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BIAFRA PROTEST IN PORT-HARCOURT: Dare Security Operatives, Shut Down Activities

Thousands of members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, stormed the streets of Port Harcourt Tuesday on a massive protest. They took over the Aba, Oyigbo axis of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, southern Nigeria, shutting down the Port Harcourt/Aba expressway.

MAJORITY SENATORS VOTED AGAINST N5,000 (Naira) FOR UNEMPLOYED

The Senate was yesterday charged as  the majority senators voted against the immediate implementation of the N5, 000 campaign promise by the All Progressive Party (APC) during during the last presidential election.

MINISTERS AWAITING PORTFOLIO ON RETREAT

A two-day presidential retreat for ministers-designate kicks-off today at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.

CHIMAMANDA: 'Best of the best' accolade of Bailey’s

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named ‘Best of the Best’ of the winners of the second decade of the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. The announcement was made on Monday night at a live event in the Piccadilly Theatre, London.

MTN NIGERIA: Renews contract amidst the prospect of a $5.2 billion fine

In the midst of negotiations over the payment of a record $5.2 billion fine to the Nigerian government, MTN has managed to get its operational license for Nigeria renewed and extended for an additional five years.

SCHLUMBERGER SALES ITS BUSINESS CONSULTING TO ACCENTURE

Accenture has completed its acquisition of SBC (Schlumberger Business Consulting), the management consulting unit of Schlumberger.

RENEWED INTEREST IN SOLID MINERALS : Nigerian Government and investors must leapfrog

* Africa’s barrel equations – Chijioke K. Mama. Arriving late in an activity can provide a leapfrogging opportunity for smart entities. Telephony for example, saw Africa joining the world in the era of mobile; circumventing numerous challenges associated with running/maintaining analog telephone systems on a large scale (Europe and America) and thereby leapfrogging into the mobile era. Africa and other third world countries reaped the benefits of century-old learning from legacy systems.