The Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development — Chief Audu Ogbeh has threatened to shut down any fertiliser plant that denies local farmers access, while exporting the same commodities. The minister made this known following allegations that one of the two big urea plants in Nigeria is producing for export while selling to Nigerian farmers at... Read More

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August 30, 2013

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Error of Biblical proportions: Venezuelan president says Christ multiplied penises instead of fish

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appeared to make a mistake of Biblical proportions this week – when he muddled a well-known religious quote and said Christ multiplied loaves and ‘penises’. Maduro made the unfortunate error during a speech on education at the Miranda stadium, in the country’s capital, Caracas. Referring to the iconic story of when... Read More

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July 23, 2013

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Opinion: Jonathan, Boko Haram and the game of musical chairs

by Obademi Ayodeji Until recent times, it seemed to the public eye that the Nigerian government, in all its colossal might, was flagrantly defied by a sect; in the paradoxical manner of a heavyweight champion being pummelled senseless by a school-yard bully. In the Nigeria Economic Report issued by The World Bank in May 2013,... Read More

April 27, 2013

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Oh-la-la: Meet the world’s sexiest sports minister, and she even goes nude! (LOOK)

by Isi Esene Venezuela’s new sports minister is Alejandra Benitez (definitely not related to the Chelsea FC gaffer), a veteran athlete with sterling accomplishments. Benitez was the Olympic fencing champion in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 editions of the global games. She was appointed as minister by former president Hugo Chavez’s successor, Nicolas Maduro. Benitez,... Read More

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April 15, 2013

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Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuela’s presidential election

Socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro has won a narrow victory in Venezuela’s presidential poll. Mr. Maduro, who was chosen by the late Hugo Chavez as his successor, won 50.7% of the vote against 49.1% for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The electoral commission said the results were “irreversible”. Mr. Capriles said he refused to accept the result... Read More

Henrique Capriles, Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela

March 8, 2013

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Seun Hunge: I wish we had Hugo Chavez as president (Y! Superblogger)

To his credit, petrol become cheaper than water, 80 litres at $2, how much is 80litres of fuel here? And we call ourselves one of the largest exporters. The death of Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, elicited different reactions. He died after long drawn battle with cancer. He came into power February 1999 and was President... Read More

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March 7, 2013

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“I don’t want to die. Please don’t let me die”: Last words of Hugo Chavez revealed

President Hugo Chavez died of a massive heart attack after great suffering and inaudibly mouthed his desire to live, the head of Venezuela’s presidential guard said late Wednesday. “He couldn’t speak but he said it with his lips … ‘I don’t want to die. Please don’t let me die,’ because he loved his country, he... Read More

Hugo Chavez, Jose Ornella, Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela

March 6, 2013

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RIP: Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is dead at 58

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has died, his vice-president has announced. Mr Chavez had not appeared in public since he returned to Venezuela last month after cancer treatment in Cuba. An emotional Nicolas Maduro made the announcement on Tuesday evening, flanked by leading Venezuelan political and military leaders. Earlier, he said the 58-year-old Venezuelan leader had... Read More

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January 13, 2013

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Simon Kolawole: Industry and the Nigerian Project

by Simon Kolawole Maybe there is something about the Nigerian market that we don’t understand. This is a country plagued by poverty, yet the people are very hungry to make phone calls! Let’s say I have $10 billion “change” and I don’t know what to do with it, why should I invest it in Nigeria?... Read More

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January 2, 2013

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Hugo Chavez in coma and kept alive on life support after cancer surgery

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is in an induced coma being kept alive by life support following complications during cancer surgery, it was claimed today. Sources at the hospital in Cuba where he is being treated told a Spanish newspaper he was showing ‘very weak’ vital signs, adding that doctors could decide to switch off the... Read More

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Feyi Fawehinmi: If I convinced even 10 people to vote for Buhari, then I owe them an apology

Error of Biblical proportions: Venezuelan president says Christ multiplied penises instead of fish

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Oh-la-la: Meet the world’s sexiest sports minister, and she even goes nude! (LOOK)

Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuela’s presidential election

Seun Hunge: I wish we had Hugo Chavez as president (Y! Superblogger)

“I don’t want to die. Please don’t let me die”: Last words of Hugo Chavez revealed

RIP: Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is dead at 58

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Hugo Chavez in coma and kept alive on life support after cancer surgery

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