Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Oshiomhole: Governance and the open jeep test

BusinessDay -
On Friday, July 13, 2012, a colleague had asked me about the fate of my 'brother' Oshiomhole in the Edo election and I had replied that 'nza', the petite bird, would surely scale the face but the impact would be obvious; the deer would wriggle out of ...

Flooding in Central Nigeria Kills at Least 35

Voice of America -
DAKAR - Rescue workers in central Nigeria continue to search for survivors of flooding that has killed at least 35 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.

Zimbabwe ready to re-engage with world: Tsvangirai

Mmegi Online -
HARARE: Zimbabwe is ready to re-engage with the global community, Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai said yesterday. Tsvangirai said this during a visit to Australia which said it was oapen to easing sanctions.

Cadre deployment again under fire

News24 -
Johannesburg - The Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) has blamed the poor performance of municipalities on cadre deployment. "These statistics again underline the negative effects of cadre deployment in local government," Fedusa general secretary ...

Breytenbach e-mails unethical: witness

Independent Online -
By SAPA Suspended NPA prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach at the start of her disciplinary hearing at the NPA offices in Pretoria. Photo: Phill Magakoe Pretoria - E-mails found on the laptop of suspended NPA prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach could amount to ...

“People matter, you matter” is not our slogan –NPP tells NDC

Myjoyonline.com -
The New Patriotic Party has made it clear to the NDC that the slogan “people matter, you matter” is not its slogan. Instead the NPP says that it is the title of a manifesto that has taken almost two years to shape up.

2012 Summer Olympics: History of the Closing Ceremony

Yahoo! Sports -
By Jean Kelly By Jean Kelly | Yahoo! Contributor Network - 2 minutes 44 seconds ago The Closing Ceremony at the Summer Olympics has evolved much like the Opening Ceremony -- from humble beginnings in 1896 to the spectacular display we see today.

Obama pushes back on 'you didn't build that' flap

USA TODAY (blog) -
By David Jackson, USA TODAY President Obama and his campaign are pushing back on Mitt Romney's use of a line about business and government.

CBN leaves interest at 12 per cent

BusinessDay -
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) left its benchmark interest rate on hold at 12 percent on Tuesday as expected but took measures to tighten liquidity to support the weakening local naira currency.

Oil subsidy fraud: Akintola Williams' director, 19 others for trial

The Nation Newspaper -
By Yusuf Alli, Abuja 29 minutes ago ...Suspects in EFCC custody, commission shops for vacation judge. ...Court vacation delays arraignment of suspects The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday said a staff of the Petroleum Products Pricing ...

Jonathan vows to tackle oil theft

BusinessDay -
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday expressed regret that Nigeria has become a haven for crude oil thieves, vowing to tackle the problem by strengthening regulatory agencies and deepening their partnership.

Conoil declares N2bn dividend

BusinessDay -
Conoil Plc has recommended a payment of N1.73 billion to shareholders as cash dividends for the immediate past year as the leading petroleum-marketing company grew profit to N4.4 billion in 2011.

Etisalat Offers 6 months Free Internet Subscription

P.M. News -
Etisalat has announced the launch of the new easyblaze promo which rewards new customers who purchase a USB and Mi-fi with free bonus data at the end of every 30 days for a consecutive period of six months.

ICS wants action over low sulphur switch

The Motorship -
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has called on the IMO to fast track a critical study into the global availability of low sulphur for ships.

TTCL Broadband Services To Improve Tanzania's GDP

Ventures Africa -
VENTURES AFRICA- Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) is planning to take advantage of Tanzania broadband flexibility by providing internet broadband to other country in its region.

Ngugi Wa Thiong' o praises Nigerian writers

The Nation Newspaper -
By Kofoworola Belo-Osagie 12 hours 5 minutes ago Author of the celebrated African classic, Weep Not Child, Prof Ngugi Wa Thiong' o praised Nigerian writers yesterday at the launch of the Read Africa Initiative of the UBA Foundation.

'Dark Knight' earns $160.9-million in wake of tragedy

Globe and Mail -
AP Video 'The Dark Knight Rises' earned a sizeable $160.9-million over the weekend, making it the third-largest opening ever, but fell below expectations following the mass shooting at a Colorado screening of the Batman film.

Tardy Braced for Flying Eagles Challenge

AllAfrica.com -
By Peter Kamasa, 24 July 2012 The Junior Wasps are bracing themselves for what should be a difficult test against Nigeria's U-20 side - the Flying Eagles this afternoon at Kigali Regional Stadium.

Plateau pay ode to Pillars

SuperSport (blog) -
by Humphrey Njoku 24 July 2012, 17:16 Plateau United forward, Reuben Bala has said his side's quarterfinal tie against NPL title-chasers, Kano Pillars is the toughest in the Federation Cup competition.

Team Nigeria picks Chukwumerije as captain

The Guardian Nigeria -
THE Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) yesterday named Beijing 2008 Olympics bronze medallist, Chika Chukwumerije, as Team Nigeria's captain to the London 2012 Games, which flags off on Friday.

SKA brings science to SA's wilderness

MyBroadband -
AFP is a global news agency delivering fast, accurate, in-depth coverage of the events shaping our world. SAPA-AFP provides news to the South African market... The sleepy South African town of Carnarvon has more churches than ATMs, but science is ...

Gliese 581g Exoplanet May Be 'Potentially Habitable' Alien World After All

Huffington Post -
Gliese 581g, right, is 20 million light-years from earth, and is known as the first "potentially habitable" planet beyond our own.

WWF: Poor energy policy is destroying Neretva delta

Dalje.com -
The global non-governmental organisation for nature conservation, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), warned on Tuesday that the planned construction of hydroelectric power plants in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina would adversely affect the ...

Russian cargoship fluffs Space Station docking test

Register -
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Russian cargoship Progress M-15M has failed to couple with the International Space Station in a test of its new automated docking system.

Fed Govt to partner optometrists

The Nation Newspaper -
By Wale Adepoju 12 hours 21 minutes ago The Federal Government is set to collaborate with the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) to provide primary eye health care services.

Lead Poisoning - Zamfara Denies Receiving Aid From FG

AllAfrica.com -
By Oscarline Onwuemenyi, 24 July 2012 The Zamfara State Government has denied receiving any financial assistance from the Federal government towards the remediation of localities and rehabilitation of thousands of citizens impacted by the lead ...

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