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NLC, FG, mourn Bafyau

Vanguard -
BY OKEY NDIRIBE ABUJA- Tributes have continued to pour in for the late former NLC President, Comrade Paschal Bafyau who died in Abuja last Tuesday.

Report: TSA security breaches mishandled

CNN International -
By Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration is failing to adequately report, track and fix airport security breaches, according to the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general.

Hollande taps old hands, new faces for French govt

euronews -
By Brian Love and Daniel Flynn PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande named a government dominated by moderate left-wingers on Wednesday after Socialist Party boss Martine Aubry, overlooked for the post of prime minister, ...

Facebook frenzy intensifies ahead of giant share sale

Brisbane Times -
If "Facebook For Dummies" helped you find friends and post pictures on the world's No. 1 online social network, then consider "Facebook IPO Confidential" which purports to teach you "How To Get Rich With The IPO Of The Century.

Assad says Syria is fighting foreign mercenaries

Toronto Star -
Bassem Mroue Associated Press BEIRUT—In his first interview in nearly half a year, Syrian President Bashar Assad claimed Wednesday that his regime had captured foreign mercenaries who were fighting for the opposition in a bid to show his forces were ...

Charles Taylor won't say sorry

News24 -
A review of the archaeology of Syria from the Paleolithic period to 300 BC. Now R801.95 Leidschendam - Convicted war criminal and former Liberian president Charles Taylor said during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday that he sympathises with victims ...

Boko Haram is fighting for justice —PDP Chieftain

Information Nigeria -
The PDP's National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Tuesday said that Boko Haram members are fighting for justice. Alhaji Tukur said this in Abuja when he received PDP members from Gombe State.

Edo PDP calls for fasting and prayer

Daily Times Nigeria -
Following series of mishapsandtheincreasing wave of violence in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has appealed to the people of the state to embark on a seven-day fasting and prayer session to seek God's intervention in warding ...

Fire: INEC Assures Public On Its Operation

Leadership Newspapers -
The Electoral Institute of INEC on Wednesday reassured the public that the fire that damaged its office on Tuesday in Abuja did not affect its main operations.

Wanted Congo general still using child soldiers: HRW

Pakistan Daily Times -
DAKAR: A renegade Congolese general wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes has begun to recruit child soldiers again to fight the government, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigation released on Wednesday.

US: Mali, Guinea-Bissau Must Return to Civilian Rule

Voice of America (blog) -
The United States has urged military leaders in Mali and Guinea Bissau to agree to West African demands and return their countries to democratic rule following recent military coups.

Amnesty International report says Mali facing its worst crisis in 50 years

The Australian Eye -
By Gary Dunn JOHANNESBURG _ Mali is confronting its worst challenges since independence in 1960, including a severe humanitarian emergency, human rights abuses committed by government troops and rebel militias, and international isolation after a ...

Rawlings and wife to quit NDC on June 4 - Bature

Myjoyonline.com -
Alhaji Iddrisu Bature has predicted the imminent break-away of former President Jerry Rawlings and his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings from the ruling National Democratic Congress.

US won't lift Zimbabwe sanctions

News24 -
A Zimbabwe politician has driven off in a Ford motor show car and clocked up a 1 300km test drive. Johannesburg - The United States vowed on Thursday that it would not lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and dozens of top ...

Ratko Mladic led ethnic cleansing, war crimes trial told

Pakistan Daily Times -
THE HAGUE: Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic intended to “ethnically cleanse” Bosnia, the opening day of his war crimes trial has heard.

Same-sex marriage support shows diversity in African-American religious community

Washington Post -
I commend President Obama for doing the right thing in expressing his support for marriage equality. As a president who has championed the cause of justice and equality for all Americans, his statement sends the right message at the right time.

Egypt presidential 'no-hoper' may have last laugh

Financial Times -
By Heba Saleh in Cairo Egypt's revolutionary activists have spent much of the past year joking about the verbal gaffes of Ahmed Shafiq, a former air force commander who served as prime minister in the final days of Hosni Mubarak's rule.

Greece sets date for new round of elections

msnbc.com -
In Greece, a senior judge is to be put in charge of a caretaker government to run the country until a new General Election on June 17.

Increasing Tariff For Electricity Not Supplied

P.M. News (blog) -
As the Federal Government prepares to increase electricity tariff next month, Nigerians may have to brace up to face the hardship the action may impose on them even though they have never really enjoyed electricity in the last 15 years or more.

Nigeria signs deals with French firms to boost power

Expatica France -
Nigeria has signed a deal worth up to $200 million (157 million euros) with two French firms to improve electricity supply in the power-starved country, a statement said Wednesday.

Glencore signs MoU with Nigeria to study investments up to $1bn

Metalbulletin.com (subscription) -
Glencore International has singed a memorandum of understand (MoU)with the government of Nigeria to discuss prospects in the mining industry inside the country that could amount to up to $1 billion of investment.

Android Is Watching You… Even In The Bathroom

Gizmodo Australia -
Seraku's Smart Washstand isn't cheap, but this isn'ta matter of paying a lot for chrome and style; it's a washstand with inbuilt Android that tracks your weight and appearance over time.

New MacBook Pro Retina display will cost Apple, consumer too?

Kansas City Star -
By SALVADOR RODRIGUEZ LOS ANGELES -- Apple Retina displays are reportedly already in the supply channel for the rumored redesigned MacBook Pros, but they are not going to come cheap.

Davido Rocks Jo'Burg Hush Club

P.M. News -
On Friday 4 May, Nigeria's fast rising hip-hop artiste and face of MTN Pulse, Davido, shook the city of Johannesburg, South Africa.

CAF Champions League: Draw for league phase

Afrique en Ligue -
Football - CAF Champions League title holder Esperance of Tunisia will start its campaign in the group phase of the prestigious competition with an away match to Nigeria's Sunshine Stars, according to the draw for the league phase.

Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool sacking could be André Villas-Boas's chance

The Guardian -
Liverpool have begun the search for their fourth manager in four seasons, having sacked Kenny Dalglish for failing to replicate cup success with a challenge for Champions League qualification.

'Gutted' Ferdinand reveals his pain at missing Euro 2012 as Hodgson plumps for ...

Daily Mail -
By Matt Barlow Rio Ferdinand has revealed his heartache after failing to make Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2012. Ferdinand turned to Twitter to say: 'Absolutely loved playing for England.

Russians Consuming Faster Than Earth Can Supply

The Moscow Times -
By Roland Oliphant If everyone lived like Russians, humanity would need 2 1/2 planet Earths to sustain consumption, though this profligacy is dwarfed by the American lifestyle - which would require no less than four planets to sustain on a ...

Extreme rain doubled in Midwest: climate study

Reuters -
By Deborah Zabarenko | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of extreme rainstorms - deluges that dump 3 inches or more in a day - doubled in the US Midwest over the last half-century, causing billions of dollars in flood damage in a trend climate ...

Climate deal milestones should be set this year - U.N.

Firstpost -
by FP Staff May 16, 2012 LONDON (Reuters) - Countries which agreed to sign a deal in 2015 to cut greenhouse gas emissions should set milestones this year to ensure the necessary work is done on time, the United Nations' climate chief said on Wednesday.

Ajimobi adopts twins from a mentally ill woman

CHANNELS -
The first family in Oyo state has adopted a set of twins-two boys-delivered by a mentally ill woman in Ibadan the Oyo state capital.

Heart disease, diabetes spreading to poorer regions

msnbc.com -
By Kate Kelland LONDON - Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as Africa, as lifestyles and diets there ...
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