Plot Against PDP’ll Crumble – Jonathan

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• Jonathan  boasted that the plot by opposition politicians against the ruling Peoples Democratic Party would fail.
• APC flayed the  President, saying he missed the point by  attempting  to compare the PDP  with the ANC.
• The President Stated: “We are told that some people are ganging up in different ways but we assure you that we are not afraid.

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Former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw Calls For Stronger Opposition Parties In Nigeria

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At an International Conference on Democracy and Good Governance held in Port Harcourt in Rivers State on Tuesday, Mr Straw stressed that a sound democracy empowers the government and also the opposition.

He pointed out that corruption in Nigeria was hindering the growth of democracy.

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John Bruton From Ireland Advises Nigerians Living Abroad To Bring Investment Back Home

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The fobrutonrmer Prime Minister of Ireland, John Bruton, has advised that Nigerians who live abroad should bring foreign investments back into their country.

He stated that the factors that attract foreign investments are the same factors that make a democracy strong, “The stronger you make your democracy the more foreign direct investment you will attract.”

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Fuel scarcity: Petroleum Minister Insists On Privatisation Of Refineries

She said that her ministry had implemented 87 per cent of its N60 billion budgetary allocation in  2013.

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MINISTER of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, has said that the only solution to the problems in the petroleum industry, especially the scarcity of petroleum products, was the privatisation of refineries in the country.

She assured that the fuel scarcity that had rocked major cities in the country in the last two weeks would come to an end within the next one week.

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Gunmen Open Fire On Benue State Governor Convoy

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• Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam narrowly escaped death, when his convoy was attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen.
• Suswam, who confirmed the incident, told   the  victims of the attack in Gbajimba,   that the situation was disturbing.
• “They shot from all directions and that made three drivers to reverse and escape.
• Two other vehicles, including my  Toyota Hilux, were abandoned. 
• I had to crawl for about 300 metres to escape from the insurgents.

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57, 000 Nigerians Now Refugees – UN

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Despite  the fact that Nigeria is not at war, Nigerians are now refugees in neighbouring countries as more than 57,000 people have fled to Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic as a result of insurgency by Boko Haram, according to the United Nations.

The world body also disclosed that about half a million people have been internally displaced in the country which it described as a very alarming situation.

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