Archive for July, 2010
Nigerian president to attend Benin anniversary: official (AFP)
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 11:00 pm
AFP – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, chairman of regional bloc ECOWAS, will attend neighbouring Benin’s 50th independence anniversary on Sunday in Porto Novo, an official statement said. Yahoo! News: World – Africa
Read More >>Africa: Gm Bananas Could Cut Blindness, Anaemia in East Africa
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 11:00 pm
Bio-fortified bananas that could reduce blindness, diarrhoea and anaemia are a step closer, according to the preliminary results of a joint research project between Ugandan and Australian scientists. AllAfrica News: Africa
Read More >>Lachi Wrote Songs To Cope With Hard Times.
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 10:00 pm
QMarkMag caught up with Singer and songwriter Lachi. The visually impaired songwriter spoke on several issues – from her inception into the music industry to what she does during her leisure. Lachi Let’s start by introducing Lachi – growing up, background and the whole shebang. I was born on the East Coast and spent most [...]
Read More >>Food fund to release $120m in October-official
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 10:00 pm
A global fund to boost agricultural investment in the world‘s poor countries will release about … The Punch – News, Fresh and Factual:: — Rss Feeds
Read More >>Woman sets adopted son ablaze
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 9:00 pm
Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a 35-year old woman (name withheld) for allegedly setting her adopted son, Mohammed Mubarak Bala, aged ten, ablaze. Vanguard News
Read More >>Abia deputy governor resigns
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 9:00 pm
Chris Akomas has resigned as the deputy governor of Abia State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. While making public the letter of resignation dated July 27 during a briefing on Saturday in Umuahia, Mr. Akomas said he resorted to the action … RSS FEEDS
Read More >>Losing the desktop wars
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 8:00 pm
The state of security in computing, especially on the desktop (i.e. at the level of the end-user) has been a concern for a very long time. Experts and newbies alike have been worried about the damage caused by viruses, Trojans and other nasties that occas… RSS FEEDS
Read More >>Central Bank may sack staff
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 8:00 pm
Lamido Sanusi, the CBN Governor has stated that some officials whose responsibility it was to raise the flag when things were going wrong in the banks cannot be absolved from blame for the crisis that eventually overwhelmed some banks. Speaking at a works… RSS FEEDS
Read More >>Attahiru Jega To RECS: Falsify Results And Go To Jail
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 7:00 pm
Getting this interview done came with its own peculiar circumstances. After ceaselessly speaking with Kayode Idowu, a colleague and Chief Press Secretary to Professor Attahiru Jega, national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and agreeing on an appointment for Thursday, Sunday Vanguard landed in Abuja earlier that day only to be told the [...]
Read More >>Gunmen kill mother of three
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 6:00 pm
Three unidentified gunmen, in the early hours of Saturday, shot and killed a 28-year-old housewife and mother of three, Esther Irimiya. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred at about 2 a.m. in Lokogoma village on Umaru Yar’Adua roa… RSS FEEDS
Read More >>Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin (AP)
By NLN Reporter at 31 July, 2010, 5:00 pm
AP – Teen sailor Laura Dekker says she will leave the Netherlands on Wednesday in her quest to become the youngest to circumnavigate the globe alone. But it won’t yet be the first leg of the 14-year-old’s solo voyage. Yahoo! News: World News
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