London attack suspect British of Nigerian origin says source

C News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

A police forensics officer investigates a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013. British Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting of his government's emergency Cobra security committee after the killing of a man in south London, his office said on Wednesday REUTERS/Stefan ...

Blasts hit mine and barracks in Niger

IOL - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

A file photo shows workers at the uranium mine of Arlit, northern Niger. Paris-based nuclear giant Areva said in a statement that 13 employees were hurt in the attack in Arlit. Photo: ...

20 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger

Associated Press - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- Niger's defense minister announced that 20 Nigerien soldiers were killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives inside a military installation in the city of Agadez on ...

Jonathan Ghanaian President govs envoys others honour Achebe

Vanguard - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

By Uduma Kalu President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Ogidi, the hometown of the late Prof Chinua Achebe for the final burial rites of the literary icon. Also attending the burial service at St. Philips Anglican Church, Ogidi, Anambra state are President John Mahama of Ghana, delegations of the Bishop of Canterbury and the United States; eminent statesmen, Chief Alex Ekwueme and Chief Emeka ...

Video Watch Snoop Lion D’banj 2face excite fans at MTV All Stars concert

Vanguard - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

TheMTV All Stars concert held on May 18, in Durban, South Africa with heart thumping performances from US rapper Snoop Lion, 2face, D'banj, Flavour, Camp Mulla and ...

At least 18 soldiers four Islamists killed in Niger sources

Reuters - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least 18 soldiers and four suspected Islamists were killed in a fierce gunbattle following a dawn car bomb attack at a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military sources and a local official ...

Celebrated Nigerian writers funeral begins

Al Jazeera - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The funeral of Nigeria's celebrated writer, Chinua Achebe, is due to take place in his small hometown in a ceremony expected to draw crowds of mourners. Achebe, author of the widely praised ...

Twin Niger car bombings kill 10

The West Australian - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NIAMEY (AFP) - Twin car bombings at an army base and a French-run uranium mine in northern Niger killed at least 10 people Thursday, in unprecedented attacks claimed by an Islamist group fighting French-led troops in neighbouring Mali.The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claimed the bombings, calling them punishment for Niger's participation in a French-led military ...

Software Developers Ready for Incubation Soon

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The Project Management Office (PMO), Accenture Consulting that is handling the ongoing selection process of software developers has said that 10 teams will emerge at the end of the exercise. The 10 teams would be handed over to the Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, who would in turn present them at the Lagos Incubation Centre for one-year training. The minister had ...

Boko Haram Amnesty - Women Children Detainees to Be Released First Says FG

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

As reactions pour in on the federal government's detainee release programme for select members of the Boko Haram sect, as well as women and children associated with the Islamist terrorist group, the presidency yesterday threw more light on the plan, stating that the first phase of the plan would cover women and children only. The clarification was made by the Senior Special Assistant to ...

Minister - Power Generation to Reach 6000 Megawatts in July

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The Minister of State for Power, Hajia Zainab Kuchi, has disclosed that power generation will increase from its current 4,500 to 6,000MW in July and rise further to 10,000MW by December. This came as the Senate Wednesday vehemently opposed the move by the federal government to liquidate Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile subsidiary Mtel, saying it is counter-productive. ...

Elegbeleye to Probe Team Nigerias London Olympics Failure

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Newly-appointed Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, has assured that efforts would be made to know what went wrong at the last London 2012 Olympics. Elegbeleye gave the assurance when he officially took over the mantle of leadership at the commission's headquarters in Abuja. The director, who said his appointment was to transform Nigerian ...

Sanusi - Electronic Payments Will Facilitate Financial Inclusion

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has reiterated that the on-going transformation of the payment system will bring about rapid financial inclusion and increased economic activities. Sanusi also said the central bank remained committed to realising the vision of providing Nigeria with a secure, robust and accessible payment system. The CBN governor, ...

UN Seeks Equality in Post-2015 Devt Agenda

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

United Nations independent experts have called on Nigeria and other member-countries to ensure the post-2015 development agenda focuses on equality, social protection and accountability. They noted that one billion people around the world were still living in poverty. In their message to member states, which will meet this week in New York to discuss how to shape a new set of global development ...

Online Mart Launched in Lagos

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

An indigenous company Morpheus Online Business Services, has launched an exciting e-commerce platform in Lagos. The platform buyam.com.ng is set to alleviate the stress shoppers' encounter while trying to meet their needs. It is a unique 'storefront' concept that allows merchants to create an online destination for their brands within the portal. In a release, the company's ...

Simon Page Host Second Digital Marketing Conference

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Following the success of the first edition held last year at the Civic Centre in Lagos, Simon Page Business School is hosting the second edition of the Digital Marketing Conference and Exhibition. Billed for May today and tomorrow, this year edition according to the organisers, "promises to be even more exhilarating and exciting with key internet marketing experts from around the ...

Greater Tomorrow Rangers Junior Team Favoured for Clark Trophy

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Greater Tomorrow Academicals of Akwa Ibom and Rangers of Enugu Feeder Team are favoured to cart away the maiden Chief E. K. Clark International U-18 Tournament going on in Uyo Akwa Ibom State. After the preliminaries which saw the participation of eight teams, Rangers and Greater Tomorrow notched the maximum nine points from three matches to emerge the favourites from the two groups. In the ...

Good Bye and Good Night Achebe

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

who attended 'A Day of Tributes' organised by Aka Ikenga in Lagos to honour the late Professor Chinua Achebe, reports that dignitaries at the event paid glowing tributes to the late literary ...

Disengaged Staff Threatens Court Action Against Ecobank

All Africa - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Some members of staff of Ecobank Plc that were laid off by the bank have threaten the take it to court if their severance fee is not paid within two weeks. The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) and the recently laid off staff of the bank who made the threat, said the bank might also be picketed if it remains adamant to the demand of the sacked ...

Finke appointed Cameroon boss

soccerway - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Akono was brought in to replace Denis Lavagne when the Frenchman failed to take Cameroon to the African Cup of Nations finals in both 2012 and 2013, with Finke now set to manage his first international ...

NYT Morgue overflowing as Nigerias dirty war rages

MSNBC - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria  — A fresh load of battered corpses arrived, 29 of them in a routine delivery by the Nigerian military to the hospital morgue here. Unexpectedly, three bodies started moving. "They were not properly shot," recalled a security official here. "I had to call the J.T.F." -- the military's joint task force -- "and they gunned them ...

Doctors Without Borders Halts Work in Northern Nigeria

VOA - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders has suspended its medical aid in northern Nigeria's Borno state, after gunmen there hijacked one of its ...