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At least 10 injured in Mtwapa grenade explosion terroist blasts
March 31 | Posted by admin | Kenya NewsAt least 10 injured in Mtwapa grenade explosion blasts At least ten people were injured after unknown people hurled explosive devices at a prayer rally and an entertainment spot in Mombasa County Mtwapa. The first attack occurred at a Christian prayer gathering in Mtwapa, fifteen kilometers from the city while the second attack took place a few minutes later near the... Read more
Explosion in a grenade attack at mtwapa in mombasa kenya
March 31 | Posted by admin | Kenya NewsAn explosion in Mtwapa near the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa injured several people on Saturday, a private television station and a police source said. Kenya Television Network’s Twitter feed reported that up to 10 people were injured in the grenade attack at Mtwapa close to mombasa in kenya, while a police source told Reuters they were aware of the explosion... Read more
S. Korean Groups in North Korea to Pay Respects
December 26 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsTwo private South Korean delegations have crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea to pay respects to its late leader Kim Jong Il. The delegation were led by the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who held a landmark summit with Kim Jong Il in 2000, and Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun, whose late husband had ties to... Read more
Auto Outlook: Saab drives into the sunset
December 25 | Posted by admin | CelelebrityPublished: Dec. 25, 2011 at 4:30 AMBy AL SWANSON, United Press International It’s sad when a once respected company or brand leaves the marketplace. Fans and collectors often try to keep it alive — at least in memory — and apparently that is where the quirky Saab is headed. Swedish Automobile AB, the parent of Saab, filed for bankruptcy in a Swedish... Read more
Lady Gaga Sued By Personal Assistant
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Sex Scandals Mar US Presidential Politics
December 3 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsWhen U.S. businessman Herman Cain suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination following allegations of sexual harassment and a lengthy extramarital affair, he joined a long list of U.S. presidents and presidential contenders whose personal lives have attracted scrutiny. “I told you this bullseye on my back has gotten bigger,” said Repubilcan presidential hopeful Herman Cain, the latest to come... Read more
Liberia: Police Boss Assures Citizens on Post-Elections’ Violence
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsAhead of the October 11, 2011 general elections, the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP), Marc Amblard, has assured Liberians that there will be absolutely no violence after the elections.Liberia: Police Boss Assures Citizens on Post-Elections’ Violence ... Read more
South Africa: Whisky Magazine Boost Print Run
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsWhisky magazine has announced an agreement with the FNB Whisky Live Festival that will see an additional 15 000 copies being printed.South Africa: Whisky Magazine Boost Print Run ... Read more
Tanzania: Country’s Women Benefits From Solar Power Expertise From India
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsTWO regions of Arusha and Shinyanga have started benefiting from skills acquired by rural women in installation and maintenance of solar power.Tanzania: Country’s Women Benefits From Solar Power Expertise From India ... Read more
South Africa: Milpark Business School Ranks Top in Survey
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsIn the recent PMR.africa national survey on accredited business schools offering MBA/MBL degrees in South Africa, Milpark Business School was ranked the number one private provider of of MBAs.South Africa: Milpark Business School Ranks Top in Survey ... Read more
Tanzania: Housemaid – a Step Towards Successful Future
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsANGELLA Benedicto’s dream is to ensure that she fights for the rights of domestic workers who she says are experiencing pains and moments of grief as employers fail to respect them just like any other workers in the country.Tanzania: Housemaid – a Step Towards Successful Future ... Read more
Africa: Cybercrime Increase Worries, Vulnerable Groups Targeted
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsThe 2011 Norton Cyber Crime Report says 431 million adults worldwide fell victims to cybercrime last year. Women, disabled people, schoolchildren and job-seekers continue to fall victims of cybercrime, which has reached significant proportions in South Africa and the rest of the world, worrying governments, internet experts and scarring users.Africa: Cybercrime Increase Worries, Vulnerable Groups Targeted ... Read more
