Nigeria: Delta Records 350 Kidnap Cases in One Year
[Leadership]
In the wake of increasing kidnap activities in Delta State, no fewer than 350 kidnap cases have been recorded, 46 killed while 304 others were rescued between 2011 to date, police reports revealed.
Nigeria: FG Loses $7billion to Crude Oil Theft
[Vanguard]
The Federal Government said it is losing about $7billion annually to crude oil theft in Nigeria, at the rate of 180,000 barrels per day.
Nigeria: FG Sends Delegation to Plead for Nationals on Death Row Overseas
[Vanguard]
The Federal Government said it has sent a 2-man delegation to Indonesia to plead for clemency on behalf of 17 Nigerians sentenced to die by hanging by Indonesian court for drug trafficking offences.
Nigeria: Doctors' Strike - Our Lives Are Not Safe in the Hands of Baby Doctors - Lagosians
[Vanguard]
Reactions have been trailing the employment of what Lagosians have termed 'baby doctors' in place of the sacked doctors in Lagos State Government hospitals. Lagosians especially those seeking medical attention in the state hospitals have expressed doubts over the appointment of newly graduated doctors, raising questions if they would be able to proffer solutions to critical situations.
Somalia: UN Envoy Concerned Over Violent Clashes in Hargeisa
[UN News]
The United Nations envoy in Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, today expressed concern over recent violent clashes in the northern city of Hargeisa, located in Somaliland, between Somaliland security forces and citizens which allegedly resulted in the deaths on both sides.
Sudan: Security First, Bashir Tells Mbeki
[Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
The chairman of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) saw little change in Khartoum's position regarding the resumption of negotiations with Juba during his talks today with Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir.
Africa: Chelsea Claim Champions League Glory
[Leadership]
Chelsea won the Champions League final on German soil as they beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties after the game finished 1-1 within the regulation time.
Nigeria: Country to Launch Three Satellites
[Vanguard]
Abuja -
Prof. Ita Ewa, the Minister of Science and Technology said on Thursday that Nigeria would launch three satellites and send astronauts to space by 2015.
Zimbabwe: Anti-Mugabe Coalition Falters
[Financial Gazette]
PLANS to mobilise a coalition against President Robert Mugabe in the forthcoming polls appear dead in the water due to divisions among the country's political parties opposed to ZANU-PF's continued rule, The Financial Gazette can reveal.
Zimbabwe: Chinese Companies Warned Over Abuse of Local Workers
[SW Radio]
Chinese nationals who own businesses in Zimbabwe have been strongly criticized by the MDC-T for abusing local workers and flouting the country's labour regulations, with the party demanding that the abuses be stopped immediately.
Nigeria: N7.5 Billion for Pulling Down Delta Hill?
[Leadership]
In the run-up to the just-concluded South-South Summit held in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, the state commissioner of economic planning, Mr. Ken Opara, announced that the state government would be committing a whopping N7.5 billion to demolishing a hill near the Asaba airport.
Nigeria: Military Debunks Claims of Non-Payment of Pensions
[This Day]
Abuja -
The Nigerian Military Pension Board (MPB) has denied allegations that it does not pay its retired officers and men of most of their retirement benefits.
Nigeria: The Art in the Waste
[This Day]
The notion that nothing is a complete waste rings true for Kolade Oshinowo's exhibition which showcases works from materials derived from fabric waste, writes MARY EKAH
Nigeria: Court Asked to Stop Jonathan, NJC From Reinstating Salami
[This Day]
One Barrister Wilfred Okoli yesterday filed a suit against the federal government asking the court to restrain government from reinstating the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami.
Nigeria: Buhari - Tinubu Tackles PDP Over 2015
[This Day]
Reacting to the claims by Olisa Metuh, Peoples Democratic Party's National Publicity Secretary that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan's election at a lecture he gave at Chatham House, London, Sunday Dare, Tinubu's special adviser on Media yesterday accused the PDP of wilful mischief.
Angola: Businessmen Told to Seize Argentina's Project Experience
[ANGOP]
Luanda -
The Angolan minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Fisheries, Afonso Pedro Canga, Friday in Luanda appealed to the national businessmen to seize the experience of Argentina in developing projects.
Nigeria: Adenipekun Advocates Reforms
[This Day]
An Ibadan based legal practitioner, Mr. Adebayo Adenipekun (SAN) has identified the failure of the country to carryout court reforms as one of the major problem facing the judiciary and called for the immediate reforms of the courts to aide speedy dispensation of justice.
Angola: Petro and 1º De Agosto to Play Much Awaited Classic
[ANGOP]
Luanda -
Long time rivals Petro de Luanda and 1º de Agosto will be playing on Sunday here for the 42nd time in the national first division football championship, in a game that is awaited with much expectation by sports lovers.
Nigeria: Agonising Relief as Lagos Clears Slum
[This Day]
Homelessness broke out a rash of informal communities across Lagos, as is the case in most cities of its economic stature. Gradually, feelings dull and it became acceptable for people to live under bridges and raise families. There are cries of injustice when the state government moved bulldozers to these communities, last week, write Bennett Oghifo and Lanre Odukoya, who monitored their agony
Nigeria: NEMA Presents Relief Materials to Victims of Lamurde Attack in Adamawa
[Leadership]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has presented relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa.
Nigeria: Boundless Creativity
[This Day]
An all female art exhibition titled Colours of Creativity which opened on May 5 rounded off on a climactic note last Wednesday at the National Museum, Onikan, Lagos, writes Lanre Odukoya
Nigeria: Police in Nasarawa Arrest Nscdc Official for Burglary, Theft
[Leadership]
The Police in Nasarawa State have arrested an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for alleged burglary and theft.
Nigeria: Gas Explosion - Chevron Must Pay U.S.$3 Billion Fine, FG Insists
[This Day]
The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Peter Idabor, on Thursday insisted that Chevron must pay an administrative fine of $3 billion to the federal government for the environmental disaster that accompanied the gas explosion in some communities in Bayelsa State.
Nigeria: NAF to Partner South African Air Force
[This Day]
Kaduna -
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will partner South Africa and host of other African countries in training, equipment and exercises in order to build a formidable air force in Africa.
Nigeria: Court Refuses to Wind Up Federal Palace Hotel
[This Day]
Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday dismissed a petition filed by Maiden, wife of the late Publisher of the The Guardian Newspapers, Alex Ibru, seeking to wind up Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos.
Nigeria: Dame Jonathan - Standing By Hubby
[This Day]
The popular cliché is that behind a successful man is a woman and this may apply in a reverse context. But in a fit of mischievous ingenuity, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, widely known for his humour, once reputedly said: "What is a woman doing behind a man?
Nigeria: Aregbesola, Yuguda Urge People to Learn From Post-Election Mayhem
[This Day]
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has called on Nigerians and political leaders to "learn from the unfortunate episode of the last presidential election which was characterized by high level violence in some northern part of the country."
Zambia: Giants Clash at Levy Stadium
[Times of Zambia]
THE Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola today finally opens its doors to the public and showcases its beauty to the outside world with an enthralling MTN Premier Division League double-header soccer feast involving four past Zambian champions.
Nigeria: Royal Fathers Decry Do-or-Die Politics
[This Day]
Traditional rulers from Akoko-Edo Local Government have appealed to politicians in the state not to heat up the polity by the use of inflammatory language in their campaign.
Zambia: Simbao Slices Kavindele's 'Rich Talk'
[Times of Zambia]
MMD presidential candidate Kapembwa Simbao has ticked off fellow aspirant Enoch Kavindele for suggesting that only those with a lot of money should be at the helm of the former ruling party.