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South Africa/Nigeria: Follow South Africa Vs Nigeria Live!

allafrica.com     5 hrs ago   6 related          

Nothing but a victory will do for South Africa as they try to keep their hopes of appearing at Angola 2010 alive, while Nigeria have already progressed to the next phase of qualifying after collecting four wins in the...                    

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Nigeria: Beechcraft Plane Crash - Weather Disrupts Search for Black Boxes

allafrica.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

Posted to the web 6 September 2008 Kenneth Ehigiator Cross River Logistic problems yesterday disrupted the continued search for the black boxes of the missing Beechcraft 1900D plane which crashed at Busi village, Obanliku...                    

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Nigeria: 'Abia Kidnappers Are Not Militants'

allafrica.com     10 hrs ago   3 related          

Posted to the web 6 September 2008 Uduma Kalu Chief Ukpai Agwu Ukpai is Chief Security Adviser to Chief Theodore Orji, Governor of Abia State. In his office at the State House, Ukpai blamed the opposition for the last...                    

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Idika Kalu Heads 40-Man Niger Delta Technical Committee

allafrica.com     10 hrs ago   1 related          

The Federal Government has appointed former Finance Minister, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu as head of the Niger Delta Technical Committee. The committee is to review and distill all previous reports on the Niger Delta, and come up...                    

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Nigeria: Former Anti-Corruption Leaders Still Demoted

allafrica.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has restored the rank of the late police spokesman, Haz Iwendi leaving out former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and others who suffered...                    

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Vaccum in Govt, Says Balarabe Musa

allafrica.com     10 hrs ago   1 related          

Former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party,( PRP) has disagreed with the Federal Government's claim that President Umaru Musa Yar' Adua is in Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj arguing that Umrah( lesser...                    

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Ghana/Lesotho: Kumasi Gets Lesotho Clash

allafrica.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

Posted to the web 6 September 2008 The Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi will host Ghana's final 2010 World Cup qualifying game against Lesotho on October 12th. The game had been billed to take place in Sekondi as part of a...                    

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Tropical Storm Josephine dissipating

upi.com     1 hr ago   9 related          

Published: Sept. 6, 2008 at 1:30 PM PRAIA, Cape Verde, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Josephine was downgraded to a tropical depression as its strength dissipated as it approached the Cape Verde Islands, weather officials...                    

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Nigeria: Guild of Editors to Lobby Lawmakers Over FOI Bill

allafrica.com     10 hrs ago   1 related          

IN a bid to get the Freedom of Information Bill passed by the National Assembly, the Nigerian Guild of Editors says it is preparing grounds to engage the federal lawmakers in a dialogue that will hasten the passage of...                    

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Nigeria: Cohabitation - A Deadly Trend in Tertiary Institutions

allafrica.com     11 hrs ago          

Government policy on students' hostel accommodation i.e. encouraging private developers may have its good side but from my observation, the inability of the institutions in expanding and building new hostels has forced...                    

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