2015年8月31日 星期一

2015-09-01 Nigeria Health


Daily Sun
   
Nigeria must not miss polio free certification in 2017, Buhari warns   
Daily Sun
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday warned that nothing must stop Nigeria from being certified polio-free by World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017. He has ordered the agencies involved to increase tempo of the fight against the virus. He gave the ...

2015-09-01 Nigeria Science


Sky News Australia
   
Plastic in guts of 99% of seabirds by 2050   
Sky News Australia
About 90 per cent of all seabirds alive today have eaten plastic of some kind, scientists say. Australian and British researchers say it demonstrates the urgent need for all nations to better manage their waste and cut down on packaging. Scientists ...
Scientists warn almost all seabirds will ingest plastic by 2050   ABC Online
Up to 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts, study finds   The Guardian
Study: 90% of Seabirds Have Eaten Plastic   Voice of America
BBC News   
CBC.ca   
Daily Mail   
all 86 news articles »   


NEWS.com.au
   
Scientists develop slow-melting ice cream   
NEWS.com.au
THE summer scourge of sticky hands could become a thing of the past as British researchers announced the discovery of an ingredient to make slow-melting ice cream on Monday. The protein BslA, which occurs naturally in some food, helps to blend the ...

2015-09-01 Nigeria Sports


Mirror.co.uk
   
Liverpool sign Nigerian starlet Awoniyi   
Times of India
LONDON: Liverpool signed teenage Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi on Monday and immediately sent him out on loan to German club FSV Frankfurt. Brendan Rodgers' side have brought Awoniyi to Anfield from Imperial Academy in Nigeria after fending off ...

2015-09-01 Nigeria Entertainment


Gbooza
   
Mikel should fight for his place at Chelsea, insists ex-Nigeria defender Sam Sodje   
Gbooza
Former Super Eagles defender Sam Sodje has told John Obi Mikel to stay at Chelsea, insisting the midfielder "will get his time". The 28-year-old is yet to make a top-flight start for the west Londoners this season and was speculated to be on his way ...
Super Stud Mikel!   Daily Sun
'Father of two, Mikel, is a generous dad'   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Mikel secretly fathers two children from different women   Vanguard
The Nation Newspaper   
The Punch   
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The Punch
   
Vigilance group uncovers joint for naked female dancers   
The Punch
An Asaba-based vigilance group has uncovered a joint where female teenagers dance naked and has arrested the operator of the joint. The joint, located in Asaba, hosts bizarre activities, including pornographic shows, especially at weekends. Confirming ...
Bar where teenage girls dance naked uncovered in Asaba   DailyPost Nigeria
Joint For Naked Female Dancers Uncovered In Delta State   NAIJ.COM

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News24 Nigeria
   
Six mis-adventures of the Lauryn Hill show in Nigeria   
News24 Nigeria
Lagos - American singer Lauryn Hill was live on stage in Lagos on August 30 at The Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island. Here is a list of the major complaints of the night: 1.The show did not commence by 7pm, as advertised by promoters, because ...
Exclusive Photos From The Lauryn Hill Concert In Lagos   360Nobs.com
“Why I Cried When I Met Lauryn Hill” – Waje Narrates Meeting Her Heroine   Entertainment Express
Lauryn Hill: The 'Miseducation' of the Lagos concert   Pulse Nigeria
Bella Naija   
Information Nigeria   
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360Nobs.com
   
New Couple Alert? Cynthia Morgan and Burna Boy Share A Kiss   
360Nobs.com
Are Cynthia Morgan and Burna Boy now an item? That's the question on the minds of Cynthia Morgan's Instagram followers after she shared a photo of her and Burna Boy kissing. A first picture shows the two about to lock lips ...

2015-09-01 Nigeria Technology


The Nation Newspaper
   
Cyber attacks imminent on telcos, banks, corporations   
The Nation Newspaper
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) has raised the red flag for banks, telcos, other financial institutions and large corporations over renewed cyber attacks on their servers by crooks as the year runs to a close and desire to ...

