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   
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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 ...