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Saturday, 19 December 2015

OPINION

Ifa Priest and Rev. Fr Mbaka
 By Odimegwu Onwumere

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Buhari & Mbaka
Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of an Adoration Ministry in Enugu visited General Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock a fortnight. However, why the Catholic leader has a right of association as an individual, he might have a rethink as a religious priest, owing to the fact that Judges of the court of law are restricted from socializing.

Thursday, 17 December 2015

TRAVELLING/MONEY

Dollar scarcity: Nigerian banks cut customers’ spending abroad by 80%
 Oyetunji Abioye


CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele
Nigerian bank customers who are planning to use their payment cards for shopping via Point of Sale terminals in malls and make hard currency withdrawals via Automatic Teller Machines overseas are in for a shock!

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

IMMIGRATION

Merkel rewarded with 7-minute standing ovation as she falls on both sides of immigration issue
Pieter Colpaert & Andrew Tavani  
  
               
German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel speaks to CDU party delegates at the annual CDU federal congress on December 14, 2015 in Karlsruhe, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who just last week was named TIME magazine’s 2015 Person of the Year for her stance on the refugee crisis, received a seven-minute (or nine-minute, according to some reports) standing ovation Monday for a speech at her ruling Christian Democratic Union congress in which she promised to “tangibly reduce” the number of refugees coming into her country.

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

NEWS

Nigeria: Arms probe, Dasuki set to name more beneficiaries
By Soni Daniel & Ikechukwu Nnochiri

ABUJA - As details of huge funds disbursed by the Office of the National Security Adviser under Col. Sambo Dasuki continue to surface, indications emerged last night that the embattled security czar is set to expose more top Nigerian leaders who benefited from the funds.

OPINION

Nigeria's well-designed health insurance: Achievement still far away
By Odimegwu Onwumere

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Many Nigerians were yet to tap into the enormous advantages of health insurance, said experts. Hence, voices were being raised incessantly in Nigeria suggesting that health insurance should be made available to all Nigerians and not only a handful that can pay.

Monday, 14 December 2015

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Hungary Leader: EU a battlefield due to migrants


BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The latest developments as tens of thousands of people make their way to Europe and across the continent, seeking safety and a better life. All times local.

SPORTS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW


Embedded image permalinkCheck the draw for the round of 16 European Champions League the most prestigious competition takes place with first legs on February 16-17 & February 23-24 and conclude with return legs on March 8-9 and March 15-16 See full draw after the cut

AUTOMOBILE

'Made in Ghana' cars go on sale


Japanese Toyotas, German Mercedes and BMWs, GM cars and trucks from the USA are driven in countries around the world. But in Ghana an inventor and church leader who started out trying to make voice-controlled television sets is telling the auto giants to move over.