2015-11-02 Nigeria Health

Information Nigeria   

Security Beefed Up Around Diezani After Cancer Surgery   
Information Nigeria
Doctors had advised Diezani, under probe by the UK government, to avoid disturbances to recover well. A family source told Sunday Telegraph, was now in hiding and has increased security. Her decision was not unconnected with the intense media scrutiny ...

2015-11-02 Nigeria Science

Daily Life   

How climate change disproportionately affects women   
Daily Life
In a few weeks' time, world leaders, policy-makers, scientists and lobbyists will converge on Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, and hopefully agree to a universal and binding agreement on climate to serve as the successor to ...

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Market Business News   

Rare Omura's whales filmed for the first time   
Market Business News
The first-ever field observations of Omura's whales, the world's rarest whales, have been made by an international team of scientists off the coast of Madagascar. The biologists, who published their research in the Royal Society Open Science journal, ...

2015-11-02 Nigeria Sports

Vanguard   

Enyimba, one point away from 7th title   
Vanguard
Enyimba now have 68 points from 36 matches, six points clear of closest rivals Warri Wolves, who recorded a convincing 4-0 win at home against Bayelsa United. The Aba club's remaining matches are at home to rivals Wolves this coming Sunday, before ...

2015-11-02 Nigeria Entertainment

The Eagle Online   

Five more contestants evicted from Glo's Dance with Peter   
The Eagle Online
Five more housemates have been evicted from the ongoing Dance with Peter reality TV show. The show is sponsored by next generation network, Globacom. Their eviction followed a very competitive outing among the remaining 26 contestants. Tension was ...

2015-11-02 Nigeria Technology

The Nation Newspaper   

NCC: Internet users hit 97m   
The Nation Newspaper
From 95.37 million in August, the number of internet users has risen to 97.21 million, says the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in its Monthly Internet Subscribers' Data for September. INEC indicated that internet users on both Global System ...
Nigeria internet users increase to 97m — NCC   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Nigeria internet users increase to 97 million – NCC   Vanguard
97M Nigerians Now Use The Internet – NCC   360Nobs.com
Naija247news   
The Punch   
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Ogun Residents, Investors Groan Under Bad Roads   
AllAfrica.com
Except Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun comes to the aide of both the residents and business owners in the state, they would continue to groan over the bad roads that litter the State. Vanguard gathered that, the governor had boasted to ...

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Sydney Morning Herald   

Who is George Boole: the mathematician behind the Google doodle   
Sydney Morning Herald
"Who is George Boole?" is sure to rack up more than a few Google hits over the next 24 hours after the search engine decided to honour the Englishman's 200th birthday with an algebraic reimaging of its Google doodle. George Boole was a mathematician, ...

2015-11-02 Nigeria Business

The Punch   

Devalue naira, remove subsidy and 'kill' Nigerians   
The Punch
The International Monetary Fund's speculated positive prescriptions have yet to manifest as sustainable, socially empowering or employment generating models anywhere on our continent. Thus, the IMF Africa Director, Mrs. Atoinette Sayeh's recent ...

2015-11-02 Nigeria World

New York Times   

Popular Hotel in Somalia Is Bombed by Militants   
New York Times
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist militants stormed a popular hotel in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, on Sunday, blowing up the front gate with a car bomb, shooting guests and hotel workers, and then battling with security forces from the ...
14 Dead After Al-Shabab Attack Popular Mogadishu Hotel   Gawker
UNSC condemns deadly attack in #Mogadishu   Diplomat News Network
Somalia: A Freelance Journalist killed, another Wounded in Mogadishu's Hotel ...   Geeska Afrika

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Washington Post   

In Zanzibar, democracy, peace and unity are at stake after annulled elections   
Washington Post
Kim Yi Dionne: Continuing our series of Monkey Cage Election Reports, the following post about the Oct. 25 election in Zanzibar, in Tanzania, comes from Keith Weghorst, co-author of our pre-election report for Tanzania. Tanzania held its fifth multi ...
Zanzibar Bombings May Be Related to a Disputed Election   New York Times
Small blasts hit Zanzibar after poll anulled   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Isles cautions will not tolerate troublemakers   Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Quartz   
AllAfrica.com   
IPPmedia   
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Reuters   

Turkey returns to single-party rule in boost for Erdogan   
Reuters
ANKARA Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in elections on Sunday, returning the country to single-party rule in an outcome that will boost the power of President Tayyip Erdogan but may sharpen deep social divisions.
Turkey's long-dominant AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback   Firstpost
Ruling AK Party Wins Majority in Turkey Elections   Voice of America
Erdogan's party enjoys decisive election victory in Turkey   The Australian Financial Review
Irish Independent   
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Hurriyet Daily News   
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Vanguard   

PDP chief leads supporters to APC   
The Nation Newspaper
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Mr. Matthias Kuroekigha, at the weekend led his supporters to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He vowed to work for the victory of the APC candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, in the ...

2015-11-02 Nigeria Africa

The Punch   

Fasoranti resigns as Afenifere leader   
The Punch
The leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has resigned his position as the leader of the group. The octogenarian, who assumed the position after the demise of Chief Abraham Adesanya, said he took the ...

2015-11-02 Nigeria Nigeria

Vanguard   

Omeben frustrated investigation of Dele Giwa's murder — Ray Ekpu   
Vanguard
The interview, last Wednesday, was to be with Mr Ray Ekpu, one of the four co-founders of the Newswatch magazine and a member of the 2014 National Conference. However, it panned out as a conference interview of sorts with four directors of the company ...