VP Accuses Criminal Barons Of Frustrating Amnesty For MilitantsThe Guardian - Nigeria - - 12 hours ago
VICE President Goodluck Jonathan has accused "criminal barons" of frustrating militants from accepting the amnesty proclamation of the Federal Government.
Ijaws Accuse JTF of Looting THISDAY
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Foreign Office travel advice website is "proof" of anti-Iranian plotTelegraph.co.uk - - 45 minutes ago
Iran has seized on an item of routine travel advice from the Foreign Office's website as evidence of the alleged political plot for which an employee of the British Embassy in Tehran is to face trial.
Britain awaiting news of Iran staff The Press Association
Miliband seeks talks with Iran over 'show trial' Times Online
The 12-year-old plane crash survivor recovers in hospitalBBC News - Jul 1, 2009
A 12-year-old girl thought to be the only survivor of the Yemenia air crash has told how she was thrown into the ocean and watched her aircraft sink.
152 Dead in Crash, and One Story of Survival New York Times
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NGA urges National Assembly to expedite action on gas bill
NEXT - Jul 3, 2009
The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has urged the National Assembly to expedite action on the bill that will ensure adequate gas supply for domestic use.
Nigeria to ban 'gas flaring' News24
Yar'Adua Visits Ogun, To Wade Into Crisis
The Guardian - Nigeria - - 12 hours ago
PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is expected to intervene in the crisis between the Ogun executive and legislature as he visits the state on Monday.
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Nigeria: Ego is PDP's Obstacle to Growth, Says Nwachukwu
AllAfrica.com - - Jul 2, 2009
Abuja - Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Committee of Elders, Senator Ike Nwachukwu has identified ego as one of the problems rocking the much needed cohesion and ideology in the party.
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Kenya may turn over election violence probe to ICC
eTaiwan News - - 2 hours ago
AP Kenya said Friday it would ask the International Criminal Court to investigate the violence that erupted after its disputed 2007 elections if the country's Parliament cannot agree on prosecuting people suspected of crimes against ...
Kenya sets new tribunal deadline BBC News
Niger president fixes referendum for August 4
AFP - 2 hours ago
NIAMEY (AFP) - Niger's president Mamadou Tandja has fixed August 4 as the date for a controversial referendum to decide whether he can run for a third mandate, a statement said.
US demands reform in Zimbabwe
eTaiwan News - 2 hours ago
AP Outgoing US ambassador to Zimbabwe James D. McGee has promised more United States support for the country's political and economic recovery but says democratic reforms needed to be in place first.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe Meets Top US Africa Envoy on AU Summit Sidelines Voice of America
Out of Africa The Monthly (subscription)
Video shows Honduran troops shooting protesters' bus tires
CNN - 21 hours ago
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- Honduran soldiers shot out the tires of buses headed for a demonstration in support of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya, a video obtained by CNN shows.
Honduran court defiant on Zelaya BBC News
Preventing a Honduran Bloodbath Washington Post
If White House Is Her Goal, Palin's Route Is Risky
New York Times - - 22 minutes ago
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska offered few hints of what her next stage in national politics might be when she unexpectedly announced on Friday that she was quitting her job, 18 months before her term is up.
Gov't condemns N.Korea missile tests
AFP - 1 hour ago
LONDON (AFP) - Foreign minister David Miliband on Saturday condemned North Korea's latest missile tests as "provocations".
Calm urged after N Korea missiles BBC News
North Korea acts in defiance of UN weapons ban Times Online
Nigerian rebels threaten new gas pipeline project
AFP - 3 hours ago
LAGOS (AFP) - Nigeria's best known rebel group on Saturday threatened to thwart a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe, but the army vowed to protect the project.
Sahara gas pipeline gets go-ahead BBC News
CBN extends ATM deployment date
NEXT - - Jul 2, 2009
The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended by another two months, the directive for commercial banks to evacuate all automated teller machines out of all public places.
Police on patrol give ATM crime a knock Independent Online
Yes Bank, First Data Corp in ATM deal Economic Times
A tale of many bank ratings
NEXT - - Jul 2, 2009
Lack of transparency and non-disclosure of exposures to margin loans have subjected the Nigerian banking system to conflicting ratings by some financial rating institutions in the recent times.
