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Watson makes shaky start to Masters defence

Eurosport.com AU - ‎10 minutes ago‎
There were no miracle shots or tears of joy from Bubba Watson at the Masters when the American launched his title defence. Watson makes shaky start to Masters defence - Golf - The Masters AFP.

Business Matters: How Sagging PC Sales Will Impact the Music Business

Billboard - ‎19 minutes ago‎
IDC reported that worldwide PC shipments fell nearly 14% in the first quarter and posted the fourth-straight year-over-year decline.

Mali mayor accused of drug trafficking arrested

Philippine Star - ‎26 minutes ago‎
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Authorities have arrested a mayor in northeastern Mali on drug trafficking charges three years after a plane full of cocaine landed near his town, officials said Thursday.

Climate Change Could Bump Up Instances Of Turbulence

NPR - ‎3 hours ago‎
A new study predicts increasingly bumpy skies for future air travelers. It finds that over the next 50 years, planes will experience between 10-40 percent more turbulence.

Oshiomhole, Edo PDP and the age controversy - Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
ON April 4, 2013, family, friends, political associates, governors of 15 different states and appointees of the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, rolled out the drums to celebrate his birthday.

FG Vows To Take “Appropriate Action” Over Attacks On Nigerians In Bakassi

CHANNELS - ‎3 hours ago‎
The federal government has vowed that an “appropriate action” will be taken against the recent escalation of attacks by Cameroonian gendarmes against Bakassi indigenes in the oil rich pennisula.

Babangida Declines To Comment On Amnesty For Boko Haram

CHANNELS - ‎3 hours ago‎
Before the rejection of the offer of amnesty, by the Islamism sect, former military Head of State and General Ibrahim Babangida told journalists in Minna that pardon for the group, as proposed by the federal government is part of measures at ensuring that ...

Nigeria, Poland establish bi-national commission - Guardian

The Guardian Nigeria - ‎3 hours ago‎
AS part of the efforts to boost economic and social relations, Nigeria and Poland have concluded arrangements to set a bi-national commission between the two countries.

Pistorius hits out at disrespectful fans

Sky News Australia - ‎4 hours ago‎
Updated: 06:01, Friday April 12, 2013. Pistorius hits out at disrespectful fans. Paralympian Oscar Pistorius says he is 'deeply disturbed' by the comments of some of his fans on social media directed at Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he is accused of killing.

Gay rights activist denies charge

Times of Zambia - ‎4 hours ago‎
GAY rights activist Paul Kasokomona appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate Court yesterday and denied soliciting for support for homosexual rights amidst claims that he has been unduly and harshly detained by the State.

Mpofu's condition serious but stable

Independent Online - ‎4 hours ago‎
File image - Advocate Dali Mpofu during the public hearing of the Marikana Commission of Enquiry to investigate the Marikana tragedy at which 34 people were killed and scores injured.

A governor and his many firsts - Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
Trail-blazing is never an easy task. It involves lots of conceptualisation, planning before the eventual execution. It is always a difficult task.

Bozizé, Zuma in backroom deal

Mail & Guardian Online - ‎2 hours ago‎
The government of the Central African Republic did not make a formal request to South Africa to send troops there. Ousted president François Bozizé made the request directly to President Jacob Zuma, without going through his own country's national ...

Two feared dead in Edo ACN, PDP clash - Guardian

The Guardian Nigeria - ‎1 hour ago‎
CAMPAIGNS for the April 20 Edo State council polls went awry on Tuesday as supporters of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed in Fugar, headquarters of Etsako-Central Local Council.

Prosecuting illegal subsidy beneficiaries before 2015 election - Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
THERE is no doubt that the ossified profligacy and the reckless urge for sharing rather than baking of the national cake has become the hallmark of governance at all levels in Nigeria.

The ethics of the men of learning - Gulf Times

Gulf Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
The men of learning (scholars) are the successors of the prophets. Knowledge is what is indicated by the book of Almighty Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam.

