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The  Federal Government on Thursday released the modalities for  the nomination of delegates to the  proposed national conference. The government, in a statement read  to journalists by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim  Pius Anyim,  said the conference, which would hold in the Federal Capital Territory ,would last for  three months.  Present at the media briefing were the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Dialogue, Senator Femi Okurounmu, and  the  Secretary, Dr. Akilu Indabawa.  No fewer than    492 nominees  are  expected to participate in the  conference whose  full name shall be: “The National Conference.”Anyim, who was silent on the actual date for the take-off of the conference,  said decisions  reached by the delegates would be by consensus. He added  that where consensus was not achievable, it would be by 75 per cent majority. Anyim  said that  the conference would advise the government on the legal framework

A media stir over an alleged open letter from former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to President Goodluck Jonathan was calming late yesterday after raising concerns among close associates of the two men. The letter which was a regurgitation of a statement issued by Babangida on the state of the nation in July 2011 was rehearsed to fit in with present realities. The statement received a life of its own after it was posted on the facebook page of All Progressives Congress, APC Deputy National Secretary, Mallam Nasir El-rufai. The letter was, however, dismissed as a concoction by Mr. Kassim Afegbua, erstwhile media aide to Gen. Babangida who was quoted to have released the letter in a statement. Afegbua who is now spokesman to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State described the statement as an act of blackmail saying he did not issue the statement and that it did not come from Babangida. "I did not issue the said statement that is flying around the social med

January 30th, 2014 10:01 AM ET Obama Hits the Road to Push State of the Union Message Another State of the Union address, another road trip for President Barack Obama to push now-familiar policies that he said he would pursue on his own if Congress won't cooperate. At a Costco in suburban Maryland on Wednesday, Obama amplified his call for an increase in the minimum wage. He then traveled to Pennsylvania for another event staged around the economy. "Americans overwhelmingly agree, nobody who's working full time should ever have to raise a family in poverty," the President said. "And that is why I firmly believe it is time to give America a raise." Obama heads to Wisconsin and Tennessee on Thursday, continuing a tradition of selling his policy prescription directly to the public after the ceremonial report to the nation. In his address on Tuesday, the President talked a good game of acting on his own if necessary, but his words also

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Man declared wanted over N4m dud cheque BY TONY EDIKE ENUGU— The Enugu State Police have declared one Benneth Nkwocha wanted for allegedly issuing a dud cheque of N4.040 million. The 40-year-old man, who is now at large, is said to have issued the cheque to one Zed Chukwujama. According to a statement issued in Enugu, Nkwocha, a resident of No 44b, Imoke Street, G.R.A Enugu, disappeared after issuing the cheque. The statement signed by the police spokesman in the state, Ebere Amaraizu disclosed that “the suspect issued the dud cheque of four million, forty thousand naira having paid in the sum of one million naira out of the sum of five million, forty thousand naira, which a court had earlier awarded against him in a civil suit against him at the Court of Appeal. “The person who the dud cheque was issued in his favour, Zed Chukwujama had gone to one of the new generation banks for the payment of the said amount when he was informed that the suspect had no such amount of m

A+ A A- We’ll stop passage of 2014 budget, APC Reps insist •Blast APGA, Accord Party, LP for supporting PDP •Why APC NEC opted to block budget, ministerial screening раскрутка сайтов THE All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, said it would go ahead with the party’s directive on 2014 budget estimate consideration, saying all arsenal would be deployed to stop the passage of the budget estimates. The APC caucus in the House also picked holes in the budget estimates currently awaiting consideration as a budget that had no effect on Nigerians. The minority leader in the House, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, while briefing newsmen, said “we will not support a budget that does nothing for the people we represent. “We will not rubber stamp a budget that seeks to borrow more money at ridiculous rates and further impoverish the country. Indeed, we refuse to support a budget that comes in with a huge deficit.” T

Jump Media Player Screen Reader Help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. The headsets to watch out for in 2014 29 January 2014  Last updated at 09:18 GMT Many big product predictions for 2014 feature wearable technology. While some big companies are rolling out smartwatches, others are focusing on headsets. BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at some of the devices which could prove popular in 2014. Watch more clips  on the Click website . If you are in the UK you can watch the whole programme on  BBC iPlayer . Read more Avegant Glyph headset hits Kickstarter funding target Google unveils 'smart contact lens' to measure glucose levels Can Nike's Fuelband really motivate you to exercise? Galaxy Gear: Experts' views on Samsung's smartwatch Qualcomm Toq aims to give smartwatches a shot in the arm Google Glass update lets users wink and take photos