Banks lift transactions on the Exchange The Guardian - Nigeria
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US agency donates 100 laptops to pupils
Vanguard - - Jul 2, 2009
The first batch of laptops specifically designed for pupils in the world has arrived in Nigeria. Under a scheme known as one-laptop-per-child (OLPC), the vision of an American, Nicholas Negroponte, who sponsored the production of ...
Symantec's Ramzan on solving the antivirus puzzle
CNET News - - Jul 3, 2009
As technical director and architect at Symantec, Zulfikar Ramzan spends his time trying to outsmart the virus writers responsible for the onslaught of malware that infects millions of computers on a daily basis.
Symantec Releases Norton 2010 Betas PC Magazine
New security services improve on standard AV signatures Computer Business Review
BMW introduces the X1
AsiaOne - - 49 minutes ago
BMW has announced details of its X1, with the latest derivative of its X model line-up slated for introduction into the market later in the year.
The Punisher: No Mercy available on PSN in North America and Europe
Game Guru - Jul 3, 2009
Zen Studios had earlier announced that The Punisher: No Mercy game would release this July. The developer has now revealed that the action FPS is available in North America and Europe exclusively on the PlayStation Network.
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Billboard: Jackson had two albums in works
msnbc.com - Jul 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson had two albums in the works at the time of his death, Billboard reported Thursday. The singer was reportedly crafting a pop album with songwriter Claude Kelly and Akon as well as a collection of classical compositions.
Chimamanda launches third book
NEXT - Jul 3, 2009
The public presentation of 'The Thing Around Your Neck', the newest book of award winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will hold at the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, July 11 at 4pm.
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Nigerian among three held for duping girl of Rs 2.85 lakh
Indian Express - Jul 1, 2009
The Goregaon East police recently arrested three persons, including a Nigerian national, on charges of cheating a girl from Uttar Pradesh to the tune of Rs 2.85 lakh under the pretext of a lottery win.
Nigerian, 2 men, held for online lottery fraud Daily News & Analysis
King Sunny Ade: A mix of African tradition with modern pop
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - - Jul 3, 2009
America's fifth most important source of oil is Nigeria. That West African nation has not lived up to the potential its oil wealth predicted.
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Championship of each other is won by sister superior Serena
guardian.co.uk - 13 minutes ago
Serena Williams proved too strong for her sister Venus in the women's singles final at Wimbledon. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images All that saved this Wimbledon final from descending into a tedious monument to the one-paced predictability ...
Serena shocked to stay number two BBC Sport
Serena Takes Back Wimbledon New York Times
Wimbledon 2009: history on Roger Federer's side
Telegraph.co.uk - - 1 hour ago
The first since 1936? How about the first since never? All those who have paid thousands of pounds on the black market to be on Centre Court for the men's final on Sunday afternoon should think twice before tearing up their tickets.
Federer takes on Roddick, history at Wimbledon The Associated Press
Federer's hunger fired by impending parenthood guardian.co.uk
Global sports politics move to Nigeria
NEXT - Jul 3, 2009
By Tunde Eludini The federal capital territory, Abuja would be a be-hive of sport politicking over the next few days as the bid cities for the 2016 Olympics would be in the country to solicit Africa's support for their respective bids.
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Four more flu A/H1N1 deaths reported in Asia-Pacific region
Xinhua - 1 hour ago
HONG KONG, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Four more deaths have been reported in Asia-Pacific region on Saturday while hundreds of new infections were found in the region on the same day.
First swine flu death in London BBC News
New Zealand announces first H1N1-related deaths Reuters India
'60% of PLWAs in Bauchi're Women'
THISDAY - Jul 1, 2009
More than 60 per cent of those living with HIV/AIDS in Bauchi State are women, the State's Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Sama'ila Tela, has said.
How plants' antioxidants slow prostate cancer, sight loss
The Guardian - Nigeria - Jul 1, 2009
More evidence is emerging why the same plant extract could be used to treat several diseases. CHUKWUMA MUANYA examines how antioxidants in plant extracts slow the progression of prostate cancer and sight loss, as well as boost endurance in athletes.
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Facing a Crisis, Aborigines Stage Interventions of Their Own
New York Times - - 39 minutes ago
Mick Benny, at right in hat, with other Aborigines at a pub in Fitzroy Crossing, Australia. He hopes that alcohol restrictions will change his son's behavior.
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