South Africa: Choosing a Career That Fits Modern Business
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsDetermining which career path to follow is a hot topic, no matter who you are. Almost everyone grapples with “what to do for the rest of your life”. It’s one of those ongoing questions everyone has to face.South Africa: Choosing a Career That Fits Modern Business ... Read more
Liberia: Address Country?s Peacetime War
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsYour Excellency:Liberia: Address Country?s Peacetime War ... Read more
Nigeria: Federal Petroleum Varsity Not Accredited – Four Years After Establishment
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsFOUR years after it was established in 2007 to train manpower for the petroleum industry, the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Effurun, Delta State, cannot turn out certified graduates because it has not been accredited for the purpose by appropriate authorities and the institution is also deficient in basic academic and infrastructural facilities to prepare students.Nigeria: Federal Petroleum Varsity... Read more
South Africa: Where Purple Cows Do Roam – Cape Town Heritage Day 2011
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsHeritage Day is by far one of my favourite South African holidays. It’s a day that celebrates our country’s diverse culture, while still uniting South Africans through the tongue-in-cheek media campaign that created “National Braai Day” in 2005. Need I say more? Even Icelanders know to give Saffas their space to make a fire and burn assortments of meat come... Read more
Nigeria: Hygeia, Hewan Advocate for Quality Patient Care
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsThe Need for patient oriented healthcare delivery to raise survival outcomes during emergencies, was at the forefront of an interactine training session held for health writers by Lagoon Hospital in collaboration with the Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) in Lagos last week.Nigeria: Hygeia, Hewan Advocate for Quality Patient Care ... Read more
Liberia: LMC Pleas for Ambrose Nmah
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsThe Executive Director of the Liberia Media Center, Lawrence Randall, has called on President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to resist the temptation and demonstrate greater tolerance to dissenting opinions by re-instating Ambrose Nmah in the wake of ELBC coverage of the campaign rally of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC)Liberia: LMC Pleas for Ambrose Nmah ... Read more
Nigeria: Make Polio Eradication Your Priority, Herfon Tells FG, State Govs
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsTHE Federal Government and the 36 state governors including the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have been called upon to commit more tangibly to child survival efforts in Nigeria particularly poilo eradication, if the targets of the Millennium Development Goal 4 on child survival are to be attained by 2015.Nigeria: Make Polio Eradication Your Priority, Herfon Tells FG,... Read more
Nigeria: 2013 Nations Cup – Nation ‘Deeply Disappointed’ At CAF ‘Disrespect’
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsNigeria have been left ‘deeply disappointed’ after CAF poked the country in the eye by handing South Africa the rights to host the 2013 African Nations Cup tournament.Nigeria: 2013 Nations Cup – Nation ‘Deeply Disappointed’ At CAF ‘Disrespect’ ... Read more
Nigeria: GSM Subscribers Besiege Registration Centres to Beat Deadline
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsAS the deadline for SIM card registration drew to a close yesterday, many subscribers thronged various designated registration centres in Lagos metropolis to beat the deadline.Nigeria: GSM Subscribers Besiege Registration Centres to Beat Deadline ... Read more
Nigeria: Kai Officials as Anti-Igbo in Lagos
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsJUST before the 2007 general election, a high ranking official of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Lagos State suggested that I write an article stating that the then governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, promoted an enabling environment for Igbo businesses to thrive in Lagos State.Nigeria: Kai Officials as Anti-Igbo in Lagos ... Read more
Nigeria: CAC President Docked for Forgery
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsPRESIDENT of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide was among four persons arraigned at the Federal High Court, Ring- Road, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday for forgery.Nigeria: CAC President Docked for Forgery ... Read more
