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Jonathan fires police chief Ringim

From Ahamefula Ogbu and Yemi Akinsuyi in Abuja The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Hafiz Ringim, has become the first casualty of the escape of Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, from custody. Ringim, who was appointed IG in September 2010 by Pre...

South Sudan inks Kenya pipeline deal

Tensions between Sudan and South Sudan are set to rise even further as the latter finally...

Egypt’s new parliament elects Saad al-Katatni as Speaker

DEPUTIES in Egypt’s first post-revolution parliament this week elected Saad al-Katatni, a...

COMING TO TOWN

GHana's own Dr. Paa Kwesi Ndoum will be in Houston on Friday, January 27 to present his visi...

Naira Weakens as Dollar Demand Rises

By Obinna Chima
The naira fell slightly against the United States dollar at both the Centr...

Africa Spotlight

BIAFRA: The Aburi accord

BIAFRA: The Aburi accord
•Official record of the minutes of the meeting of Nigeria’s military leaders held at Aburi, Ghana on January 4 & 5, 1967.
Saturday December 10, 201...

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Technology

Former U.S. DOE Official Defends Loan Guarantee for Solar’s Solyndra

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 3, 2011 – Platts – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) exercised proper oversight and due diligence in approving a $535 million loan guarantee to ...

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Travel

THAI AIRWAYS WINS BEST AIRLINE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Los Angeles – On December 1, 2011, Thai Airways International (THAI) accepted the award as the Best Airline in Southeast Asia at Global Traveler Magazine’s 2011 GT Tested A...

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Entertainment

Award winning poet brings Nigeria’s social ills to life

Port Harcourt, Nigeria. – Human trafficking, the social stigma of HIV/AIDS and the Niger Delta conflict are just three of the current Nigerian hot button topics that poet...

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Sport

2012 Olympic qualifying tourney: CAF picks Morocco as host

By CHIMAOBI UCHENDU
In spite that fear of insecurity in Egypt has forced the country’s football association to withdraw from hosting the CAF Under-23 African Championship,...

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Life and Style

If drinking alcohol, make smart choices Know Your Limits

HOUSTON (Feb. 21, 2011) – The Harris County Hospital District encourages people to carefully consider the consequences of consuming alcohol, and reminds everyone that in ...

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Health

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

Belleville, Ill — Dec. 27, 2011 — Nearly 13,000 American women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2011, and more than 4,000 died from an advanced form of the disease, acco...

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Artist

Smokey’s exclusive Cracker Barrel CD, Now and Then,

LEBANON, Tenn . (January 14, 2011) Cracker Barrel Old Country Store today congratulated R&B legend and American icon Smokey Robinson on his nomination for “Outstanding A...

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