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Professor Chinua Achebe Buried in Blaze of Tributes

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday announced plans for the construction of a new school building where Professor Chinua Achebe attended primary school at St Philips Primary School, Akpakogwe, Ogidi, by the Nigerian and Ghanaian governments. President Jonathan announced this during the funeral service...

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Nigerian Convicted Drug Dealer To Use His Laptop In South African Prison

A court has ruled that convicted drug dealer Frank Nabolisa may have his own laptop in prison. Judge Kathy Satchwell reportedly said that “The applicant...

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Mali Needs Benchmarks For July Elections

Mali burst onto the international scene in January 2012 when disgruntled fighters returning from Libya renewed their interest in a separate state carved...

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No Second Term Bid For Rivers State Governor – PDP Chiefs

Citing the need not to escalate the political crisis in Rivers State, leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state have urged Governor Rotimi...

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120 Members of the Boko Haram Group Has Been Arrested

The Special Forces in the ongoing military action in the North-east said they have arrested about 120 Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, Borno state. A...

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Nigeria President Jonathan Declares State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa

President Jonathan in his Emergency Broadcast apparently declared a state of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. No matter what it takes, this...

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800,000 People Needs Food Aid In Niger – UN

About 800,000 people will require food assistance in Niger in the coming months regardless of an excellent harvest in 2012 due to complications supplying...

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President Barack Obama To Visit Nigeria May 28

Finally the President of the United States, Barack Obama, is visiting Nigeria on 28 May, 2013, as part of a three-nation tour of Africa, ending speculation...

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REVEALED: Illegal Baby Making Factory In Imo State, Nigeria

Seventeen pregnant teenage girls and 11 babies have been rescued from a house in Nigeria’s south-Eastern Imo state, police said. They claim they...

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Hunger Projects On A Stand Still in Guinea-Bissau

The World Food Programme (WFP) is yet to receive the cash it needs to run fundamental nutrition and food security schemes in Guinea-Bissau, leaving projects...