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Ghana: Team News – Heart of Lions

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Ghana: Team News – Tema Youth

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Ghana: Team News – Wassaman F/C

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

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Ghana: Team News – New Edubiase

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Ghana: Team News – Bechem United Fc

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

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Ghana: Team News – Ebusua Dwarfs

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

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Ghana: Team News – Aduana Stars

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

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Ghana: Team News – Berekum Arsenal

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

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Ghana: Team News – Ashantigold

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

www.ghanafa.org brings you the latest squad news on every Premier League team as it breaks throughout. Find out information on every squad for the 2011/12 season.Ghana: Team News – Ashantigold ... Read more

Ghana: Team News – Wa All Stars

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

www.ghanafa.org brings you the latest squad news on every Premier League team as it breaks throughout. Find out information on every squad for the 2011/12 season.Ghana: Team News – Wa All Stars ... Read more

Ghana: Team News – Asante Kotoko

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

www.ghanafa.org brings you the latest squad news on every Premier League team as it breaks throughout. Find out information on every squad for the 2011/12 season.Ghana: Team News – Asante Kotoko ... Read more

Ghana: Team News – Liberty Professionals

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

www.ghanafa.org brings you the latest squad news on every Premier League team as it breaks throughout. Find out information on every squad for the 2011/12 season.Ghana: Team News – Liberty Professionals ... Read more

Nigeria: Ishola’s Family Rejects Ajimobi’s N30 Million Burial Gift

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The family of late former governor of Oyo State, Chief Kolapo Ishola has rejected the N30million donation from the state government towards the funeral rites of their deceased benefactor.Nigeria: Ishola’s Family Rejects Ajimobi’s N30 Million Burial Gift ... Read more

Nigeria: Transfer of LG Account – Youth Threaten to Burn Monarch’s Palace, Council

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

YOUTHS of Abgado-Ekiti in Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State have threatened to raze the Local Government Secretariat and the Palace of the traditional ruler of the Community, if the Council Chairman failed to rescind his decision over the relocation of the council account from a second generation Bank in the Locality to a new generation Bank in the... Read more

Nigeria: New Universities – Representatives Mandate FEC to Bring Bills

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

THE House of Representatives yesterday urged the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to formalise the establishment of the nine new Federal Universities by presenting bills for their estalishment to the National Assembly for enactment into laws.Nigeria: New Universities – Representatives Mandate FEC to Bring Bills ... Read more

Nigeria: Presidential Poll – Tribunal Stops Jega

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal yesterday in Abuja set aside the subpoena earlier issued on the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, to give evidence on the conduct of the April presidential election.Nigeria: Presidential Poll – Tribunal Stops Jega ... Read more

Nigeria: Minimum Wage Binding On Governors –Senate

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Senate yesterday said the N18, 000 minimum wage as agreed between the federal government and workers, is binding on the 36 state governors.Nigeria: Minimum Wage Binding On Governors –Senate ... Read more

Nigeria: CAC Executives Face Forgery Charge

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

THE Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday docked the President, Christ Apostolic Church, Pastor Elijah Olusheye, and three others over alleged forgery and three other charges. With Pastor Olusheye in the dock were Elder Johnson Olabisi, Pastor Gideon Okegwemeh and Mr. Abdul-Hakeem Muhammed.Nigeria: CAC Executives Face Forgery Charge ... Read more

Nigeria: Boko Haram – No Rift Among Security Agencies –Joint Committee.

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The Joint Security Managers Committee yesterday said security agencies in the country are united in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups.Nigeria: Boko Haram – No Rift Among Security Agencies –Joint Committee. ... Read more

Nigeria: War On Pre-Registered SIM Cards

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

With the Wednesday, September 28, 2011 deadline for the blocking of all unregistered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Cards in Nigeria fast approaching, the news that some ignorant or unscrupulous elements have started buying and selling pre-registered SIM cards comes as a major setback in meeting the objectives of the exercise.Nigeria: War On Pre-Registered SIM Cards ... Read more

Pakistan Parties to Discuss US Pressure on Haqqanis

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Leaders of Pakistan’s rival political parties are meeting Thursday to discuss recent U.S. accusations of a link between Pakistan’s government and an al-Qaida-linked militant group. The talks come as U.S. Secretary of States Hillary Clinton said the U.S. is conducting a final review on whether to designate the Haqqani network a terrorist organization. The meeting, organized by Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf... Read more

Rwanda: Double Standards By Rights Groups Promotes Impunity

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

This is very absurd, because, in the semblance of advocating for their rights, these organisations tend to forget, either deliberately or otherwise, the seriousness of the crimes committed by the suspects.Rwanda: Double Standards By Rights Groups Promotes Impunity ... Read more

Nigeria: Who Needs a General?