Nigeria: Paymaster Obtains CBN PTSP Licence
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsPAYMASTER Limited, a subsidiary of Chams Plc, has been licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to operate as a Payment Terminal Service Provider (PTSP), for Point-of- Sale (PoS) terminals to be deployed across the country.Nigeria: Paymaster Obtains CBN PTSP Licence ... Read more
Nigeria: Katsina – Fresh Battle for National Assembly Seats
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsFOLLOWING the verdict of the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Katsina State which nullified the election of seven members of the House of Representatives and two senators, all won by the Congress for Progressive Change, (CPC), the stage appears set for fresh political tussle in the state.Nigeria: Katsina – Fresh Battle for National... Read more
Nigeria: Doctors Threaten Showdown With Ogun Govt Over Tax Deductions
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsTHE Ogun State branch of the National Association of General Medical and Dental Practitioners of Nigeria (NAGMDPN) yesterday gave the state government a 21-day ultimatum to stop heavy tax deduction or risk a showdown.Nigeria: Doctors Threaten Showdown With Ogun Govt Over Tax Deductions ... Read more
Nigeria: 22 Year-Old Man Commits Suicide in Benue
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsA 22-year-old man has hung himself under the old Makurdi bridge.Nigeria: 22 Year-Old Man Commits Suicide in Benue ... Read more
Nigeria: Naira Firm at Auction, Falls at Interbank
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsTHE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold $700 million at N154.60 to the dollar at its official forex widow on Wednesday, firmer than at the previous auction, but traders remained sceptical about the regulator’s intentions to defend the local currency.Nigeria: Naira Firm at Auction, Falls at Interbank ... Read more
Nigeria: Katsina Tribunal Sacks Two CPC Senators, Seven Representatives
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsTHE Katsina State National Assembly and state House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has nullified the election of two senators and seven House of Representative members.Nigeria: Katsina Tribunal Sacks Two CPC Senators, Seven Representatives ... Read more
Cote d’Ivoire: Quattara Kicks Off Ivory Coast’s Healing Commission
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsIVORY Coast President Alassane Ouattara is set to launch a reconciliation com- mission, tasked with healing the wounds from the West African nation’s bloody post- election conflict.Cote d’Ivoire: Quattara Kicks Off Ivory Coast’s Healing Commission ... Read more
Nigeria: Power Generation Hits 4,300 MW, Says Ministry
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsTHE Special Adviser on Media to the Minster of Power, Mr. C. Don Adinuba, on Tuesday, said Nigeria’s power generation had improved from 3,800 mega watts (mw) to 4,300mw.Nigeria: Power Generation Hits 4,300 MW, Says Ministry ... Read more
Nigeria: Chukwumerije Backs MASSOB, Says Igbos Must Produce President in 2015
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsSENATOR Uche Chukwumerije, yesterday charged Ndigbos to support the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) if the Igbo presidency in 2015 is to be realised.Nigeria: Chukwumerije Backs MASSOB, Says Igbos Must Produce President in 2015 ... Read more
Nigeria: Christian Group Vows to Fight Boko Haram
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsA Christian sectarian group, code named Akhwat Akwop Militia, has emerged from Northern Nigeria vowing to fight the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect.Nigeria: Christian Group Vows to Fight Boko Haram ... Read more
Nigeria: Premier League – Probe Into Match-Fixing Scandal Continues Today
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsMORE drama and behind-the- scene details are expected to be laid bare today when the Organising and Disciplinary Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) continues its sitting on the match-fixing scandal involving Sunshine Stars, Dolphin FC and Lobi Stars.Nigeria: Premier League – Probe Into Match-Fixing Scandal Continues Today ... Read more
Nigeria: Shelve Plans to Remove Fuel Subsidy, Akande Urges FG
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsA Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Adewale Akande, has appealed to the Federal Government to soft-pedal on its plans to remove the subsidy on petrol in the interest of the people.Nigeria: Shelve Plans to Remove Fuel Subsidy, Akande Urges FG ... Read more
