Airport harassment, my story – Ezekwesili

A former Minister of Education and a champion of the #BringBackOurGirls Campaign, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has narrated her ordeals in the hands of security operatives at the Abuja International Airport on Monday.

Ezekwesili was delayed for over 40 minutes by men of the Department of State Security, who harassed her based on “orders from above.”

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Vacancy - Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd Is Currently Accepting CVs...

Employer: Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd

►Job Title: Trainee Technicians
►Job Reference: TTC/07/2014
►Job role: Trainee Technician
►Location: Lagos, Nig

The Company

The Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd is one of the biggest companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the country and is the sole franchise bottler of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria.

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11 Parents of Nigeria's abducted girls die

►LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In the three months since Islamic extremists kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, 11 of their parents have died, town residents say.

►The town where the girls were kidnapped, Chibok, is cut off by militants, who have been attacking villages in the region.

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Nigeria president meets relatives of schoolgirls held hostage

ABUJA: Relatives of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram 100 days ago met with President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday for the first time since the girls were seized.

The much anticipated meeting comes amid reports of a worsening security crisis in the northeast, where Islamists have occupied the town of Damboa and surrounding areas, with the military so far unable to chase them out.

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2 Die in Ilorin as Customs men, smugglers clash

The crisis which led to the dead of 2 person was caused by vehicle dealers.

Roads leading to the Customs headquarters were blocked by armed Police officers.

There was pandemonium in Sawmill area of Ilorin, yesterday, as a result of a bloody clash between men of the Nigeria Customs Service and vehicle smugglers which allegedly led to the death of two persons.

The Kwara State Police Command, however, said only one person died in the incident.

Sawmill area is populated by vehicle dealers.

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Fuel Subsidy: FG, oil marketers clash over interest charge

The Federal Ministry of Finance and petroleum products marketers are now engaged in war of words over accrued interest on bank loans on account of delayed payments of subsidy by the ministry.

Although both parties have taken newspaper advertorials to state their cases, the market may soon be plunged into another round of fuel shortages if the impasse is not resolved soon.

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