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     SEE THE INITIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN DANGOTE AND KOGI GOVERNMENT SIGNED IN 2002, AND WHY THE STATE IS ANGRY Official: 2002 Agreement Between Kogi State Government and Dangote Industries Limited on Obajana Cement Plant Extracts from the duly signed and stamped agreement: Cement Factory Closure: We Gave   Dangote Many Opportunities To Respond, To Petitions Against Its Operations But They Refused, Until The Petitioners Went To The State Assembly – Yahaya Bello     1. Project was at conceptual stage in 1992 2. Preliminary feasibility study carried out in  1992 3. Obajana Cement Company Plc with Certificate of Incorporation No. RC208767 dated 4th November, 1992 is solely owned by Kogi state  KOGI GOVT FINALLY SEALS DANGOTE CEMENT FACTORY OVER ILLEGAL TAKEOVER, AND TAX EVASION, SEE PICS   4. Prospecting Right (Numbered PR No. 14  of  2001  No.0053) was issued exclusively to the company  BUA CHAIRMAN, ABDUL SAMAD RABIU DON...

     Nonye TORIA :  Bad girl  &  Yanga  (the Afrobeat Queen performed for the Queen of England)     NONYE TORIA    Nigeria's  Afrobeat  sensation, Victoria-Joy Nonye Okocha, aka  Nonye Toria , Nonye is one of the few Nigerian acts in history that have performed before  Queen Elizabeth  II, the revered Queen of England. Not not only is this considered a rare privilege, but it is also a milestone achievement for Nonye Toria. Performing before the Queen of England defined her music career, and it has been her primary source of inspiration even when the going got tough.   Nonye was born in Lagos and spent the better part of her childhood in Lagos, Nigeria, before relocating to the UK at 13. Young Nonye had already picked up an interest in  music  from childhood as she was fond of playing the flute. She was part of the Sarafina Musical group in her primary school and joined the Mo-Town Ban...

  KOGI GOVT FINALLY SEALS DANGOTE CEMENT FACTORY OVER ILLEGAL TAKEOVER, AND TAX EVASION, SEE PICS The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has sealed Dangote Cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State. A staff confirmed the development to POLITICS NIGERIA on Wednesday afternoon, adding that, “in fact, I’m on my way home as we speak”. This newspaper learnt that the KGIRS sealed the company over tax evasion and acquisition controversy. The action was reportedly backed by the Kogi State House of Assembly. Top Security Company in Nigeria PEM Security Guard Services Limited Kingsley Fanwo, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information, was quoted as saying: “Pursuant to the Constitutional authorities of the Kogi State House of Assembly, and upon petition by the people of Kogi State, an investigation was carried out on the acquisition of Obajana Cement Company by Dangote Company. “It was found that no valid acquisition took place, as Dangote could not show evidence of what was ...