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2 hrs ago | Vanguard

Extend state of emergency to Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, others, monarch tells Jonathan

By Emma Amaize WARRI- FORMER national chairman of the Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria, TROMPCON, HRM Charles Ayemi-Botu, has said declaration of state of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan in only three Northern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa was not enough.

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Tue May 21, 2013

AllAfrica.com

Nigeria: Passengers Stranded At Lagos Airport As Strike Begins

Scores of air passengers were yesterday stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport as unions at the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency embarked on an indefinite strike.

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Related Topix: Travel, Nigeria Travel, Africa Travel, World News, Abuja, Nigeria Travel, Africa

AllAfrica.com

Nigeria: Nine Minor Informants to Kidnappers, Assassins Nabbed

Nine minors, all males, suspected to be members of four different dreaded cult groups that have been disguising and acting as informants to kidnappers and assassins in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, were Tuesday arrested and paraded in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state, by men of the Nigeria Army, Koko ... (more)

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Voice of America

Group to Take Nigeria Government to International Court

Nigerian soldiers are seen on the outskirts of Maiduguri in the north-eastern state of Borno in this May 13, 2013, file photo.

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Jerusalem Post

Nigeria: Why Islamism succeeds, in miniature

Three days after Nigeria launched an offensive on May 16 against Islamic terrorists, US Secretary of State John Kerry stepped in; "We urge Nigeria's security forces to apply disciplined use of force in all operations, protect civilians in any security response and respect human rights and the rule of law." For years the Islamists, called Boko ... (more)

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Globe and Mail

Nigeria's $1-billion wealth fund to start investing in June

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

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Related Topix: World News, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Vanguard

4 die,10 injured as rival youths clash in Anambra

No fewer than four persons were feared dead, yesterday, while 10 others sustained various degrees of injury when two rival youth groups suspected to have come from Ogbaru Area Council of Anambra State engaged themselves in a bloody clash.

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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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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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Related Topix: Umaru Yar'adua, World News, Goodluck Jonathan, Africa

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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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Boeing 787, World News

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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