Bank boards to comprise 30% women by 2014 – Sanusi

National Mirror - ‎18 minutes ago‎
The Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday unveiled a new policy direction requiring banks in the country to ensure at least 30 per cent representation in their boards effective 2014 as part of its efforts to correct the existing lopsided gender imbalance in the banks' ...

Power projects and the nation-building process - Nigerian Tribune

Nigerian Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
Quite understandably, politics and politicking have a strong, some would say stifling, hold on the public imagination in the country as we inch towards 2015.

Index dips further by 0.6% as NSE launches industrial index

National Mirror - ‎18 minutes ago‎
The benchmark index of equities plunged further on the Nigerian Stock Exchange yesterday, taking its loss this week to 2.1 per cent as it heads for the first five-day decline in five weeks.

'Shell generates N6.7 trillion revenue for government in four years' - Guardian

The Guardian Nigeria - ‎4 hours ago‎
THE Federal Government collected $42 billion (N6.7 trillion) revenue from Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) from 2008 to 2012.

NCC says it is set for Mobile Number Portability

Premium Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
The MNP will give the consumer a choice and freedom to be with the best network at any time as well as enhance competition in the industry.

Ford expands EcoBoost engine lineup for 2014

Detroit Free Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
Ford's new 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine, the fifth member of its EcoBoost family, will debut in the 2014 Ford Fusion in the U.S.

Facebook boosts mobile with Osmeta acquisition

CNET (blog) - ‎32 minutes ago‎
Taking on more than a dozen new engineers -- some with Android know-how -- the social network deepens its mobile focus. Dara Kerr.

Paul of P-Square and girlfriend welcome first child

Myjoyonline.com - ‎9 hours ago‎
Paul Okoye, a member of music duo P-Square has welcomed his first child Thursday. Paul, who is a twin brother of Peter Okoye, and his girlfriend Anita welcomed a baby boy, whom they named Andre, in Atlanta, USA.

April 12 set for the Burial of Justus Esiri - SpyGhana.com

spyghana.com (blog) - ‎7 hours ago‎
Veteran Nollywood actor Justus Esiri, who passed away on February 19, 2013, will be buried on April 12, 2013 in his home town, Oria-Abraka, Delta State.

Nigeria withdraw from African Nations Championship qualifiers

BBC Sport - ‎10 hours ago‎
The Nigeria Football Federation has withdrawn its team from the 2014 African Nations Championship qualifiers due to financial constraints.

Golden Eaglets upbeat, as Africa's future stars trade tackles - Guardian

The Guardian Nigeria - ‎1 hour ago‎
NATIONAL Under-17 team Head Coach, Manu Garb says his boys are ready to do the country proud at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) cadet championship, which begins Saturday.

Soccer: Brazil in the soup over stadium deadlines

Daily Maverick - ‎32 minutes ago‎
Ant thinks of the world and the people who live in it as a bear with a sore paw. She has a stick, covered in thorns and she's poking the bear.

"Swiss Climate Change 2013" report shows warmer rivers, more mountain flora

GenevaLunch news - ‎10 hours ago‎
BERN, SWITZERLAND - The “Swiss Climate Change 2013″ report published Thursday 11 April, provides some clues to the impact of a warmer climate that can now be clearly observed.

Our New Most Immediate Ancestor?

National Geographic - ‎3 hours ago‎
The skull of the young male Australopithecus sediba rests near the spot where the fossil was discovered. Photograph by Brent Stirton, National Geographic.

Drugs discovery in melon shocks NDLEA - Guardian

The Guardian Nigeria - ‎3 hours ago‎
OFFICIALS of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are perturbed over the increasing cases of drug trafficking, especially methamphetamine popularly called 'Meth'.

Seize unique opportunity to wipe out polio, says global declaration

The Hindu - ‎1 hour ago‎
Hundreds of scientists, doctors and other experts from around the world on Thursday launched the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication, emphasising that an end to the paralyzing disease was achievable, and endorsed a comprehensive new strategy to ...

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