 strangers find themselves stranded in an isolated mansion and are slowly killed off one by one. This time around, however, it's not an isolated mansion, but rather an isolated motel, perhaps the most isolated since Norman worked the des ... ...
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How Corruption Poor Governance Are Killing the Country
I pay tribute to the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Hon. Ekpo Nta and his indefatigable team for the brilliant idea of hosting this forum. This lofty initiative bears testimony to the genius of Hon. Ekpo Nta. Apart from shedding light on seemingly hazy issues, it is a welcome opportunity for elected officers to relate with the ...
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Internally Displaced Persons and the Society
Internally Displaced persons also known as IDPs are mostly victims of the inhumanity of man against man. They are victims of various kind of injustices or violence perpetrated by either their own government against them or by others, such as, communal clashes, terrorism, riots, religious conflicts, natural disasters and so on. Contrary to the expectation of the world population, the new world ...
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Police Probes Alms-Givers Missing Manhood Claim
Police authorities in Ondo State say they are investigating a middle-aged woman accused of castrating a man using charms. The alleged victim, a graduate of College of Education, Oro, Kwara State, claimed the woman, a beggar, allegedly hypnotized him after he gave her N50 alms, resulting in his manhood disappearing. The man, who gave his name as Mr. Akande, said he started feeling his penis ...
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Bar Beach Wont Be Available On Childrens Day
Lagos - The Management of Lagos Bar Beach has said that children and other fun seekers will not be able to use the sandy area of the beach during the Children's Day celebration. Mr Effiong Ekanem, the Chairman, Tourism Committee of Lagos Bar Beach, made the fact known in Lagos on Saturday, saying the area was restricted. Ekanem said the restriction was in compliance with safety ...
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Obasanjo Shares 40 Percent Cassava Bread With African Leaders
Former Nigeria's President ,Olusegun Obasanjo, took the 40 percent cassava flour inclusion in bread to Tanzania recently as he urged the Tanzania President to promote the use of cassava in confectioneries in his country to transform agriculture. He noted that the use of cassava flour in bread would stimulate the demand for the root crop, create jobs and, more importantly, make farmers ...
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