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Explosion rocks Nigerian oil city
An explosion caused by dynamite on a bus in the Nigerian oil hub city of Port Harcourt on Thursday killed the driver and wounded two others, the state governor and a rescue official said. “It was a minor incident of suspected robbers who put some dynamite and weapons inside a bus,” Rivers state governor Rotimi [...]
Explosion Rocks Port Harcourt, As Gunmen Attack Schools in Kano
Leadership One person was killed while four others were seriously wounded when an explosion occurred inside a commercial bus yesterday at the Rumuokoro Roundabout in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Four AK-47 rifles were recovered by the police at the scene of the explosion, giving a clue that occupants of the ill-fated vehicle might [...]
Nigeria: Shell Loses 43,000 Barrels Daily to Oil Bunkering
Port Harcourt — The Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) has said it loses about 43,000 barrels of crude oil daily to oil theives in the Niger Delta region. The Managing Director of SPDC, Mutiu Sumonu, who stated this at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, said last year alone 11,806 barrels of [...]
Soldier, cashier killed in Port Harcourt bank robbery
A soldier and a cashier working for a new generation bank at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State have lost their lives in a robbery operation. The armed robbers invaded UPTH on Thursday evening, shooting sporadically until they gained access to the bank’s vault, where a huge sum [...]
Other States News
BETWEEN EMEKA ROLLAS AND ACTRESS UCHENNA NWANNA
One of the stories that made rounds at Benin City where actors gathered to elect a new national exco penultimate week,was the alleged romantic relationship between Enugu State based light skin actress Uchenna Nwanna and Emeka Rollas Ejezie one of the presidential candidates. The rumor wouldn’t have received much attention if not for the comment [...]
Nigeria: Ifeoma Umeokeke – I Came to Have Fun
Ifeoma Umeokeke,21, unlike the two others did not represent her state. She hails from Nnewi South local government of Anambra state and represented Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. She is a student of University of Porthacourt. studying Industrial Chemistry. She is 5.9ft and loves traveling, swimming and dancing. She came as the Second runner-up and will [...]
Canadian Firm to Build $1.6bn Monorail in Abia
Chairman of Globim, Dr Jude Igwemezie By Emmanuel Ugwu in Umuahia The face of transportation in Abia State is set to change as a Canadian firm,Globim Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Abia State Government to build monorail system of transportation to connect Aba and Umuahia. Chairman of Globim, Dr Jude [...]
APGA Upholds Expulsion of Obi’s Aide
Special Adviser to the Anambra State Governor, Mr. Nwobu-Alor By OnyebuchiEzigbo in Abuja The national leadership of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has ratified the expulsion of three of its members, including a Special Adviser to the Anambra State Governor, Mr. Nwobu-Alor for violating party rules. Part of the offences of Nwobu-Alor was that [...]
Highlife great, Ochonma stages a come-back
Highlife, Makossa and Soukous Exponent of the late 80s and 90s, Innocent Chuks Onyekwere Ochonma is set for a full comeback to the Music Scene following a long period of absence from the industry. Ochonma, as he is popularly called started Music in 1986 and went fully professional in 1996. His songs always carry a [...]
Sports
Abuja National Stadium: Only in Nigeria
Abuja National Stadium By Tunde Sulaiman In just over three weeks time the Super Eagles will resume their quest to make next year’s Nations Cup finals in South Africa and also kick off their dreams of taking part in Brazil 2014 at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar. In fact until last week the nation [...]
Nigeria picks 25 players for U-20 invitational tourney
LAGOS, May 19 (Xinhua) — The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has named a 25-man squad for an invitational U-20 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. Spokesperson for the team Samm Audu disclosed this in a statement reaching Xinhua on Saturday, saying John Obuh, the Head Coach of the national under-20 men’s listed three goalkeepers, eight [...]
NFF Bill Now Work in Progress
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Bill that is before the National Assembly is at the critical stage of amendment as a five-man sub-committee is currently working on producing a single draft document otherwise referred to as clean copy. The Chairman House Committee on Sports, Hon Godfrey Ali Gaiya, disclosed Wednesday that the task was enormous [...]
Copa Coca Cola Championship
One of the main features of the just concluded Zone D Copa Coca Cola (North Central zonal championship) held at the Area 3 mini-stadium was the array of talents on display. It was a two-day event. Nigeria is known as one of the countries that has continually produced young talented sportsmen and women, especially in [...]
Imoke’s Quiet Sports Revolution
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River By Duro Ikhazuagbe Alice Ugo Bassey, a former Nigerian judoka, is a beneficiary of the on-going sports revolution in Cross River State. Bassey had resigned to fate after endless search for funds to treat the knee injury she copped at a pre 2007 All Africa Games camp produced no [...]
Africa News
Tribes of Africa fashion fundraiser to iRock UK
By Lance Guma 19 May 2012 iRock UK founder Viola Ncube (centre) All is set for the Tribes of Africa fashion fundraiser this coming Saturday at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London. Various African celebrities including football stars John Shittu, brothers Sam and Efe Sodje are set to attend. The event is organised by [...]
