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For alleged contractual breach, SALOF Industries Nigeria Limited has resolved to explore legal options to resolve issues relating to acquisition of SALOF Refrigeration Companies USA (designer and manufacturer of small-scale liquefied natural gas technologies). Consequently, SALOF Nigeria has formally served notice to General Electric (GE) Oil and Gas Incorporated through its counsel, Mike Ozekhome in a letter dated July 3, 2013. GE Oil and Gas has therefore, been given a 14-day ultimatum within which to initiate processes of mitigating the loss that SALOF Industries Nigeria Limited suffered due to the acquisition. In the notice of intention to proceed against GE…

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A democracy inclined Non-Governmental Organization- Human Rights Writers association (HURIWA) has carpeted President Goodluck Jonathan for appointing the Information Minister, Labaran Maku as ‘supervisory’ minister in the Ministry of Defence. The group noted that his alleged role in the ongoing fratricidal violence in his home state of Nasarawa is yet to be transparently investigated and issuance of clean bill of health to the serving federal cabinet member done by an independent judicial commission of inquiry to assuage the bottled up emotions of certain persons who feel otherwise.  HURIWA asked the President to desist from actions that may be misconstrued to graphically paint his administration as…

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By: Gracious Akujobi The official handover of the rehabilitated Main Bowl pitch of the National Stadium Abuja to the National Sports Commission by Julius Berger PLC, the contractor that fixed it, will take place on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. As part of activities marking the handover, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will take on local side, Amakson Soccer Academy, in a friendly match. Secondary schools in Abuja will also participate in athletics competitions. Side attractions will include performances by Whizkid, Ice Prince Zamani and White Nigerian.  Leading comedians in Abuja will also perform on Tuesday starting from 3pm. The contract to rehabilitate the…

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By: Gracious Akujobi Super Eagles boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi and Chelsea star, John Mikel Obi, have dismissed insinuations in some quarters that Mikel feigned injury to avoid playing in the 4-1 friendly win against Burkina Faso last Tuesday in Kaduna. Keshi who spoke through Team Scribe, Dayo Enebi Achor, said Mikel was injured even before he set out for Nigeria for the encounter but out of patriotism he offered to play the World Cup qualifier against Malawi. The doctors of the national team also passed him fit but not 100 per cent. “In the early part of the game the…

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By: Gracious Akujobi The Alaiya family of Ososo, Akoko Edo Local Government area of Edo State has announced burial programme for the late Head of the family, Pa Moses Jemila Alaiya, who died on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the age of 72. A statement from the first son of the late Alaiya, Ben Alaiya, said the burial will commence on October 25, with his laying in state at the Alaiya compound in Ikpena Quarters, Ososo, to be followed by an inter-denominational service. Burial proper will hold on Saturday, October 26 at the family compound, while entertainments of guest follow at the same…

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By: Sunday Oyewole President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday evening resumed peace talks with the aggrieved Governors with a view to resolving the crisis that has engulfed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since early this year. It was the first time the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum; Governor Rotimi Amaechi of rivers would be attending a peace meeting with President Jonathan. The meeting, held at the First Lady wing of the Presidential Villa, was attended by five aggrieved governors. They are Babangida Aliyu- Niger, Sule Lamido- Jigawa, Rotimi Amaechi- Rivers, Muritala Nyako- Adamawa and Abdulfatai Ahmed- Kwara. Also in…

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The leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has taken a swipe at the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasir El-Rufai, for questioning the credibility of CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor. El-Rufai was quoted in an interview he granted a national daily as saying “Look, Pastor Oritsejafor is the propaganda chief of the PDP. He lacks credibility. He is not a religious leader. He is a religious pretender. “From his statements, he is a bigot, he is an ethnic irredentist and no one should take him seriously. It is sad that such a person is the head…

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President Goodluck Jonathan is holding peace talks with the aggrieved Governors including  Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers with a view to resolving the crisis that has engulfed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since early this year. The meeting, still ongoing at the First Lady wing of the Presidential Villa, is being attended by five aggrieved governors. They are Babangida Aliyu- Niger, Sule Lamido- Jigawa, Rotimi Amaechi- Rivers, Muritala Nyako- Adamawa and Abdulfatai Ahmed- Kwara. Also in attendance are governors loyal to the President and the Bamanga Tukur-led PDP. They are Governors Liyel Imoke-Cross Rivers, Ibrahim Dakwambo- Gombe, Idris Wada- Kogi…

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By: Sunday Oyewole Vice President Namadi Sambo on Saturday in Maiduguri, Borno State flagged off the inaugural flight of 2013 Hajj operations.   The event which held at the Maiduguri International Airport had over 520 Borno State pilgrims on board the Max Air Boeing 747 Aircraft.  The Vice President who stood in for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan stated that the choice of Maiduguri was a signal that peace had finally returned to Borno State, emphasizing that the administration was doing everything possible to ensure the protection of lives and property of the citizenry.   “The choice to hold the Hajj…

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By: Gracious Akujobi The World Soccer Ruling Body, FIFA, has said that former chairman of the Nigeria Premier League Board, Rumson Baribote has no case against the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The former Premier League boss had petitioned FIFA, challenging the NFF for changing name of Nigeria Premier League (NPL) to Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) without congress ratification. He also complained about the manner he was removed from office by the NFF and requested the world body’s intervention. Consequently, FIFA requested NFF to provide defence and also carried out investigations after which it discovered that Baribote had in the…

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