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Court Sacks Dangote As NSE President
By Moses Ebosele, Bertram Nwannekanma, Jude Oguzie, and Helen Oji
A FEDERAL High Court in Lagos has nullified the August 6, last year election of business mogul and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote as President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
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10 Injured In Plane Near Mishap
From Kelvin Ebiri, Port Harcourt
A NIGERIAN Air Force (NAF) plane yesterday skidded off the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwu, runway and injured over 10 passengers on board.
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Man Bags Nine-Month Jail Term For Al-Qaeda Link
From Isa Abdulsalami, Jos
CHIEF Magistrate Ladi Madaki of Jos Main Market Court has sentenced a young man, Shamsudeen Salihu, to nine months in prison for being a member of Al-Qaeda Network and Boko Haram as well as having a bale of military camouflage materials in his possession.
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AFRICA
Bongo links UN mission costs to climate change, conflict makers
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PRESIDENT Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, has said that world leaders can reduce the costs of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping by doing more to prevent armed conflicts, notably through adopting long-range plans to reduce climate change.
>Congo wants full UN troop pull-out in 2011
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THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has called on for all United Nations (UN) troops to pull out in 2011, a move which human rights groups say would spell disaster for civilians caught up in conflict there.
WORLD
Israel's new home plan threatens Middle East talks
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PROSPECTS for indirect peace talks were in tatters yesterday, after the Palestinians said they would not negotiate with Israel unless it reversed plans to build 1,600 settler homes in east Jerusalem.
ICC, Russia to seek justice for Georgia conflictvictims
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By Francis Obinor
A DELEGATION from the Office of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has met with top Russian officials, confirming its full support for any genuine proceedings on the alleged crimes committed during the armed conflict in South Ossetia, Georgia in August 2008, including alleged attacks against civilians as well as against forces who were acting as part of a peace keeping mission.
POLICY & POLITICS
'There Is No Breach; Yar'Adua Still Remains President'
As long as the President has not been removed through impeachment by the National Assembly or declared incapacitated by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), he remains the President. So, their statement is not running against the constitution.
ARTS
Nollywood... in search of corporate stimulant
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By Anote Ajeluorou
NOLLYWOOD is at the threshold of getting a second chance. Being an industry, which grew out of necessity, lots of things were left undone at inception or simply taken for granted.
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