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MTN chief pushes for naira devaluation   
The Nation Newspaper
To attract the requisite foreign direct investment (FDI) for the implementation of the National Broadband Plan of the Federal Government, the Federal Government will need to further tinker with the value of the naira. MTN Senior Manager, Transmission ...
MTN, NITRA Predict Increase in Broadband Penetration By 2017   AllAfrica.com
MTN, NITRA sees increase in broadband penetration by 2017   Telecompaper (subscription)

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Daily Trust
   
NCC impounds N1.5m infringing gadgets in Abuja   
Daily Trust
Operatives of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have clamped down on illegal broadcasters pirating the copyright protected signals of Multichoice Nigeria in Wuse 2 and Utako districts of the FCT. According to a report released at the NCC Headquarters ...
DStv assures subscribers of improved services   National Mirror

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The Register
   
The Honor's a defo gamechanger, but good luck buying one   
The Register
Analysis China has been threatening to up-end the phone business for a while, without coming up with a convincing end product. Finally, though, it has, and I expect to see a rapid shakeout of top tier handset manufacturers, already reeling from years ...
Huawei India Releases Android 5.0 Roadmap For Honor Devices   Android Headlines - Android News
Here's when your Honor smartphones will get Android Lollipop update   BGR India
Huawei: Honor 7 smartphone launched in Europe   Pulse Nigeria
Gizbot   
Phones Review   
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Leadership Newspapers
   
SIM Deactivation: NCC's Deadline And Subscribers' Rush To Save Lines   
Leadership Newspapers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in March 28, 2011, officially flagged off the registration of all subscriber identity module (SIM) cards in Nigeria so it could have credible data base of phone users. The registration of existing SIM cards ...

2015-09-01 Nigeria Business


BusinessDay
   
FX reserves rise to $31.43bn on Aug 27 – CBN   
BusinessDay
Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves were $31.43 billion on August 27, up 1.12 percent from $31.08 billion a month earlier, data from the central bank showed on Monday. The forex reserves of Africa's top crude exporter were down 20.65 percent year-on ...
The poison in further naira devaluation   The Punch
Nigerian FX reserves up 1.12 pct to $31.43 bln by Aug 27 -central bank data   Reuters Africa
Nigeria's foreign reserves rise by $350 million   TheCable
THISDAY Live   
The News   
AllAfrica.com   
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The News
   
Secret behind improved power supply in Nigeria   
The News
If you have been wondering what magic wand President Muhammadu Buhari has deployed in the Nigerian power sector that has accounted for the generally perceived improved power supply in the country, the answer may not be what you think. It is not ...

2015-09-01 Nigeria World


Telegraph.co.uk
   
El-Sisi's Challenge Grows as Egypt Mandarins Object to Lower Pay   
Bloomberg
Amina Mostafa voted for Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi last year, seeing a “strong man” who could take Egypt forward. But after his government moved to cut the wage bill for six million state employees, she took to the streets in protest. “I have financial ...
Gas Find Gives Egyptian President New Political Power   Haaretz
Singapore, Egypt hail longstanding ties   The Straits Times
The Guardian view on the al-Jazeera convictions: a symptom of something ...   The Guardian
The Times (subscription)   
Daily News Egypt   
Al-Arabiya   
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Firstpost
   
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; one officer killed   
Firstpost
Kiev: As lawmakers took up a measure to give greater powers to separatists in eastern Ukraine, nationalist protesters clashed with police outside parliament on Monday, and the Interior Ministry said one officer was killed in a grenade blast and more ...
Deadly clashes in Kiev over rebel legislation   The Nation
Kiev clashes, grenade explosion injure dozens during protests against ...   RT
On the frontlines in Ukraine, a technological gap   Washington Post
New York Times   
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Newsweek
   
Vice News Journalists Detained in Turkey on Charges of 'Aiding a Terrorist ...   
NBCNews.com
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — A Turkish court charged two Vice News journalists and their assistant on Monday with "aiding a terrorist organization" and ordered them arrested pending trial. Their employer has called the charges "baseless and alarmingly false.".
Turkish Court orders arrest of two British journalists on terror charges   The Indian Express
Turkish court arrests British reporters on 'IS terror'   Jakarta Post
Turkey Arrests Vice News Journalists on Terror-Related Charges   Wall Street Journal
Voice of America   
Toronto Star   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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The Cry For Media Freedom in Egypt   
Huffington Post
This post was originally published on The Toolbox, a tech and social impact initiative of Humanise, Inc. Something exquisitely tragic happens when power and politics bind the hands and mouths of journalists. A lifeline between all sides of the truth ...

