Matthew Maguire Released by Nigerian Militants After 9 Months

Matthew Maguire, a British man who had been held hostage by Nigerian militants for more than nine months, has finally been freed. The group responsible for his abduction, the Movement for the Emancipation of the ...

China producing fake drugs with “made in India” tags

“Nigeria says a large consignment of fake anti-malarial generic drugs seized recently carried “Made in India” tag but was produced in China,” according to a report carried in the Indian national daily ‘The Times of India.'   Indian Ambassador to...

Voodoo curses being use to force Nigerian women into prostitution

The Spanish police are investigating a group of people believed to be using voodoo curses to force Nigerian women into prostitution. Some of the women are said to be minors. " A black magic sect which has been using voodoo curses to force Nigerian women into prostitution is...

IPHF Warns Against Politicizing And Sensationalizing Of The H1N1

{Abuja} : Press Release:     IPHF warns against politicizing and sensationalizing of the H1N1 Virus Dr. Francis Ohanyido the President of the International Public Health Forum (IPHF) has warned the media and public officials to be careful about the way they...

Germany Doubles aid budget to Niger.

By, Uwe Paschen. The German Government has announced that it is now doubling its aid budget for the Republic of Niger as APA reported in Niamey, Niger....

Tarkwa Bay Girls raped by soldiers

On March 29th, women and girls living in Tarkwa Bay, a Lagos island, were raped by soldiers. The soldiers also smashed heads and broke limbs. " Sunday, March 29 this year was a day inhabitants of Tarkwa Bay, a Lagos island,...

Was Shell Oil Complicit in the Execution of a Nigerian Activist?

" A landmark human rights lawsuit, accusing Royal Dutch Shell of complicity in the execution of author and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa some 14 years ago, will proceed to trial in a New York courtroom. The...

Scottish oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria

A bodyguard has been killed and a oil worker kiddnapped in the Port Harcourt in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. He is the third British person in the area to be taken, the other two are Robin Hughes and Matthew Maguire...

Chrome Web Browser, 2.0.169.0DevRelease, Chrome Browser Extension

Hi, I just want to share about chrome web browser's dev channel release 2.0.169.0 which is a minor bug fix release. The release notes 2.0.169.0 has been updated. Also, with the version numbers of chrome web browser describing the entities like WebKit: 530.1 and V8 over there....

Nigerian state urges AIDS patients to marry

Unusual government program aims to curb spread of the deadly disease. " BAUCHI, Nigeria - With her golden dress shimmering in the sun and ornate henna tattoos covering her hands, Hauwa Idris is the picture of a...

Anti-Polio Drive Begins in Western Africa

A massive polio vaccination initiative has begun in Western Africa. Over 150 thousand people have been sent out to administer the immunization to more than 53 million children under the age of 5. Nigeria has been the...

The next OIL Crisis has started! (Oil Prise will go up again!) Ne

By Uwe Paschen. Now that Oil prises are slowly going down, after some massive spending in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for a wile the speculator calmed down as news  came of a more stable Iraq and maybe...

Chinese sex mafia busted

"The boss of Peach Blossom Palace is spotted In Ghana's most expensive casino, wearing Gucci shades, a golden brown Emperio Amani tuxedo and a custom-made Rolex wrist watch. Scores of raunchy mini-skirted Chinese...

76% of U.S. & Canadian internet sellers block orders from Nigeria

The African country of Nigeria tops a new CyberSource survey, as the most blocked country by USA and Canadian online merchants. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with over 140 million people, is...

POLIO : Nigeria on the Right Track

The International Public Health Forum welcomes the recent whirlwind around polio in Nigeria is a welcome development that should create the necessary drive towards a final putsch to pull the final chapter to an embarrassing problem. The fact that this embarrassment is...

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