Importation of tomatoes from Benin Republic and other neighbouring countries by Nigerians particularly across the Seme border is on the increase following the Boko Haram insurgence in the North- East of the country famous for tomato farming.
The UN says more than 1,200 people have been killed in Islamist-related violence in north-east Nigeria since a state of emergency was declared in May. The UN said the figure related to killings of civilians and the military by the Islamist group Boko Haram in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
Significant lessons could also be learnt from Margaret Thatcher's economic policies that propelled Britain to an economic boom in the '80s through extensive promotion of entrepreneurial initiative and share-ownership.Thatcherism's thrust on substituting debt with equity spawned colossal economic development in the UK, which was soon adapted and ... (more)
A 45-year-old man, Pastor Daniel Samuel has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for stabbing his wife over her refusal to attend church activities.
January 1, 2014 marks the centenary of the amalgamation of southern and northern Nigeria but the anniversary looks set to be muted, amid lingering questions about whether the union can hold.
A frontline politician, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, on Sunday said while Nigeria at 100 was worth celebrating it was important that the nation must address the negative tendencies undermining its development.
Influential Nigerian Islamic scholar, Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi has tabled three options before President Goodluck Jonathan - he should resign, be impeached or face the humiliation of defeat in the 2015 general elections.
An evening of tributes for Nelson Mandela hosted by Professor Wole Soyinka at Freedom Park, Lagos provides a platform for unsparing criticism of the Nigerian government.
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