The man who asked Nigerians to elect President Umaru Yar’Adua in 2007 now wants him to relinquish power

Spread the word: be clean
A church aims to clean up people’s lives and the way they live.

‘The Figurine’ goes international
Kunle Afolayan’s latest movie is set for Europe and the United States

Google is no poodle
The company designs services for individual countries, making it easy to control the information it provides to them.

Who goes home between Cote d'Ivoire and Algeria?
Today, one of Africa’s flag bearers in South Africa 2010, must leave the Africa Cup

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Special round up of the Eagles' performance in the first round of the ongoing Nations Cup. Video here.

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Violence, again, erupts in Jos, Plateau State capital, today leading to looting and burning of houses - and dislocation of hundreds of people. Security officers have however been deployed to the scene and a police officer said the crisis has been contained.

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The vice president pays tribute to the country’s armed forces amidst trepidation and reluctance to assume full presidential powers.

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NEXT is canvassing for a million signatures to demand President Umaru Musa Yar’adua proves that he is fit for office. In the absence of incontrovertible proof, we demand our constitution is upheld. Join our campaign by signing up at 234next.com.  Stand up for Nigeria, stand up for good governance.

NEXT is canvassing for a million signatures to demand President Umaru Musa Yar’adua proves that he is fit for office. In the absence of incontrovertible proof, we demand our constitution is upheld. Join our campaign by signing up at 234next.com. Stand up for Nigeria, stand up for good governance.

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A cross-section of Nigerians speak to NEXT about their disappointments of 2009, and their hopes and dreams for 2010.
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Gbenga tells us to forget the distraction that is Umar Abdulmutallab, the sadness that is Maryam Babangida and focus on the real issue, a rudderless country.

A minister with background in sports should properly administer the sector, but things are worse under Sanni Ndanusa. [url=http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Sport/5502102-147/For_2009,_the_score_is_zero.csp]Source[/url]

Special Christmas podcast, Simon speaks about three main issues affecting the country today - Yar'Adua's health, the fuel crisis and power.

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Special Christmas podcast, Simon speaks about three main issues affecting the country today - Yar'Adua's health, the fuel crisis and power.

Watch video here.

Special Christmas podcast, Simon speaks about three main issues affecting the country today - Yar'Adua's health, the fuel crisis and power.

Watch video here.

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Bank associations say although mass sackings are inevitable in the banking industry at this time, due process must be followed.

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A round-up of the most followed news stories for the week ended 18 December. Stories discussed include Chukwuma Soludo's verdict at the Supreme Court, James Ibori's acquittal, the energy crisis in Lagos and the Nigerian team list to the Nations Cup.

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Metro editor speaks on current fuel crisis in Lagos.

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To be fair, none of this was Mr. Jonathan’s fault. He was eminently qualified to be vice president. Over the years, our leaders, both military and civilian, have chosen their deputies looking for qualities that were less than sterling. They only ask for someone loyal, from a different religious and ethnic background, and a capacity to fade away, leaving the limelight for the boss. We ask more from our domestic aides: cooks, drivers, and guards.

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Father of deceased 11-year-old girl says there will be no out of court settlement unless certain conditions are met.

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In the throes of a constitutional crisis
Legal experts want to know who will appiont a new Chief Justice of the Federation in the president’s absence. In the throes of a constitutional crisis

Ijebu-Ife, mourning after
Residents of this community speak of the loss and confusion following the destruction of their homes. Ijebu-Ife, mourning after

Our National Assembly is not producing any laws
The only bills to have made their way out of the legislature since 2007 are budgets. Our National Assembly is not producing any laws

The cost of power outages
Generator-related expenses rank high in the budget of many Lagos residents as a NEXT survey reveals. The cost of power outages


Money
Let the banks crash
Finance experts dismiss fears that banks will implode if the common year end policy is implemented. Let the banks crash

World economy is improving, says report
The global recession is almost over but Nigeria continues to lag behind. [url=http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Money/Business/Markets/5495400-146/World_economy_is_improving,_says_report.csp]Dec1309 World Economy[/url]

Profile: Exchange Commission’s new boss
The new director general of SEC seems to come highly recommended. [url=http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Money/Finance/5495407-146/Profile:_Exchange_Commission%E2%80%99s_new_boss_.csp]Profile: Exchange Commission?s new boss[/url]


Sports

Glo league stars await Amodu's nod
Amodu has been advised not to restrict his selection of players to those playing abroad. Glo league stars await Amodu's nod

I will play table tennis till I die, says Yomi Bankole
The former champion says life outside the game holds no meaning for him. I will play table tennis till I die, says Yomi Bankole

A crisis that started on November 30, 2009 with the death of a tailor, Toba Bayesan; Punished by the vigilante for his refusal to close-up his shop at a particular time, and asked to pay N1, 000.00 fine. His death five days later ignited the crisis that has made many of the indigenes got displaced from the town, wherein many houses have been burnt down.

Ijebu-Ife, mourning after

Multimedia: Video includes interviews and footage of the damage.

Does Nairaland have something against tinyurl?

Atom Lim talks about the bye-elections in Ondo State. Video here

How una see am? this week disucusses Yar'Adua's illness, the arrest of bank staff by the EFCC, the lawsuit against Shell,

Then the participants almost kill themselves over Amodu.

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How una see am? this week disucusses Yar'Adua's illness, the arrest of bank staff by the EFCC, the lawsuit against Shell,

Then the participants almost kill themselves over Amodu.

Video here

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On December 2, FIFA approved the procedure for the draws. The seeding was based on the October 2009 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking and seven squads joined hosts South Africa as seeded teams for the Final Draw. The committee also approved the composition of the other pots as well as the procedure for the final draw. Pot 2 will be composed of teams from Asia, North, Central America and the Caribbean and Oceania. Pot 3 will include teams from Africa and South America. Pot 4 will have the remaining European teams.

Hosts South Africa will be automatically positioned as A1; the other seeded teams will be drawn into the other groups B-H, but will always be in position 1 of their group. Groups will be drawn from A to H and the positions in the group will be drawn for Pots 2 to 4. Geographical criteria will also be respected, meaning that no two teams from the same confederation will be drawn in the same group (except European teams, where a maximum of two will be in a group); i.e., South Africa cannot play the African teams from Pot 3 and Argentina and Brazil cannot be drawn against the three remaining South American teams.

Pot 1 (Host & Top seven)

South Africa
Brazil
Spain
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
Argentina
England

Pot 2 (Asia, North America & Oceania)

Australia
Japan
Korea DPR
Korea Republic
Honduras
Mexico
United States
New Zealand

Pot 3 (Africa & South America)

Algeria
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Nigeria
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay

Pot 4 (Europe)

Denmark
France
Greece
Portugal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland

Rangers, Shooting Stars tango to rekindle rivalry in Ibadan

This used to be one of Naija footie's biggest games,

How can one ensure that the next inverter backup project will not be a failure?

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Agency plans mass production of kerosene fridges

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), has acquired Kerosene powered refrigerators with the aim of replicating them and developing the requisite skills for mass production, Director General of NOTAP, Umar Bindir has said.

The Kerosene refrigerator was devised to tackle the challenge of inadequate power supply, which has made it impossible for dwellers in the rural communities to preserve their perishable goods for a long time.