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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 ...

  • HM the King congratulates President of Cameroon

    Manama, May 20 (BNA) - His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to President Paul Biya, President of Cameroon, marking the Cameroon's National Day, wishing him abundant health and happiness. MJ m.a BNA 0722 GMT ...

  • Nigeria steps up blitz on Boko Haram

    Maiduguri - Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the ...

  • Customs Train 5000 Officers On Destination Inspection Says Spokesman

    The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said it had trained about 5, 000 of its officers on different aspects of Destination Inspection of cargo clearance. Mr Adewale Adeniyi, the Public Relations Officer of the Service, said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Adeniyi said that the service had surpassed the designated number of officers that were ...

  • APGA Crisis - Abia Chairman Commends INEC for Recognising Umeh

    The Chairman of APGA in Abia, Chief Onapuruagu Ukegbu, has commended INEC for recognising Chief Victor Umeh as the party's national chairman. Ukegbu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Friday that INEC had by the action shown that it was "truly an unbiased umpire" that could not be swayed to take an illegitimate action. "The contention about the authentic ...

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Sleepaway Camp [DVD]

Sleepaway Camp [DVD]

With so many slasher films coming out in the early 1980s, it took something special to stand out from the crowd. And, while Robert Hiltzik's Sleepaway Camp consists almost entirely of characters, situations, and settings that are interchangeable with any number of other Frid ... ...

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  • NSE Market Capitalisation Rises by N162 Billion

    Weekly activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday closed on impressive note as the market capitalisation rose by N162 billion. The News Agency of Nigeira (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation, which opened at N11.64 trillion, grew by 1.39 per cent to close at N11.79 trillion. The All-Share Index rose by 500.65 points or 1.39 per cent to close at 36,907.81 against the ...

  • Northern Governors Wives Forum Seeks Dynamic Approach to Tackle Insecurity

    Wives of the 19 Northern Governors on Friday called for a more 'dynamic approach' that could help stem the current wave of violence in the country. The Chairperson of the forum and wife of Benue Governor, Mrs Dooshima Suswam, made the call at a meeting of the forum in Abuja. She said that the act of violence in the country had taken a different dimension and such needed a dynamic ...

  • Nigeria Seeks AUs Support for UN Seat

    Nigeria is to formally request the AU to endorse its bid for a non-permanent seat of the UN Security Council in 2014-2015, during the body's forthcoming summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Foreign Affairs Minister Olugbenga Ashiru made made the announcement on Friday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the forthcoming AU meeting in Addis Ababa, scheduled for May 25 to May 27. ...

  • Orji Under Pressure As Politicians Lobby for Cabinet Slots

    Abia state governor, Theodore Orji, took many residents of the state by surprise when, on Wednesday, he announced the dissolution of his cabinet. If the dissolution of the 23-member State Executive Council took most residents and political watchers unawares, the same cannot be said of most of the affected functionaries. It was gathered that most politicians in the state have commenced intensive ...

  • I Dont Like Partying - Omobaba

    is not new in the comedy industry. The acclaimed fine boy has spent a decade in the industry not only delivering rib cracking jokes but has acted and released singles at different times. Now Omobaba is ready to launch his music album titled Finally Fine Boy and in a chat recently with SAMUEL ABULUDE, the multi-talented entertainer from Ilesha, Osun State speaks about his upcoming album, career ...

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