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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, July 30th, 2012
INDICATIONS emerged on Sunday that Nigeria will soon deploy soldiers in Mali to confront the Islamists troubling the West African country, the Presidency and foreign affairs ministry said on Sunday. Spokespersons for President Goodluck Jonatha, Reuben Abati; and Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ogbole Ahmedu-Ode, say Nigeria holds a responsibility to return peace to Mali. “Nigeria is […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Track & Field
Monday, July 30th, 2012
COACH of the Tunisia basketball team, Abdel Tlatli, has said that lack of real international exposure put a lot of pressure on his team in the match a against Nigeria. The Tunisians lost 60-56 to Nigerians in the men’s opening match at the London Olympics. He maintained that Nigerian players have always been at advantage […]
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Africa & World Politics
Monday, July 30th, 2012
CATHOLIC head, Pope Benedict XVI has appealed for an end to violence in Syria and called on world powers to spare no effort in helping resolve the conflict. “I am following the tragic and growing episodes of violence in Syria with the sad sequence of deaths and injuries, also among civilians,” the pope said after […]
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Africa & World Politics
Monday, July 30th, 2012
PRESIDENT Joseph Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo’s has accused neighbouring Rwanda of backing rebels hostile to his government, saying it was an “open secret” that Kigali was meddling in Congo’s volatile eastern borderlands. The remark came as the rebels warned that negotiation could only take place if Kabila steps down. The M23 rebels have […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Sunday, July 29th, 2012
Photo: Sun News Publishing Nigeria’s Shehu Abdullahi (l) in action Date: Sun, 07/29/2012 – 22:09 Nigeria’s Under-20 team, the Flying Eagles, took a massive step towards reaching the third round qualifying series of the 2013 African Youth Championship after it defeated host, Tanzania 2–1 yesterday. Enugu Rangers’ striker, Alhaji Gero, netted a first-half brace, before […]
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Africa & World Politics
Friday, July 27th, 2012
SECURITY agencies in countries facing extremist Islamic insurgents are said to be worried about developments in Syria, especially on the custody of chemical and biological weapons by the country. Security sources, on Thursday, said it would be disastrous if Syria’s lethal chemical weapons are mishandled like the weapons from the arsenal of Muamma Ghadaffi, which […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, July 27th, 2012
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has nabbed a Cameroonian who specialized in prescribing; selling and administering unregistered Chinese drugs to unsuspecting members of the public. The man, Justin who claimed to be a doctor was arrested at his illegal clinic situated within the central mosque premises in Ajegunle a […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
The leadership of Economic Community for West Africa (ECOWAS) has expressed shock over the demise of President John Atta-Mills, who died on Tuesday after a brief illness. ECOWAS in a statement obtained by African Examiner condoned with the Government and people of Ghana. The statement read “ECOWAS learnt with shock and sadness the passing away […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Sports, Track & Field
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
It was meant to be a joke, but the joke became a costly one for Voula Papachristou, a Greek track star who has been banned from participating in the London Olympic over a tweet she posted on account, @papaxristoutj. Her tweet which was written in Greek was translated as “With so […]
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Africa & World Politics, First Ladies, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Patience Jonathan, Presidency, Women Politics
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
The Presidency on Wednesday denied a media report (not The PUNCH) that the Federal Government purchased 200 exotic cars for the ongoing African First Ladies Summit being hosted by wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, in Abuja. The government, in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. […]
