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29 min ago | Vanguard

Atiku urges Nigerian leaders to imbibe good management skills

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has declared that Nigerian will never be taken seriously among the comity of nations unless its leaders embrace good management practises in all their dealings.

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4 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

BWW Reviews: Knowing Your Place - Beneatha's Place

The "Raisin Cycle" - a series of plays, programs and discussions inspired by Lorraine Hansberry 's "Raisin in the Sun" - continues its run with Center Stage Artistic Director and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah 's "Beneatha's Place," which follows on the heels of Bruce Norris ' "Clybourne Park." Like "Clybourne," "Beneatha" is in two acts, the first ... (more)

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Mon May 20, 2013

Newstime Africa

Nigeria to host African Business Women's Advocacy Forum: Women's...

Vital Voices Global Partnership and Women in Management, Business, and Public Service today announced the hosting of the Supporting Public Advocacy for Regional Competitiveness Program and Forum in Lagos, Nigeria.

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HawaiiNews

Official: Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 21 Soldiers in...

Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation's northeast, killing at least 21 people, a security official said Friday.

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PR-inside.com

New Market Study Published: Nigeria Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report Q3 2013

We do not believe implementing a selected import ban on pharmaceuticals should be considered by the government as a means of reducing import reliance.

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Guardian Newspapers

Obasanjo decries Yar'Adua's reversal of policies

ALMOST six years after he left office, erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo Sunday reflected on his administration and deplored the failure of his successor, the late President Umaru Yar'Adua, to continue with his policies.

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Voice of America

Nigeria Switching to Foreign Debt to Lower Costs

A view is seen of the Nigeria stock exchange building in the central business district in Lagos, April 10, 2013.

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NewsBlaze

Cycle of Violence Spikes 'High' in Nigeria

Following President Jonathan's declaration of a state of emergency in the Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, violence has spiked higher in the African country.

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Uganda News Picks

Chinua Achebe Funeral Rites Begin

The funeral rites of Nigerian Literary Legend Chinua Achebe began on Sunday ahead of his burial on Thursday ,May 23.

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12NewsNow.Com

At least 10 terror suspects dead in Nigerian military offensive

At least 10 suspected terrorists were killed and 65 others captured as Nigerian troops continued their "massive deployment" against insurgent groups, a defense ministry spokesman said Saturday.

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Guardian Newspapers

Archbishop of Canterbury, others eulogise Achebe at service of songs

FRESH tributes came for the late Nigerian novelist, Prof. Chinua Achebe, as the Archbishop of Canterbury - the leader of the Anglican Church Communion worldwide - the Most Rev.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Bradenton.com

United to restart 787 flights on Monday

The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines.

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Boston.com

'Love is Power, Or Something Like That' by A. Igoni Barrett

"Love Is Power, or Something Like That," a collection of stories set in modern-day Nigeria, pulses with an indomitable life force that is, by turns, tender and fierce.

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Ghanamma.com

Frank Edoho To Host COSON Songs Awards

Popular TV host, Frank Edoho of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' game show, will anchor the COSON songs awards holding on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the New Ballroom of Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.

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The Gazette

Staff wrote a new blog post: Chimamanda Ngozi...

The person you are at 15 is not - thankfully - the person you are at 30. The time in-between can be a period of great exploration and change, especially for those who move abroad and then attempt to return "home." This fleeting, often romantic notion of "home" is just one of many themes in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's brilliant new novel, ... (more)

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Vanguard

Church constructs N4.5 m clinic in Adamawa

The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria has constructed a health clinic worth N4.5 million in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa.

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Voice of America

Nigerian Military Says It Captured Dozens of Boko Haram Militants

Nigerian soldiers are seen patrolling a town in the north-eastern state of Borno in this April 30, 2013, file photo.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Tehran Times

Warplanes, troops in NE Nigeria; mobile phones cut

Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight extremists waging a brutal insurgency.

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In-depth Africa

Nigeria: A Space at the MortuaryBy Olusegun Adeniyi

If there is any development that depicts the state of affairs in our country today, it is what happened last week following the coordinated attacks by Boko Haram on police, army and prison formations in Bama, Borno State.

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Vanguard

Nigeria spends $45m on Mali peace, security

In the ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability to Mali, the federal government of Nigeria has spent forty five million dollars as its own contribution apart from other forms of humanitarian assistance given by National Emergency Management Agency .

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