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

I DON’T know about you. But for me, the speech made by President Goodluck Jonathan at the National Christian Centre, Abuja last Sunday, was the most soulful he has ever made. The President is not known for his biting, piercing or inspiring speeches. Oratory is not one of his special attributes.Nigeria: Who Needs a General? ... Read more

Nigeria: Rectors Meet, Tackle Challenges Facing Technological Education

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Rectors from 40 Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in the country attended the 123rd regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria (COHEADS), held at Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, from 20th-23rd September, 2011.Nigeria: Rectors Meet, Tackle Challenges Facing Technological Education ... Read more

Nigeria: Boko Haram, Threat to Igbo 2015 Presidency Bid- Chukwumerije

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Senator Uche Chukwumerije representing Abia North Senatorial district, Abia State in the National Assembly said Wednesday that the aspiration of the Igbos to clinch the Presidential seat in 2015 was gradually taking a strange dimension as it was now being threatened by activities of the Boko Haram sect, which is targeting same objective.Nigeria: Boko Haram, Threat to Igbo 2015 Presidency... Read more

Nigeria: SIM Card – Thousands Besiege Registration Centres

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

NIGERIANS who failed to beat National Communications Commission,NCC’s, deadline for the registration of their Subscriber Identification Module,SIM, cards, Wednesday , have been handed a 24-hour window to do so or forget about their lines.Nigeria: SIM Card – Thousands Besiege Registration Centres ... Read more

Uganda: Church Elects Bishop for New Diocese

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The House of Bishops of the Church of the Province of Uganda sitting at Commonwealth Speke Resort Munyonyo on September 28, 2011 elected Rev. Canon Nathan Ahimbisibwe as the 1st Diocesan Bishop of the newly created South Ankole Diocese. The Diocese was carved out both Ankole and West Ankole Dioceses.Uganda: Church Elects Bishop for New Diocese ... Read more

South Africa: Govt Wants to Curb Rhino Horn Poaching

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

South Africa and Vietnam have launched talks toward an agreement to curb rhino poaching.South Africa: Govt Wants to Curb Rhino Horn Poaching ... Read more

Nigeria: Imoke’s Second Term Bid

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

IT was true when a famous writer of blessed memory, Harvey Firestone, said: “You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself”. Calvin Coolidge, another writer crowned it this way: “No person was ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward for what he gave”.Nigeria: Imoke’s Second Term Bid ... Read more

Nigeria/Cameroon: Falcons Call Up 33 for Cameroon

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Super Falcons coach Uche Eucharia has called up 27 players for next month’s Olympic qualifying second leg match against Cameroon.Nigeria/Cameroon: Falcons Call Up 33 for Cameroon ... Read more

Nigeria: Corruption in Judiciary – CJN, NBA to the Rescue?

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

IF wishes were horses, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, would have just waved a magic wand capable of obliterating all the ugly controversies bequeathed to him by the retired CJN, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu.Nigeria: Corruption in Judiciary – CJN, NBA to the Rescue? ... Read more

South Sudan: Leadership Urges for Scaling Up of HIV Services

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The leadership of the newly independent South Sudan has stepped up the fight against the killer disease, HIV/AIDS, in consolidation with the stakeholders.South Sudan: Leadership Urges for Scaling Up of HIV Services ... Read more

Sudan: Country Launches National Disarmament Campaign

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

South Sudan launched an official national Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration strategic plan on Wednesday, days after the cabinet passed a resolution allowing the removal of 150,000 combatants from the new country’s rebel group turned national army the SPLA.Sudan: Country Launches National Disarmament Campaign ... Read more

Sudan: Machar Refutes Alleged Intimidation in Warrap State

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

South Sudan’s Vice-President, Riek Machar, has refuted allegation that he had “intimidated” the Speaker of the Warrap state legislative assembly over the attempted impeachment of the state governor, Nyandeng Malek.Sudan: Machar Refutes Alleged Intimidation in Warrap State ... Read more

South Sudan: Prosecute Corrupt Officials, UN Tells President Kiir

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The UN’s special representative to South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson, on Wednesday urged the new country’s president Salva Kiir to ensure that those implicated in corruption are thoroughly investigated and prosecuted.South Sudan: Prosecute Corrupt Officials, UN Tells President Kiir ... Read more

Africa: FAJ Statement On the Right to Know Day

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

On the occasion of this year’s Right to Know Day, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the African Regional Organization of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has today commemorated the starring role that journalists play in promoting this right and the challenges facing journalists in the African Continent as the messengers that deliver information.Africa: FAJ Statement On the Right... Read more