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Death toll at 158 in blasts at China port   
Herald Sun
THE death toll has risen to 158 from explosions at a chemical warehouse in north-eastern China, with 15 people still missing. THE toll included 94 firefighters and 11 police killed in the August 12 accident, the official Xinhua news agency reported on ...

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Leadership Newspapers
   
Buhari Appointed Incorruptible Persons – Oshiomhole   
Leadership Newspapers
As outrage continues to trail the recent appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday disagreed with a section of the country for criticising the president saying the appointments of Chief of ...

2015-09-01 Nigeria Africa


CHANNELS TELEVISION
   
Buhari Swears In SGF, NSA, SA Media   
CHANNELS TELEVISION
Femi-Adesina-Babagana-Mungono-Babachir-Lawal President Mohammadu Buhari has sworn in the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, National Security Adviser, Babagana Mungono and the Special Assistant to the ...

2015-09-01 Nigeria Nigeria


Daily Sun
   
Buhari: 100 days of twists and turns   
Daily Sun
This is a special week for President Muhammadu Buhari. Though there have been public attention on him since mounting the saddle of government on May 29, a verdict will be passed on him and his fledgling administration this week. Maybe, given the option ...

2015年8月30日 星期日

2015-08-31 Nigeria Health


The Punch
   
Nigeria loses N250bn yearly to medical tourism   
The Punch
The Nigerian Medical Association has said that Nigeria has been losing about N250bn annually to foreign medical tourism. The NMA President, Dr. Kayode Obembe, who read the association's communiqué at the end of its National Executive Council ...

2015-08-31 Nigeria Science


Freeman Osonuga: "I want to experience the earth from outer space"   
Pulse Nigeria
Freeman Osonuga, the only Nigerian short listed to contest for the top three persons to travel to space, wants to feel and experience the earth from outer space. Published: 10.18 , Refreshed: 10.24; Zaynab Quadri. Print; eMail ...

2015-08-31 Nigeria Sports


ESPN
   
Nigeria wins African basketball title, gets Olympic spot   
ESPN
RADES, Tunisia -- Nigeria won its first African basketball championship and earned a spot in the 2016 Olympics. The Nigerians beat Angola 74-65 on Sunday in the Afrobasket championship game, behind 19 points from Chamberlain Oguchi. Carlos Morais ...

2015-08-31 Nigeria Entertainment


The Nation Newspaper
   
MEDIA REPORTS: Mikel has two kids from different women secretly   
The Nation Newspaper
Chelsea star Mikel Obi has secretly fathered two children with different women in England, according to media reports. According to a report in the Mirror of UK, the 28-year-old Nigeria international is a dad to a four-year-old son and a one-year-old ...
Chelsea's John Obi Mikel 'has a secret son and daughter by two different women'   Daily Mail
Why Chelsea should sell John Obi Mikel before the transfer window shuts   Metro
Chelsea star Mikel secretly fathers two children with different women   Pune Mirror
Gbooza   
Nigerian Bulletin   
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Nigerian Bulletin
   
Nollywood Actress, Rukky Sanda Reveals Why She Is Yet To Produce A Yoruba Movie   
Nigerian Bulletin
Nollywood actress and movie producer, Rukayat Adesanya well known as Rukky Sanda has revealed in a recent chat with VANGUARD, why she is yet to produce a Yoruba Movie despite producing numerous English flicks of which the latest 'Dark' was ...

2015-08-31 Nigeria Technology


Osun Defender
   
FINALLY! EFCC Sets Up Four-Man Panel To Probe Diezani |   
Osun Defender
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced a full investigation into the activities of the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. It was learnt on ...

2015-08-31 Nigeria Business


Ledger Gazette
   
Crude Lifting: NNPC Reduces Off-takers Contract To 16   
Ledger Gazette
The Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) has cancelled the current contracts on the supply of crude to the nation's refineries. NNPC's moves come a day after President Buhari approved cancellation of crude oil swap deals for refined products ...

2015-08-31 Nigeria World


Philippine Star
   
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 3 years in prison   
Philippine Star
Marwa Fahmy wife of Canadian Al-Jazeera English journalist Mohammed Fahmy, left, talks to policemen following the verdict in a courtroom in Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced three Al-Jazeera ...

