2015-03-19 Nigeria Health

Daily Sun   

Flying Prominent Nigerians Abroad For Treatment Diminishes Our Image ...   
Leadership Newspapers
Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, yesterday criticised the entrenched practice of flying prominent Nigerians abroad for medical treatment, saying the trend diminishes the image of the country. Fashola who made the remark at the commissioning of ...

2015-03-19 Nigeria Science

CNET   

Glowing ultraviolet aurora spotted on Mars   
CNET
NASA's orbiting Mars probe has spotted two surprises in the Red Planet's atmosphere: an unexplained dust cloud and a deep ultraviolet aurora. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; March 18, 2015 5:21 PM PDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin.
The MAVEN Spacecraft Has Spotted a Strange Aurora on Mars   Gizmodo
Wild Weather on Mars: Dust Storms and Aurora Cover Red Planet   NBCNews.com
Mysterious Dust Cloud, 'Christmas Lights' Surrounding Mars Has NASA ...   CBS Local
Engadget   
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Irish Independent   

Spectacular Northern Lights dazzle in Irish skies   
Irish Independent
Tourism bosses may have spent a small fortune lighting up global monuments for St Patrick's Day - but back home thousands of people were treated to a free display as the Northern Lights danced in Irish skies.
Your aurora borealis photos on St. Patrick's Day   CBC.ca
Stunning display of nature: Aurora lights up the sky across the world   TVNZ
Lauren's Science Corner: Aurora Edition   CBS Local
U-T San Diego   
National Post   
The Province (blog)   
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The Independent   

Genetic study proves Celts not unique genetic group in Britain   
Northern Voices Online
I am sure this study is going to disappoint many people in the UK. A latest genetic study has proved that there is not a unique Celtic group of people in the UK. Till now many scientists believed that Celts are actually a unique genetic group in the country.
DNA study pre-historic British clans had remarkable staying power   National Monitor
Forever England? Gene Map Shows Divided British Isles   NBCNews.com
New genetic map of the UK shows which invasions created Britain's DNA   The Verge
The Times (subscription)   
Express.co.uk   
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Echonetdaily   

Amazon losing carbon-storing ability   
Echonetdaily
View of Amazon basin forest north of Manaus, Brazil, taken from top of a 50m tower for meteorological observations. Photo Phil P Harris. Paris [AFP]. The Amazonian rainforest has lost much of its ability to absorb climate-altering greenhouse gases from the ...

2015-03-19 Nigeria Sports

GHALCA chair asked to resign over financial malfeasance   
GhanaWeb
The Executive Council of the Ghana League Clubs Association, GHALCA is calling on its Chairman Alhaji Raji to step down whilst investigations into allegations of financial misappropriation continue. The chairman together with a financial manager, George ...

2015-03-19 Nigeria Entertainment

Nigerian Entertainment Today   

Must-see video: Heavily pregnant Tiwa Savage twerking in Uganda   
Nigerian Entertainment Today
Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has just shared a video of her performance in Uganda from two weeks back. The award winning singer was in Uganda for a couple of days where she performed at the the International Women's day celebration and the Ugandan ...

2015-03-19 Nigeria Technology

The Guardian Nigeria   

NCC to auction 2.6GHz band in May, as Internet subscribers hit   
The Guardian Nigeria
BARRING any unforeseen circumstances, the planned auction of the 2.6GHz spectrum band by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been scheduled to hold from May 5-8, in Abuja. According to the Information Memorandum (IM) released by ...

2015-03-19 Nigeria Business

CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Nigeria chops electricity tariffs by half   
CNBCAfrica.com
Nigerian electricity tariffs are set to drop by half. This move by the Nigerian Electricity regulatory commission follows the reduction in collection losses recorded over time. Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Sam Amadi says the reduction should force ...

2015-03-19 Nigeria World

The Indian Express   

Japan confirms deaths of three nationals in Tunisia attack   
The Indian Express
Three Japanese were killed, and three others injured, in the militant attack on tourists in Tunisia, the Japanese government said on Thursday. The Tunisian Prime Minister said earlier that five Japanese were among the 19 victims, but an unnamed Japanese ...

2015-03-19 Nigeria Africa

New Vision   

Kenya mall attack: US drone kills al-Shabaab leader   
New Vision
A drone strike in Somalia last week killed a senior al-Shabaab figure linked to the notorious 2013 attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi, the US military said Wednesday. The US drone raid on March 12 struck a vehicle carrying Adan Garar, who was "a key ...

2015-03-19 Nigeria Nigeria

The Guardian Nigeria   

Elections must hold as scheduled, says NPAN   
The Guardian Nigeria
The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has added its voice to other notable Nigerians, insisting that the general elections must hold as scheduled. In a statement issued yesterday at the end of an extra-ordinary meeting of the association ...