Sudan: SPLM and Mass Media – Promoting History On Falsity

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The late John Garang De Mabior would have certainly objected to being projected as a separatist by his widow Rebecca Nyandeng, close relatives, the Dinka community and the SPLM in their never ending quest to use his formidable life story to promote him as the person who brought the independence to South Sudan and by implication Dinka superiority.Sudan: SPLM and... Read more

Sudan: Gunmen Abduct Five Internationals and Four Locals in Darfur – UN

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Five international staff and four Sudanese nationals were kidnapped in Darfur by unknown gunmen on 9 September, a UN source disclosed today.Sudan: Gunmen Abduct Five Internationals and Four Locals in Darfur – UN ... Read more

Nigeria: Kogi – Marriage, Divorce, Issues Trail Guber Race

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Political marriages are as transient as they come, and so Alhaji Jibril Isah the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP gubernatorial primaries in Kogi State last January may now have discovered.Nigeria: Kogi – Marriage, Divorce, Issues Trail Guber Race ... Read more

Nigeria: Boko Haram – Immigration Monitors Foreigners in Edo

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

EDO State Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Services, Mr. David Akwo, Monday, in Benin, said that the Command has beamed its searchlight on foreigners in the state with a view to checking the infiltration into the state by members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram.Nigeria: Boko Haram – Immigration Monitors Foreigners in Edo ... Read more

Namibia: Rössing Strike Illegal – Court

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

An urgent Labour Court motion brought yesterday by Rössing Uranium Mine against striking workers resulted in the court ruling in favour of the company as it declared the strike illegal.Namibia: Rössing Strike Illegal – Court ... Read more

Nigeria: ARC Lights Introduces New Educational Tools to Boost Creative Skills in Pupils

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The Managing Director, Arc Lights Ltd, exclusive representative and distributor of LEGO ® Education, Mr. Tayo Obasanya has said that unveiling range of education solutions will boost cognitive and creative skills in pre-school, nursery kids, primary school pupils and secondary school students.Nigeria: ARC Lights Introduces New Educational Tools to Boost Creative Skills in Pupils ... Read more

Nigeria: Pink Pearl Flags Off Cancer Awareness Campaign

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

AS Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s breast Cancer month, Pink Pearl Foundation has flagged-off a month-long awareness campaign on breast cancer in the Niger Delta region.Nigeria: Pink Pearl Flags Off Cancer Awareness Campaign ... Read more

Nigeria: CCB Docks Four Over Failed Assets Declaration

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Three commissioners in the administration of former acting governor of Plateau State, Chief Michael Botman, and a lawmaker, were, yesterday, arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, sitting in Abuja.Nigeria: CCB Docks Four Over Failed Assets Declaration ... Read more

Nigeria: Dermatologist Launches Book On Skin Disorders

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

A TEXTBOOK on the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders has been launched to motivate medical students, resident doctors in paediatrics and family doctors on the art and science of dermatology.Nigeria: Dermatologist Launches Book On Skin Disorders ... Read more

Nigeria: AIG Urges Special Funding for Effective Policing

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The newly appointed assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in-charge of Zone 3, John Morenike, has said that the police needed special funding to enable the force function effectively.Nigeria: AIG Urges Special Funding for Effective Policing ... Read more

Nigeria: Brainfriend Software Will Eradicate Exam Malpractice, Says Ibifuro

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

AN innovative educational software known as BrainFriend has been developed by Cinfores Limited as a self preparatory tool to improve the academic performance of students ,at all levels, in examinations as well as reduce examination failure.Nigeria: Brainfriend Software Will Eradicate Exam Malpractice, Says Ibifuro ... Read more

Nigeria: LG Poll – Women Storm Lagos Assembly Over Female Candidate

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Women numbering about 70 yesterday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest against the list of chairmanship candidates released by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).Nigeria: LG Poll – Women Storm Lagos Assembly Over Female Candidate ... Read more

Nigeria: Representatives Move to Stop ASUU Strike

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

Worried about the negative effect of another long strike by the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), the House of Representatives yesterday moved to end the union’s on-going one-week warning strike.Nigeria: Representatives Move to Stop ASUU Strike ... Read more

Nigeria: Kidnapped Bayelsa Monarch Regains Freedom

September 29 | Posted by admin | AfricaNews

The Paramount Ruler of the Ebeni Ibe Atissa Kingdom, in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa state, King Godwin Igodo, yesterday regained freedom after 27 days in the kidnappers den.Nigeria: Kidnapped Bayelsa Monarch Regains Freedom ... Read more