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Boko Haram rejects talks, threatens fresh attacks

Africasia -
Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists have ruled out talks with the government and threatened new attacks in Africa's most populous country, rocked by an insurgency that has killed more than 200 already this year.

Sacked govs: Intrigues, plots trail Supreme Court judgment

Vanguard -
Those who lost out following the sacking of some governors on Friday did not let go without a fight. As news of the Supreme Court judgment that removed five governors filtered into Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, last Friday, the just removed governor ...

Kogi: Wada heads for court

The Nation Newspaper -
By Yusuf Alli, 18 hours 23 minutes ago Captain Idris Wada, the governor-elect of Kogi State is facing an uphill task to succeed Alhaji Ibrahim Idris who was sacked from office on Friday by the Supreme Court.

Tennis-Nadal says record final has banished mental demons

Yahoo! Eurosport UK -
Rafa Nadal soothed his disappointment at yet another loss to Novak Djokovic in the longest ever grand slam final by declaring he was at least free of the mental chokehold the Serb had placed him under throughout last year.

Social Issues: Clipped Beaks: Twitter To Censor Tweets

The Daily Activist -
Social Issues - In what certainly isn'ta score for freedom of speech advocates, social network Twitter has announced that it is now capable of selectively blocking “tweets” on a country by country basis.

Zambia Vs Equatorial Guinea Live match Streaming

Lusaka Times -
In the final matches for Group A, Zambia takes on Equatorial Guinea in a battle that will determine which team finishes top of the Group.

Time to restructure the Nigerian Police

Vanguard -
By Obi Nwakanma The United States of America gets it most of the time. As a federal state, it has developed a highly organized and systematic administrative federalism that permits it to function like a smooth, well-oiled machine.

National Secretary Post: The Intrigues In S'West Pdp

Nigerian Tribune -
In this report, KUNLE ODEREMI scoops on moves among South-West leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reposition themselves ahead the party's national convention in February.

AU summit: 'Forty African leaders are attending 18th AU summit'

Afrique en Ligue -
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Some 40 Heads of State and Government are participating in the 18th African Union (AU) summit which opened Sunday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, with the President of the National Conference of the Chinese People's ...

Senegal president cleared for third term

Financial Times -
By Xan Rice in Lagos Senegal's political opposition has called for a public revolt against Abdoulaye Wade, the country's 86-year-old president, after he was cleared to stand for a third term in next month's elections.

Nelson Mandela Moving Back to Johannesburg, Sunday Times Says

Bloomberg -
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, is moving back to Johannesburg today after spending several months at his house in Qunu in the Eastern Cape province, Sunday Times reported, citing Presidential Spokesman Mac Maharaj.

Libyan PM calls for security meeting over weapons

Chicago Tribune -
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib called on Sunday for a regional security conference to tackle a proliferation of weapons by exiled supporters of former leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Sata, sham elections are not democracy

Nehanda Radio -
Simbarashe: These are some of the benefits of the look east policy. Apart from being t Time of the end: im not convinced mr. bright.

Iran says EU ban will hike oil prices to $150

Tehran Times -
The European Union sanctions on Iran's crude exports will hike world oil prices to $150 per barrel, the director of Iran's national oil company has warned.

Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin takes over as AU new chairman

Vanguard -
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - African Union leaders chose Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi Sunday as the 54-member bloc's new chairman, at a two-day summit hoped to help resolve multiple crises facing the continent.

Geopolitical stakes in Nigeria: Curious role of the IMF

RT -
As Nigeria spirals into instability, historian and economic researcher Frederick William Engdahl argues a recent government decision to lift subsidies on imported fuel in the oil-rich nation bears the mark of Washington Consensus shock therapy.

Group forwards names of corrupt ministers to Jonathan

Nigerian Tribune -
A civil society group, the Conference on Security, Development and Democracy in Nigeria (CSDDN), has said that it has forwarded names of non-performing and corrupt ministers to President Goodluck Jonathan with a view to getting them relieved of their ...

Is Nigeria's locally refined crude cost-efficient?

The Nation Newspaper -
By Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf 18 hours 54 minutes ago Touted as the fifth largest exporter of crude oil in the world, Nigeria is one of the privileged members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that has also gained notoriety for ...

Interest rates to rise in 2012 says Sanusi

The Nation Newspaper -
By Rita Ohai 18 hours 39 minutes ago Nigerian interest rates may skyrocket this year if the government goes ahead to expand its budget, says Central Bank governor on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

PS3 Elite subscribers furious with Activision over MW3 DLC confusion

Gamepur -
Many Modern Warfare 3 PS3 gamers are furious about the launch timing of DLC for consoles. We all know long back that MW3 DLC will be available first for Xbox 360 gamers because of an agreement between publisher Activision and Microsoft.

Eucharia Anunobi acquires a brand new N11 BMW X5

Codewit Global Network -
A New Year and an ongoing protestation by the majority of people in Nigeria isn't stopping celebrities, and Eucharia is surely making waves in that regard as she just spent a whooping $73000 to make herself happy this new year.

Edo monthly IGR now over N2bn – Elamah

Vanguard -
THE chairman of the Edo State Board of Internal Revenue, Chief Useni Elamah, yesterday, disclosed that the monthly internal generated revenue (IGR) of the state is now over N2billion.

No dulling with Saint Paul

Nigerian Tribune -
FOR Osayande Paul Ero known as Saint Paul, there is no dull moment just like his recently released single 'No Dulling' indicates.

Arrest spotlights racism concerns in English soccer

CNN -
Manchester United's Patrice Evra played in Saturday's game against Liverpool at which one man was arrested on suspicion of making a racially abusive gesture.

Nigeria not worth dying for – Odiaka

Vanguard -
By KATE OBODO In 1985, Nigeria was at the verge of being eliminated from the FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifiers after the Flying Eagles fell 0-3 to Cameroon in the first leg.

Justice Okorowa finally nails NFF – Aidolojie

Vanguard -
By Philips Adefioye A lawyer, Belo Aidolojie has said that the verdict by the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Donatus Okorowo has finally put the last nail on the coffin of the Nigeria Football Federation.

We Will Defend Ourselves, Churches, Homes – Pastor Adeboye

Leadership Newspapers -
At last, the highly respected Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has broken his silence over the incessant attack on Christians, their homes and places of worship by the Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in the North Eastern part of the country.

Nikica Jelavic sale key to Rangers transfer deals, says Ally McCoist

The Guardian -
"What I can say to you, and I haven't said to anyone else, is that I can assure every Rangers fan I will not bring any player to this club that I don't think can play in the team or certainly benefit the squad.

NASA Unveils Mega Rocket

Leadership Newspapers -
NASA has announced its new heavy-lift launch vehicle that is to provide an entirely new capability for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit.

Russia to delay space mission due to technical problems

Reuters -
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to delay the next mission carrying US and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station by several weeks due to problems with the spaceship's descent vehicle, Interfax news agency quoted an industry source as ...

Zimbabwe doctors report 800 typhoid cases

CTV.ca -
AP HARARE, Zimbabwe - An independent doctors' group in Zimbabwe is reporting 800 cases of the bacterial disease typhoid in a recent outbreak.

Teething toddler bites head off snake

Montreal Gazette -
A sleepy snake came to a rather untimely end after having its head half chewed off by a fearless toddler in an Arab town in northern Israel, the child's family told AFP on Friday.
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