Nigeria military says it rescued hostages in north
Source: The Boston Globe
Abuja :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-24 13:30:46 -0700 | travel-news
Nigeria (AP) Nigeria's military says it has rescued women and children taken hostage by Islamic extremists after an attack on a police barracks...Olukolade said the army freed three women and six children who had been in a propaganda video by...
Nigeria: Doctors Without Borders Shuts Clinic in Northern Nigeria
Source: Africa Headlines
Baga :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-24 06:37:27 -0700 | health-news
The decision comes after five gunmen hijacked an aid vehicle on Saturday. A couple of weeks ago, Doctors without Borders moved into Baga, a town where thousands of homes were burnt to the ground and hundreds of people were killed...
Nigeria: That TIN Report Kano's Budget Discipline
Source: Africa Headlines
Kano :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-24 03:39:31 -0700 | political-news
Transparency in Nigeria recently measured the performances of the 36 states of the federation, using a certain yardstick. The outcome was a product of serious and academic scrutiny carried out by some reputable and independent bodies, the organisation noted.
Africa: '40 Percent of World IDPs Live in Africa'
Source: All Africa
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-24 03:27:08 -0700 | political-news
Ahmad, 24 May 2013 Forty percent of the world's internally displaced persons (IDPs) lives in Africa as there are over forty two million of internally displaced persons caused by natural disaster while another 27.5 million were displaced by armed conflicts...
Howard University and TNI BioTech sign drug development deal
Source: Pharmaceutical Industry News
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-24 04:17:59 -0700 | health-news
If the trials prove effective, the drugs will be manufactured by College of Pharmacy's Center for Drug Research and Development after receiving necessary regulatory approval. The project will be led by Joseph Fortunak, who is an associate professor of chemistry...
DOMA Plaintiff Edie Windsor, Prop. 8 Attorney David Boies Honored at NYU 2013 Commencement: VIDEO
Source: Towleroad
Doma :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-24 08:14:55 -0700 | entertainment-news
NYU had its 2013 commencement yesterday, and it was all about marriage equality, and it was stirring. Edie Windsor was given the school's Presidential Medal, and Prop...He was introduced by constitutional law professor Kenji Yoshino (second video). Said Boies: "One...
Is Now the Time to Jump Back Into Tanker Stocks?
Source: The Motley Fool
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-22 08:56:33 -0700 | business-news
Rupert is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited. The oil tanker trade is growing at its fastest rate in more than a decade according...
Africa: Celebrating Panafricanism Through Artistic Expression
Source: All Africa
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-22 06:30:47 -0700 | political-news
Addis Ababa As part of the ongoing series of events to celebrate 50 years of Panafricanism, the African Aesthetic Exhibition will be hosted at the Addis Ababa University Institute of Ethiopian Studies Museum this week from May 24-31. The exhibition...
Africa: CAF Appoints Nigeria's Maigari, Others Into Committees
Source: All Africa
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-22 03:26:02 -0700 | political-news
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari, and some members of the NFF Executive Committee have been appointed into standing committees of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, for the period, 2013-2015. In the list of standing committees...
Nigeria: Man Arrested for Selling Heads of Late Relations At N8000 Each
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-24 06:16:19 -0700 | political-news
The suspect allegedly sieved heads of four of his deceased relations whose bodies were buried behind their house at Owode. Those arrested along with Kolawole are Jamiu Adeleke, Ajibade Rafie alias Dudu, Fatai Akinwowo and Kazeem Sanni. Though the names...
Nigeria: Suspected Insurgents Arrested in Adamawa
Source: Africa Headlines
Yola :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-22 02:11:29 -0700 | travel-news
Yola The Nigerian army confirmed yesterday that many suspected insurgents have been arrested and detained in Adamawa State. The state is one of the three states that are under the emergency rule; the other two are Borno and Yobe. The...
Can South Africa Help Nigeria to Industrialise?
Source: Inter Press Service
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-24 06:18:39 -0700 | political-news
IPS Articles The real question is whether such cooperation could ultimately evolve into meaningful, broader, economic integration rather than the network of mostly hollow shells that currently masquerade as free trade agreements, he told IPS. I think that Nigeria and...
Analysis: Nigerians on the run as military combat Boko Haram
Source: IRIN
Kano :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-23 21:32:10 -0700 | travel-news
The attacks on BH camps in northern parts of Borno close to the borders with Chad, Niger and Cameroon followed the 14 May declaration of a state of emergency by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in the northeastern states of Borno,...
Africa: Seizing Opportunities, Delivering Products As African Markets Expand - P&G
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-21 13:54:58 -0700 | political-news
Manoj Kumar, Vice President for Proctor & Gamble West Africa, and Temitope Iluyemi, government relations director for Proctor & Gamble in sub-Saharan Africa. Last year, the United States announced a new strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa that emphasizes increased trade and...
House to probe Ruto visits
Source: Daily Nation
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-21 13:29:29 -0700 | political-news
Rating In Summary Ugenya MP David Ouma asked why it was necessary to hire a jet for Mr Ruto, and why he could not use the plane that was used by former vice-president Kalonzo Musyoka. Jubilee's Rachael Shebesh (Nairobi Women's...
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