Africa: CAF Dangles N200 Million at Enyimba
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsNIGERIA’s representatives in this year’s edition of the African Football Confedera-tion (CAF) Champions League, Enyimba International of Aba, will smile to the bank with a mouth-watering $1.4 (N200 million) should they emerge winners of the competition.Africa: CAF Dangles N200 Million at Enyimba ... Read more
Nigeria: FG Pledges Internet Access to 70 Million by 2015
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsTHE Minister of Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson, has promised to facilitate the development of ICT infrastructure in the country to increase the number of Internet users to about 70 million by 2015.Nigeria: FG Pledges Internet Access to 70 Million by 2015 ... Read more
Liberia: Sirleaf Hails Margibi
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsThe closing stretch of the 2011 political campaign for the ruling Unity Party continues to attract large crowds as President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Standard bearer of the ruling Unity Party and party executives make their case to Liberian electorates for a second-term.Liberia: Sirleaf Hails Margibi ... Read more
Nigeria: 18,000 Minimum Wage – Plateau Workers Vow to Resume Strike
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsCivil servants in Plateau State have vowed to resume their suspended strike over the N18,000 minimum wage today unless the state government reached an agreement on the issue with labour.Nigeria: 18,000 Minimum Wage – Plateau Workers Vow to Resume Strike ... Read more
Nigeria: Firm Empowers 600 Students
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsOVER six hundred students who gathered at Ikoyi, Lagos over the weekend were empowered as Etisalat takes responsibility over three schools in Lagos to provide infrastructure, teacher training and books for them.Nigeria: Firm Empowers 600 Students ... Read more
Nigeria: Boko Haram – Christian Extremist Group, Akhwat Akwop Threatens Retaliation
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsThe new Christian terror group in the North, Akhwat Akwop, which was apparently formed to checkmate the activities of the extremist Muslim Boko Haram sect has asked nationals of five Islamic countries suspected to be funding the Boko Haram to leave the country.Nigeria: Boko Haram – Christian Extremist Group, Akhwat Akwop Threatens Retaliation ... Read more
Nigeria: Senate, Igbeke Set for Showdown
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsThe Senate may be in for another drama as Senator Alphonsus Igbeke has vowed to take his seat today on the floor of senate despite claim yesterday by the Upper House that it was yet to be served with copy of the court judgment asking it to swear him in as duly elected senator for Anambra north.Nigeria: Senate, Igbeke Set... Read more
Liberia: ‘Media Must Be Conflict Sensitive?
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsThe media, called the Fourth Estate of governance, is known by several names, depending on the role the christener assigns it. For some, it is the “watchdog of society”; for others, it is the “mirror of society”. For still others – and this is the pundit few – it is the “moral and legal compass of society”. All agree, though,... Read more
Nigeria: One Killed, As Robbers Attack Gold Marchants in Port-Harcourt
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsSuspected armed robbers on Wednesday attacked a market owned by gold merchants in D-line area of Port Harcourt , Rivers State capital, killing one person .Nigeria: One Killed, As Robbers Attack Gold Marchants in Port-Harcourt ... Read more
Nigeria: Why Petroleum Industrial Bill Failed –Mark
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsSenate President David Mark yesterday said the failure of the 6th National Assembly to pass Petroleum Industrial Bill (PIB) into existence was because of the different versions of the Bill.Nigeria: Why Petroleum Industrial Bill Failed –Mark ... Read more
Nigeria: Education, Dead in the Country– Lawmaker
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsMR. Eddie Mbadiwe has described the state of education in Nigeria as dead and called on government at all levels to take urgent, drastic and surgical steps towards addressing the problem before the situation becomes irredeemable.Nigeria: Education, Dead in the Country– Lawmaker ... Read more
Ghana: Team News – Mighty Jets
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsAll the latest Mighty Jets transfer newsGhana: Team News – Mighty Jets ... Read more
Ghana: Team News – Hearts of Oak
September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNewsAll the latest Accra Hearts of Oak transfer newsGhana: Team News – Hearts of Oak ... Read more