2015-08-31 Nigeria Africa


Reuters Africa
   
Insight - Clan warfare trumps diplomacy in Mali's fragile north   
Reuters Africa
GAO (Reuters) - The United Nations has deployed 10,000 peacekeepers and poured more than $1 billion (£650 million) into Mali but its efforts to end a three-year conflict are threatened by the reemergence of a centuries-old rivalry between Tuareg clans.

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The Nation Newspaper
   
100 days of Buhari   
BusinessDay
As President Muhammadu Buhari marks his first 100 days in office, we note with joy the positive atmosphere that has enveloped the nation and the renewed hope and optimism it has engendered among Nigerians that 'change' has indeed come and that we ...

2015-08-31 Nigeria Nigeria


The Nation Newspaper
   
100 days of Buhari   
BusinessDay
As President Muhammadu Buhari marks his first 100 days in office, we note with joy the positive atmosphere that has enveloped the nation and the renewed hope and optimism it has engendered among Nigerians that 'change' has indeed come and that we ...

2015年8月29日 星期六

2015-08-30 Nigeria Health


The Guardian Nigeria
   
Lagos insists law on sanitation still in force   
The Nation Newspaper
The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the law on the monthly environmental sanitation and restriction of movement within the period is still in force. It enjoins residents of the state to ensure total compliance with the law and keep their ...
Lagos Deputy Gov. urges compliance with environmental sanitation laws   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Ambode set to roll out projects for each Lagos council   The News

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Cancer study: Breakthrough reveals risks based on age, gender   
Sydney Morning Herald
People will be able to find out for the first time what their risk of developing cancer is based on their age and gender after a ground-breaking study. The report, which is an Australian first, reveals the risks for men and women 40 and older of the 14 ...
Niki Bezzant: Bacon and eggs don't mix   New Zealand Herald
How To Reduce Your Cancer Risk   Leadership Newspapers

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The Independent
   
Laugh at the same time as your partner to feel better about your relationship ...   
The Independent
Many people in a happy relationship have "in-jokes". But new research has proven that laughing together with your partner is a great tonic for keeping those lovey-dovey feelings going. Psychologists in the US have found that couples who laugh together, ...

2015-08-30 Nigeria Science


Orlando Sentinel
   
NASA reveals New Horizons' potential mission after Pluto   
Orlando Sentinel
Artist's impression of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountering a Pluto-like object in the distant Kuiper Belt. Artist's impression of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountering a Pluto-like object in the distant Kuiper Belt. (NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/Alex ...

2015-08-30 Nigeria Sports


The Punch
   
Afrobasket 2015: D'Tigers roar into final   
The Punch
Nigerian players (green) celebrate their qualification for the final of the 2015 Afrobasket in Rades on Saturday. Photo: Fiba.com. Nigeria's D'Tigers qualified for the final of the 2015 Afrobasket after defeating Senegal 88-79 in overtime in a ...
Afrobasket 2015: D' Tigers through to final   Daily Sun
Senegal and Tunisia to face off for AfroBasket 2015 third-place   FIBA
D'Tigers Defeats Senegal To Reach Afrobasket Final   CHANNELS TELEVISION
Saudi Press Agency   
TheCable   
Syracuse.com   
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The Nation Newspaper
   
Aggreh, Ezenwa listed for AFCON tie   
The Nation Newspaper
Nigeria head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has picked the final six players from the country's top flight to make the trip with the overseas-based stars for the 2017 Afcon qualifier against Tanzania. Oliseh picked Solomon Kwambe of Warri Wolves, Sunshine Stars ...

2015-08-30 Nigeria Entertainment


NAIJ.COM
   
Why I Am Yet To Produce A Yoruba Film - Rukky Sanda   
NAIJ.COM
Rukayat Adesanya also known as Rukky Sanda has revealed why she is yet to produce a Yoruba Movie despite producing sixteen English flicks already. The actress told Vanguard reporters that she will produce one as she has already began making plans ...

2015-08-30 Nigeria Technology


360Nobs.com
   
T-Pain Smashes Aston Martin In Car Wreck   
360Nobs.com
The crash reportedly happened last week in Los Angeles when T-Pain jumped into an intersection early and slammed into a purple sedan. The Police was involved as reported but nobody was charged. T-Pain who teamed up with Snoop and Lil John on a ...

