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Outrage over nude video

A video showing a northern Nigerian film actress in a sex scene has caused a public outcry in the Muslim north. The outraged Kano State Filmmakers Association has expelled the actress and her lover, along with 17 others. The 17 … read more

Nigeria set to free its currency

Nigeria’s central bank has said it will make the country’s currency, the naira, convertible by 2009. Until now, the central bank has limited how much foreign currency can circulate by selling it through auctions. It has also set the exchange … read more

Task force names Tom, George in Rivers mayhem

MILITARY authorities in Rivers State have named suspected arrow-heads in last week’s mayhem in Port Harcourt, the state capital, as Ateke Tom and Soborno George. The duo head rival militia groups allegedly fighting for the control of “bunkering,” activities in … read more

�No improper deals with Panalpina�

The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr. Jacob Gyang Buba, insisted on Tuesday, that the service had had no improper deals with the Nigerian subsidiary of Panalpina World Transport Holding Limited, a Swiss freight forwarder. Buba said this in … read more

EFCC Set to Auction Alamieyeseigha�s Assets

Anytime from now, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will invite bids for the sale of assets seized from the impeached Bayelsa State governor, Chief Diepriye Alamieyeseigha, THISDAY gathered that EFCC officials went into a discussion with some top … read more

�Why P-Harcourt is on fire�

LAST week�s shootings by rival gangs in Port Harcourt were only part of a grand plot to turn the entire Niger Delta into a theatre of war, Vanguard has learnt. Over 20 lives were lost in the six-day shootings. Fifteen … read more