There was uproar at the House of Representatives with the arrival of the leader of the breakaway faction of the PDP, Abubakar Baraje who had requested earlier to come to the lower chambers on a courtesy visit. Watch the video to see what turned out after/during his visit
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
The Nigerian House of Reps Members Exchange Blows In Rowdy Session Over Baraje Visit | Video
Saturday, 14 September 2013
The 21 Most Richest Nigerians By Forbes
No they are not musicians, they are business moguls. Forbes has ranked the richest people in Nigeria, with the top 21 in view. Forbes looked at the value of their shares held in quoted companies, the size and market share of their companies, the number of companies they own and its assumed value, the market value of their company’s brand and the impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy.
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1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote – founder of Dangote Group, Richest man in Africa and Richest black man in the world
2. Mike Adenuga – Conoil, Equatorial Trust Bank, Globacom
3. Femi Otedola – ZENON Oil and Gas
4. Orji Uzor Kalu – Slok Group
5. Cosmos Maduka – Coscharis Group
6. Jimoh Ibrahim – Nicon Insurance, Global Flee
7. Jim Ovia – Zenith Bank, Visafone
8. Pascal Dozie – MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank
9. Oba Otudeko – Honeywell Group Nigeria
10. Alhaji Sayyu Dantata – MRS Group
11. Umaru Abdul Mutallab – former Chairman First Bank Plc, Mutallab Group
12. Prince Samuel Adedoyin – Doyin Group
13. Dele Fajemirokun – Chaiman Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic, Kings Guards etc.
14. Chief Cletus Ibeto – Ibeto Group
15. Raymond Dokpesi – Daar Communication, AIT,
16. Tony Ezenna – Orange Group
17. Chief Molade Okoya Thomas – Chairman CFAO Nig and other six french companies
18. Ifeanyi Ubah – Capital oil and gas
19. Leo Stan Ekeh – Zinox Computer
20. Fola Adeola – GTBank
21. Chief Ade Ojo – Elizade Motors Nig LTD, Distributor of Toyota cars
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Tunisia Deports 98 Nigerians
The deportees were brought into the country through the Murtala Mohammed International airport, MMIA, Lagos at about 12.32am. Among the deportees were two infants of five months and 14 months old, 12 teenagers, 13 young women and 61 young men.
Seventy-seven of the deportees were from Edo State, eight from Delta State, three from Imo and Lagos States while Kano and Plateau States had two and one returnees respectively.
The deportees were earlier expected into the country at 3:05pm on Monday, but their arrival was delayed till the early hours of yesterday. The deportees were brought into the country through Nouvel Air Airbus 320-214 with the registration number: 177Y.
Speaking on the deportation of the Nigerians, the South-West Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr. Iyiola Akande, said the repatriation was facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, with the support of the Tunisian government.
The returnees were received by various agencies such as the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, which checked their identities to ascertain their nationalities, the National Agency for Protection and Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, the police and other stakeholders.
-National Mirror