2015-08-30 Nigeria Business


CHANNELS TELEVISION
   
'To reform NNPC, NASS Should debate PIB urgently'   
Daily Trust
Former president of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, Dr. Louis Brown Ogbeifun, speaks on the ongoing repositioning in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and other issues in the nation's oil and gas sector. Given the deep ...

2015-08-30 Nigeria World


Herald Sun
   
Indian village council orders rape of sisters after brother runs off with high ...   
Herald Sun
AN INDIAN village has ordered two young sisters be paraded naked through the town and then raped — all as punishment for their brother eloping with a married woman. The ruling by the all-male village council of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh states only the ...

2015-08-30 Nigeria Africa


ABC Online
   
38 girls killed in Swaziland bus crash en route to King's wife choosing ceremony   
ABC Online
A road accident in Swaziland has killed 38 girls and seriously injured 20 others who were on their way to a traditional ceremony where King Mswati III can choose a new wife, pro-democracy activists reported. The accident happened on Friday night when ...
38 girls, young women killed in Swaziland   The Australian
65 Swaziland girls tragically die in truck crash en route to royal festival ...   RT
Swazi Maidens among more than 100 killed in horror crashes   Times LIVE
Boston Globe   
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BusinessDay
   
Jonathan, Dezianni, Obuah, indicted over $6.9million mobile stages deal   
BusinessDay
The ongoing probe by the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration, has indicted former President Goodluck Jonathan alongside two of his aides over a $6.9 million mobile stages deal. The money which was drawn from an offshore account belonging ...

2015-08-30 Nigeria Nigeria


BusinessDay
   
Jonathan, Dezianni, Obuah, indicted over $6.9million mobile stages deal   
BusinessDay
The ongoing probe by the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration, has indicted former President Goodluck Jonathan alongside two of his aides over a $6.9 million mobile stages deal. The money which was drawn from an offshore account belonging ...

2015年8月28日 星期五

2015-08-29 Nigeria Health


Leadership Newspapers
   
Maiduguri IDP camps record 500 diarrhea cases   
The Punch
The Borno Ministry of Health on Friday said that over 500 cases of Diarrhea and vomiting had been recorded in 22 Internally Displaced Persons' Camps in the state capital. The Director Medical Response and Humanitarian Services, Dr. Muhammad Guluze, ...

2015-08-29 Nigeria Science


The Nation Newspaper
   
NOUN staff now secretary of Academy of Mgt.   
The Nation Newspaper
A member of staff of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Dr Mande Samaila, has been elected National Secretary of the Academy of Management Nigeria. The Academy of Management Nigeria is the highest body of scholars and intellectuals in ...

2015-08-29 Nigeria Sports


CHANNELS TELEVISION
   
Nigeria's D'Tigers In Afrobasket Semi Final   
CHANNELS TELEVISION
Nigeria-basketball Nigeria has qualified for the semi-final of the ongoing FIBA Africa Basketball championship in Tunisia after a dominant 88-64 points victory over Gabon in the quarter finals. Nigeria will now face Senegal in the Semi Final, a step ...
Basketball - Nigeria Defeats Gabon, Qualifies for FIBA Semifinal   AllAfrica.com
Arnaud Adala Moto (CMR) - Cameroon v Algeria, Afrobasket 2015, Radès (Tunisia ...   FIBA
Afro basketball 2015: D' Tigers draw Senegal   Daily Sun
Xinhua   
Leadership Newspapers   
Syracuse.com   
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AllAfrica.com
   
'I Owe Nobody an Explanation for My Failure in Beijing' - Okagbare   
AllAfrica.com
Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championship 100m finalist, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, says she owes nobody any explanation for her poor performance at the championship. Okagbare, who was Nigeria's medal hope in the championship, finished last in the ...

2015-08-29 Nigeria Entertainment


U.S. News & World Report
   
African Superstars, Bono in Campaign to Empower Women   
New York Times
LAGOS, Nigeria — African stars joined U2 frontman Bono on Friday in a campaign to use music to help empower women around the world. Bono and top African male musicians D'banj, Diamond and Banky W announced that they will be included in a remix ...