Honeymoon murder accused to plead not guilty of killing Anni
TWO men accused of killing honey- moon bride Anni Dewani intend to plead not guilty when their trial starts in July in South Africa. Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe appeared in court yesterday for the last leg of their pre-trial conference. The conference has been postponed a number of times since April and is now [...]
Africa: Time the Continent Sets Up Own Crimes Court
Wednesday’s much anticipated court address by former Liberian leader Charles Taylor, convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court’s Special Court on Sierra Leone, opened another can of worms and put the international justice system under spotlight. Taylor’s 30-minute address affirmed what we have always questioned. He did not just give asummation of the [...]
Africa’s Sahel is a disaster in slow-motion
Alaska News Features Editors’ note: Rodrigo Ordonez is CARE’s regional communications coordinator for the Sahel food crisis. MARADI, Niger — Last year, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan and left 18,914 people dead or missing. The damage was swift and created a nuclear disaster. People around the world were stunned and deeply concerned. [...]
AGRA urges G8 countries to support agriculture in Africa
Accra, May 18, GNA – The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has welcomed the continued leadership of US President Barack Obama and the G8 members in the search for solutions to food security in Africa. “AGRA welcomes the continued leadership of US President Barack Obama and the G8 members in the search [...]
Entertainment
Young Somali refugees make films about love, not war
<!–enpproperty 2012-05-19 07:31:10.0Peter Martell in NairobiYoung Somali refugees make films about love, not warYoung Somali refugees make films about love, not war1161353World2@cndy/enpproperty–> A member of the refugee Somali film industry pictured on May 4 at the production studio in the Eastleigh suburb of Nairobi. The filmmakers aim to show a different side of their [...]
Pricey Nollywood Disaster Thriller "Last Flight To Abuja" Gets A World Premiere Date
A project we first alerted you to in February is finally making its world premiere… It’s being called one of Nollywood’s most anticipated films of 2012 – Obi Emelonye’s follow-up to his 2011 fantasy/adventure hit The Mirror Boy - a film we also covered on SA. Titled Last Flight To Abuja, the expensive (by Nollywood standards) disaster/thriller [...]
Nigeria: Why I Went Back to Classroom – Ikechukwu Onyeka
Popular Nollywood director, Ikechukwu Onyeka who recently went back to the classroom in far United States, is back in the country to direct a new movie by Oakfil Film Productions. Onyeka disclosed that he was inspired to go back to the classroom because of his insatiable desire to acquire high knowledge in his chosen profession. [...]
Celebrity supermom unveiled
The 2012 edition of the emotive reality television show, Supermom, was unveiled to a colourful cross-section of guests, celebrities, the media and fans and followers of the show last Sunday at the Grandeur Events Centre, Oregun, Lagos. Unlike the previous two editions, this year’s Supermom has been tagged The Celebrity Edition. The rationale behind this [...]
BREAKING: Genevieve Lands Another Landmark**Joins D’Banj As Verified Twitter Account Users
Popular Nollywood star, Genevieve Nnaji, who recently turned 33 this month, has landed another milestone in her life as a celebrity of repute. This time, the celebrated actress got her twitter account, Genevievennaji1 verified by twitter. She now joins D’Banj, who got his own twitter account verified last month. It is still unconfirmed if Genevieve [...]
Health
Nigeria: Floods – Lagos Alerts On Outbreak of Epidemic
Leadership (Abuja) Taiwo Ogunmola And Goerge Okojie 15 July 2011 As Lagos State government battles with the problem of massive flooding caused by intensive rainfall in the state, the state government has charged residents to take precautionary health measures to avert water borne infections. The Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris in a [...]
We Lost Two Children, Properties To Lagos Flood, Monarch Cries Out
The Oba of Iju-Ogundimu, Oba Elijah Olanire, has cried out over the devastation suffered by his community during last Sunday’s flood that ravaged most parts of Lagos state. According to him, two children were lost to the flood while several residents are still in the hospital. Properties worth millions of naira were also lost [...]
Lagos calls for precautionary health measures against flood
| Print | E-mail Written by Friday, 15 July 2011 Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, has alerted members of the public to the health hazards of the flood occasioned by last Sunday’s downpour in the state and has, therefore, called on them to take precautionary health measures. Idris, who spoke in Lagos, on Thursday, explained [...]
20% Of Breast Implants Removed Within 10 Years
Women who have breast implants need to know that the risk of complications and having them removed or replaced grows with time, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) announced. 20% of women who received breast augmentation implants will have to have them removed within 10 years of the procedure. For breast reconstruction the figure could [...]
Young Asian Women At Greater Risk For Breast Cancer According To Scientists At Cancer Prevention Institute Of California
In a study that shatters accepted notions of breast cancer risk, scientists from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC), just announced that some young Asian and Pacific Islander women are at a much higher risk than previously thought… Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
