2015-03-31 Nigeria Health

Herald Sun   

How does weight loss surgery affect pregnancy?   
Fox News
This past Sunday in the New York Times, there was a wonderful article written by an OB-GYN talking about all the difficulties and dangers of being significantly obese and having a baby. Obesity is certainly a national problem and currently over one-third of ...

2015-03-31 Nigeria Science

Los Angeles Times   

A steady stream of comet dust may have 'painted' Mercury black   
Los Angeles Times
The mystery of Mercury's excessively dark surface may have just been solved. A team of researchers working at Brown University say the planet's inky appearance may be the result of a near constant rain of impacts from tiny specks of cometary dust that ...

2015-03-31 Nigeria Sports

Sport24   

Zungu: Best yet to come   
Sport24
Cape Town - South Africa striker Bongani Zungu insists he has plenty more to offer both his country and Mamelodi Sundowns after netting the equaliser in Sunday's 1-1 draw against Nigeria. Read: Lamola accepts Bafana snub. The Bafana Bafana forward ...

2015-03-31 Nigeria Entertainment

Nigerian Entertainment Today   

NET Exclusive: Tiwa Savage expecting baby boy while Dr Sid expects a girl   
Nigerian Entertainment Today
It is no longer news that Mavin superstars, Tiwa Savage is pregnant with her first child while Dr Sid and his wife, Simi Osomo are also expecting their first baby. What is news is that NET can reveal the sex of the two unborn babies of the music stars. Let's be ...

2015-03-31 Nigeria Technology

Afren Fulfills Conditions Precedent for $200m Interim Funding   
THISDAY Live
DigitalSense Africa Media has been commended for its role in keeping Nigerians informed on latest development about internet governance through its yearly conferences. The Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson and the ...

2015-03-31 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

Diamond Bank records 10.7% dip in profit   
The Punch
Diamond Bank Plc has released its audited results for the 2014 financial year, which showed that the group witnessed a drop in profit. The results, filed with the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday, showed that the group's profit after tax had declined by 10.7 ...

2015-03-31 Nigeria World

The News   

Panic as Rivers government imposes curfew   
Nigerian Tribune
GIVEN the rising tension accompanying the general election in Rivers State, the government, on Monday, announced the imposition of curfew in the state. Secretary to the Rivers State Government, George FeyIi, who made the announcement, said the curfew ...

2015-03-31 Nigeria Africa

BBC News   

Police investigates prosecutor murder   
New Vision
The lead prosecutor in the 2010 Kyadondo Rugby Club and the Ethiopian Village Restaurant in Kampala, Joan Kagezi Monday evening shot dead in what police called an assassination. Below is Inspector of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura's official statement.
Uganda prosecutor in 2010 al-Shabab bombings case shot dead   Deutsche Welle
Uganda: Prosecutor Is Fatally Shot   New York Times
Gunmen Kill Ugandan Prosecutor   Wall Street Journal
The Guardian   
Mail & Guardian Africa   
Channel News Asia   
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Daily Times   

International Observers Laud Polls   
Daily Times
Foreign Observers who monitored last Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections have lauded the exercise. The ECOWAS Observer Mission (EOM) described it is acceptable meeting the criteria of being free and transparent. The declaration ...

2015-03-31 Nigeria Nigeria

The Punch   

Kwankwaso wins senatorial seat in Kano   
The Punch
Despite last minute efforts to woo voters in Kano, the All Progressive Congress candidates in Kano overwhelmed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the Senate and House of Representatives candidates, as they clinched all positions at stake in last ...