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Nigeria to begin re-training ex-oil rebels

AFP - ‎6 hours ago‎
ABUJA - Nigeria is soon to start retraining the first batch of former oil rebels that laid down arms after years of waging attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta, a government minister said on Tuesday.

Media houses in Bode George libel case ask for more time

NEXT - Odunayo Abiodun - ‎22 hours ago‎
The media houses involved in the libel suit filed by the former Nigeria Ports Authority boss, Bode George, have asked the court for more time to amend their defences.

Information Bill will not be passed, says lawmaker

NEXT - Festus Owete - ‎22 hours ago‎
The Freedom of Information (FoI) Bill may not be passed into law by the National Assembly before 2011 when the tenure of the present administration will expire, a member of the House of Representatives, Ahman Pategi, has said.

Police upbeat on rescue of Chukwuma Soludo's father

NEXT - Ifedayo Adebayo - ‎Nov 1, 2009‎
Six days after the family of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, raised an alarm over the kidnap of their father, Simon Nwankwo Soludo, the police have said that their investigations are yet ...

Nigeria's economy on bumpy road to recovery in 2010 — report

BusinessDay - Blessing Anaro - ‎21 hours ago‎
As the global economy rebounds after the economic meltdown, experts say Nigeria faces a bumpy road to recovery in 2010 with the challenges posed by persistent illiquidity situation, reduced external reserves, currency management and key infrastructure ...

Elder was poisoned in police custody... Deceased family member alleges

Triumph - ‎37 minutes ago‎
The family of a PDP elder in Katsina, late Tasi'u Elder has insisted that the late politician was poisoned to death inside the office of state commissioner of police.

Speeches and tears as mercenary Simon Mann is released from prison

guardian.co.uk - ‎41 minutes ago‎
Simon Mann during his trial in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. He has now been freed by the president after serving five and a half years in Black Beach prison.
Africa's Top 5 white mercenaries. Christian Science Monitor

Burkina leader seeks way out of crisis after Guinea massacre

AFP - ‎3 hours ago‎
OUAGADOUGOU - Burkina Faso's president, mediating in Guinea after a massacre in September, on Tuesday called on the opposition, labour unions and civil society to devise an alternative to the junta.

U.N. defends Congo role despite army killings

Reuters - Joe Bavier, Richard Valdmanis - ‎3 hours ago‎
KINSHASA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations is committed to supporting Congo's army and has only withdrawn assistance from certain units it believes killed more than 60 civilians in recent fighting, top UN officials said on Tuesday.

Controversial Karzai brother 'contact' for Canadian diplomats.

Ottawa Citizen - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Canada's diplomats in Afghanistan have regular contact with Ahmed Wali Karzai, the Afghanistan president's brother who has been accused of being deeply involved in both the country's drug economy and ballot-stuffing during the August presidential ...

Binding treaty no longer a realistic goal for climate summit, UN chief concedes

Times Online - Ben Webster - ‎27 minutes ago‎
A legally binding agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions is no longer a realistic goal for next month's Copenhagen summit, the UN Secretary-General says.

TV: 2 more bodies removed from Ohio rapist's home

The Associated Press - John Seewer, Thomas J. Sheeran - ‎53 minutes ago‎
CLEVELAND - A Cleveland television station reports that two more bodies have been removed from a convicted rapist's home where police last week recovered the bodies of six women.

Nigeria leaves rates at 6.0 pct, sees inflation risk

Reuters South Africa - Nick Tattersall - ‎6 hours ago‎
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's monetary policy committee left its benchmark interest rate at 6.0 percent on Tuesday and said government plans to abolish fuel subsidies posed a major inflationary risk in sub-Saharan Africa's number two ...

NNPC, marketers pass the blame around

NEXT - Bassey Udo - ‎22 hours ago‎
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and marketers of petroleum products yesterday continued trading blame on the real reason behind the scarcity of petrol in Abuja and environs.

Elumelu, Ugbane, Others Take Plea Nov 12

LeadershipNigeria - George Agba - ‎20 hours ago‎
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday fixed November 12, 2009 for chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Power, Sen. Nicholas Ugbane and Hon.

Bad karma for Linux koalas

Telegraph.co.uk - Ian Douglas - ‎11 hours ago‎
As Windows 7 continues its slow, seemingly inexorable creep onto the world's desktops, many people turn to Linux in frustration and the desire for a free, usable alternative.

First look at Apple's mutant EasyPay iPod Touches

CNET News - John Herrman - ‎1 hour ago‎
Since 2005, Apple stores have been ringing up purchases with wireless handheld point-of-sale terminals. This always felt a little odd, partly because you never see a register, but mostly because the devices run Windows.

UPDATE 2-AT&T sues Verizon Wireless over 3G ads

Reuters - Sinead Carew, Gerald E. McCormick - ‎15 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - AT&T Inc (TN) is suing Verizon Wireless in an effort to stop its bigger mobile rival from using "misleading" coverage maps in advertisements that AT&T says are causing it to lose "incalculable market share.

Hollywood set to meet Nollywood in Port Harcourt

NEXT - ‎Nov 1, 2009‎
By Omena Abenabe “The excitement is everywhere. People just kept talking about meeting Nollywood,” says Soledad Grognett who just returned from a trip to Los Angeles.

Frost pledges to support ex-husband Law

Ireland Online - ‎8 hours ago‎
The actress-turned-fashion designer - who has three children, Rafferty, 13, Iris, nine and seven-year-old Rudy, with the actor - insists the 'Alfie' star recently becoming a father again will not change their friendship and she will stand by any ...

Oral arguments scheduled in Polanski's CA appeal

The Associated Press - Anthony McCartney - ‎21 hours ago‎
LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court will listen to oral arguments from Roman Polanski's attorneys about why it should require a lower court to decide whether to dismiss charges against the fugitive director, whether he is present or not.

Obi Mikel rules himself fit for Nairobi match

Daily Nation - ‎2 hours ago‎
Chelsea's Salomon Kalou celebrates scoring a goal against CFR Cluj with John Obi Mikel (R) during their Champions League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London.

Eaglets won't underrate New Zealand - Obuh

NEXT - Ifeanyi Ibeh - ‎22 hours ago‎
Golden Eaglets coach, John Obuh, has revealed that he has a great deal of respect for the New Zealand side and will not be taking the game too lightly when both sides meet on Thursday in Abuja.

Glo introduces pre-paid 3G Internet modems

NEXT - ‎Nov 1, 2009‎
Globacom, a telecommunication operator in Nigeria, last Tuesday, launched a prepaid 3G Plus modem, giving their prepaid subscribers the chance to benefit high speed internet service.

Consultant calls for reduction in pneumonia-related deaths

NEXT - ‎22 hours ago‎
Consultant Paediatrician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Oluyinka Ogundipe, has called for the immunisation of children to reduce pneumonia-related deaths in Nigeria.

Promising Malaria Vaccine Being Tested Across Africa

Voice of America - Alan Boswell - ‎2 hours ago‎
Researchers behind the world's leading malaria vaccine candidate announced a major clinical trial involving thousands of children in seven African countries is well underway and on schedule.

H1N1 not just a threat to young: study

Reuters - Julie Steenhuysen - ‎22 minutes ago‎
CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - Swine flu can cause severe disease in people of all ages and appears to pose a special threat to those who are obese, according to an analysis of H1N1 cases in California released on Tuesday.
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