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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 ...

  • “Nigeria Will Become History …” Nigeria Is Already History By Bayo Oluwasanmi

    During the briefings, he threatened fire and brimstone if he was arrested for the threats he made regarding the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, "Nigeria will become history." As we watch helplessly the slow but steady destruction of Nigeria, those who refused to listen to the words of truth will expedite its final fall. It is a case of terrible blindness and ...

  • Nigeria eases curfew in northeast fights on against Boko Haram

    MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria relaxed a curfew on Monday in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offensive yet against militants from the Islamist group Boko ...

  • Achebes Homeward Journey Begins Sunday

    Onitsha - The final burial of Prof. Chinua Achebe, who died on April 23 in the United States of America (USA) where he lived and worked, begins sunday. The remains of the late literary icon is expected to arrive Abuja today amidst other activities en route his Ikenga Ogidi country home in Anambra state, where he would be laid to rest on Thursday, May 23. Coming exactly one month after his ...

  • Governor Al-Makura - What I Know About Ombatse

    Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura has given insights into the relatively known cult, Ombatse, which recently killed several security operatives deployed in Alakkio community, saying the activities of the group became known to his government only six months ago. The cult had on May 7 killed 56 security operatives - 46 policemen and 10 personnel of the State Security Service - who were part ...

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Big Deal on Madonna Street (I Soliti ignoti) [DVD]

Big Deal on Madonna Street (I Soliti ignoti) [DVD]

Mario Monicelli's Big Deal on Madonna Street (I Soliti ignoti) features a group of good-natured, but utterly incompetent criminals who try to rise above their station in life by pulling off one big heist, the one that will set them up for life. The entire film is a non-too-subtle satire on both the crime genre, with especially good pokes at Jules Dassin's heist masterpiece Ri ... ...

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  • Ogidi agog for Achebe as Obi inspects his final resting place

    BY VINCENT UJUMADU AWKA- OGIDI, the home town of the late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe is set to receive the body of their illustrious son, who would be buried in the community on Thursday. Various groups and organizations have been meeting to put finishing touches on the programme as the town is expected to host visitors that would come from many parts of the world. The state ...

  • Cycle of Violence Spikes High in Nigeria

    Following President Jonathan's declaration of a state of emergency in the Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, violence has spiked higher in the African country. Reports say Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan declared emergency in states after losing control of certain areas to Boko Haram, an Islamist movement. President Jonathan reportedly ordered more troops to be sent to the north-eastern ...

  • Boko Haram - Military Pounds Insurgents Moves to Reinforce Troops

    As the troops deployed to enforce the emergency rule declared in some states in the North-east pounded Boko Haram strongholds, the Defence Headquarters said last night that the insurgents were in complete disarray and on the run. THISDAY has, however, learnt that the military is considering bringing back Nigeria's troops from Liberia to join efforts in stamping out the Boko Haram ...

  • Nigeria naira firms after cbank meets fx demand at auction

    LAGOS | Mon May 20, 2013 11:02am EDT LAGOS May 20 (Reuters) - Nigeria's naira firmed against the U.S. dollar on the interbank market on Monday after the central bank met demand for the greenback at its currency auction, traders said. The unit firmed to close at 158.35 naira to the dollar on the interbank, after weakening to 158.50 naira intra-day, compared with Friday's close of ...

  • Benin–Nigeria Power Interconnection Project Sharing Energy in West Africa

    The Electricity Authority of Benin-Nigerian Electric Power Authority power interconnection project, jointly financed by the African Development Bank, the West African Development Bank, and the Economic Community of West African States, is one of the sparkling flagship projects for regional integration and cooperation in West Africa. Financed under the West Africa Power Pool program, the project ...

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