Peoples Daily Newspaper, Monday 17, September, 2012

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Vol. 9 No. 26

Monday, September 17, 2012

. . . putting the people first

Shawwal 30, 1433 AH

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Investment House will boost Yobe’s economic fortunes – Gaidam By Sunday Ejike Benjamin

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he Yobe State Governor Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, has said the Yobe Investment House due to be

competed at the end of this year will greatly increase the economic fortunes of the state. He spoke yesterday while inspecting the building which is under construction at the Central

Business District of Abuja the nation’s capital. The seven-storey building according to the governor when completed will be rented to corporate organizations and will

generate huge sums for the state annually. He said the money will be channelled into other ventures that will assist in the development of the state.

Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam praised the quality of the structure which stands out among others within the area and urged the contractor to ensure the Contd on Page 2

Four-year-old, parents shot dead in Kano From Edwin Olofu, Kano, & Agaju Madugba Kaduna

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nknown gunmen yesterday shot and killed a four- year-old girl, her parents and her crippled uncle in their house in Hotoron Gabas area of Kano, the Kano state capital. Four gunmen, were said to have stormed the home of the victims on two motorcycles, locked them up in a room and sprayed them with bullets after which they left. Residents said the deceased father, who was an intelligence officer with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) identified as Samaila Hassan, was at home with his wife, Aisha, the daughter and his younger brother when the gunmen attacked them at about

….Crippled uncle also killed

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PD INDEX

17th Sept., 2012

CBN RATES $ £ EURO CFA RIYAL

BUYING 154.7 249 199.8 0.2853 41

SELLING 155.7 250.8 201 0.3053 41.5

PARALLEL RATES EURO £ RIYAL $

BUYING 205 258 40 158

SELLING 207 260 42 160

L-R: Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar, Niger state Governor, Dr Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu, and National Chairman, Ulama Council of the Jama'atul Izalatul Bidi'a Wa'ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Muhammad Sani Yahaya Jingir, during the closing ceremony of the 16th Annual Qur'anic Recitation competition, at the weekend in Minna.

Tambuwal urges use of social media in governance >> PAGE 2

Fuel hits N150 as scarcity spreads in Lagos >> PAGE 3

ACN, CPC, CNPP, others accuse Jonathan of cover up over wife’s health >> PAGE 2


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