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By Sukuji Bakoji (Kaduna), Adetutu Folasade-Koyi and Oluyinka Akintunde (Abuja)

The Federal Government recounted in Abuja on Thursday how the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo "selectively" granted waivers, concessions, and tax holidays, giving rise to complaints.

Nike Coker (left), daughter of the late Jadesola Akande; and former Deputy Inspector General of Police, Bimbo Ojomo, who paid a condolence visit to the Akande family in Lagos ... on Thursday

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Politics

NASS Can't Amend The Constitution In One Year -Kalipa

John Kalipa is a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State. In this interview with Correspondent, OTEI OHAM, the lawmaker, a legal practioner, gives insight on why the National Assembly should rather than amend the 1999 Constitution in its third attempt, aim at altering it in line with what is required of them by the Constitution. He believes that even with most concentrated effort, the exercise cannot be completed in the one-year time frame allotted for it. Excerpts:
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Business

N10b Credit, Import Waiver Will Boost Agric -LCCI

Federal Government's provision of N10 billion credit support to rice farmers at a subsidised interest rate of four per cent at a repayment period of 15 years
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Sports

CHAN: Emordi Invites 27 For Burkina Faso Game

Head coach of the home-based Super Eagles, Okey Emordi, has called up 27 players to camp in preparation for next weekend's return leg clash with Burkina Faso in the ongoing qualifiers of the
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Life

Star Quest Winner Emerges Tomorrow

Who wins Star Quest 2008? This question will be answered at midnight tomorrow,
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Proposed Niger Delta Summit : Another Farce

From whatever angle it is viewed by any sincere and conscientious person, the proposed Niger Delta Summit which the Federal Government claims would furnish it with enduring solutions to the protracted crises in the region has,
Op-Ed/ Comments

A Year Of Inertia

It will soon be boom time for the Nigerian media.

Imo And The New Revisionism

As someone not given easily to the twists and turns of politics,

Imperatives Of National Constitutional Conference (2)

The Local government system should be abolished in Nigeria. The proliferation of states has made nonsense of the existence of the third tier of government.

Columnist

Conversation of an Angry man

May Day: Labour Makes Strange Bedfellows

Every first day of the month of May workers gather somewhere and celebrate themselves. This event occurs in all government headquarters and capitals and signposts the so-called "workers day".

Candour's Niche

Why PDP Will Rule For Aeons

A colleague of mine from the South West has been bitter since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the result of the April 14, 2007 governorship

Scruples

Remembering Mattie Stepanek

In a well received article in the Summer of 2003, I had happily introduced to most of Nigeria's reading public Mattie Stepanek,

The Roundtable

Hilary v Obama: The Yar'Adua Adaptation (1)

The four teams that made it to the semi-finals stage of the UEFA Champions League tournament are Manchester United, Barcelona,

Speaking Out

Responding To ICT Skills Demand

Last month I took part in an ICT rural road show organized by the Centre for Information Technology and Development
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