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Shots reportedly fired at U.S. Embassy in Abuja – Police arrest two

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, March 26th, 2012

Shots Fired At The US Embassy In Abuja Posted: March 26, 2012 – 18:51 Posted by Saharareporters.com caption: US Embassy in Abuja BOTH the police and officials of the United States Embassy in Abuja, on Monday disagreed over shooting in the vicinity of the embassy. While the embassy informed reporters that there was shooting […]

World Bank: US begins campaign for Kim as Nigeria still mute on Okonjo-Iweala

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Monday, March 26th, 2012

US nominee for World Bank chief Dr Jim Yong Kim __________________________________________________________________ Although President Barack Obama waited until the last day to announce the US nomination for the office of World Bank President, no sooner he released a name had the full weight of US government started campaigning actively for the College President, Dr Jim Yong […]

NNP Picture of the Week – The Ultimate Owambe

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, March 25th, 2012

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Sall defeats incumbent president Wade to become Senegal’s new president

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Senegalese opposition presidential candidate Macky Sall addresses media after casting his ballot. By Issouf Sanogo (AFP) Heaven is not reached at a single bound, but we build the ladder by which we climb. By: Kolai More Quotes | Submit Quote DAKAR (AFP) – Macky Sall’s political career appeared to have peaked under Abdoulaye Wade, where […]

Nigeria: Flamingoes Book World Cup Ticket

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Nigeria’s Flamingoes yesterday at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta booked their place in the 2012 Fifa Under17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan. Nigeria’s ticket came off a well-rounded victory from the nation’s campaigners against their Zambian counterparts, Junior She-Polopolo whom they hit 5-0 in the final fixture of the global event. The coach Peter Dedevbo […]

‘Anambra set to become the cleanest state’

Posted by admin Anambra, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, State News Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Anambra is set to become the cleanest state in Nigeria. This was disclosed by Governor Peter Obi yesterday during the commissioning of refuse disposal vehicles, compactors receptacles, ANIDS school buses, totaling over 500 million naira at the premises of Innoson Motor Manufacturing Company, Nnewi. Obi commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his interest in private enterprises […]

Suspected Boko Haram members die in suicide blast during raid

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News Saturday, March 24th, 2012

KANO-(AFP) – Suspected members of Boko Haram Islamist sect set off a suicide car bomb Saturday during a military raid on their hideout in the northern city of Kano, police said. The army chief of Kano state Brigadier-General Iliyasu Isa Abba said the explosion was a desperate act aimed at avoiding capture. “It was a […]

University split over Korean-American World Bank candidate

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Saturday, March 24th, 2012

HANOVER, New Hampshire (AFP) – Dartmouth College students, returning from spring break, were divided over President Obama’s decision to nominate their president to lead the World Bank. Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-American who became the first Asian-American to lead a prestigious Ivy League university, began his tenure at Dartmouth in 2009 as something of a […]

Research: Nigerians the most educated in the U.S.

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, March 24th, 2012

FOR Woodlands resident David Olowokere, one of Nigeria’s sons, having a master’s degree in engineering just wasn’t enough for his people back home. So he got a doctorate. His wife, Shalewa, a civil engineer, didn’t stop at a bachelor’s, either. She went for her master’s. The same obsession with education runs in the Udeh household […]

Letter: My gratitude to a kind Nigerian

Posted by admin Headlines, Letters Saturday, March 24th, 2012

SIR: Many who have not gone through the ordeal of abduction do not really know what it feels like. I was travelling from Benin to Lagos on January 9, this year to visit my uncle Mr. Richard Odigwe whom I have not seen for over 10 years. So as to beat the impending subsidy removal […]