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NIGERIA: Nigeria and Cameroon to boost trans-border security ** University Don suggests establishment of Libraries in LGAs ** Lagos State government to re-train 1000 artisans ** Army dislodges Boko Haram sect in Northern Nigeria ** Nigerian Army imposes curfew on Adamawa state ** Labour endorses President Jonathan's declaration ** AFRICA: Kenya seeks Nigeria's support to end Somalia crisis ** Madagascar's Rajoelina is illegitimate for election - AU ** DRC expects copper concentrates ban in July ** Swaziland launches new aviation law ** African and European Parliaments to stregthen cooperation ** WORLD: UN chief in Russia as crisis in Syria deepens ** Deadly explosions strike Iraqi cities ** Cyclone triggers mass evacuation in Bangladesh ** Rebels and Army clash near around Aleppo prison ** Russia detains US Diplomat over 'spy' charges ** SPORTS: Polo players set for MTN Unity tourney ** Nigeria set to win davis cup** League board to monitor clubs on sponsorship money ** Nigeria names squad for Mexico friendly **

   
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UN to train anti drug agency on regulations

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) plans to train operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on the regulation of drugs in Nigeria....Read more

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University Don suggests establishment of Libraries in LGAs

An International Professor of Library and Information Sciences has emphasised the need to establish a well equipped public Library system in each of the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria. >>>

Kenya seeks Nigeria's support to end Somalia crisis

The Kenyan government has sought Nigeria's intervention in finding a solution to the Somalia crisis that has spilled into Kenya. >>>

Nigeria and Cameroon to boost trans-border security

Nigeria and Cameroon are to strengthen cooperation on trans-border security.The agreement came when President Goodluck Jonathan received the Cameroonian vice Prime Minister, Mr Ahmadou Ali at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. >>>

Madagascar's Rajoelina is illegitimate for election - AU

The African Union (AU) says it will not recognize Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar's president if he wins July's presidential election, piling more pressure on the incumbent leader not to stand. >>>

   

DRC expects copper concentrates ban in July

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) expects its ban on the export of copper and cobalt concentrates to come into full force by July or August. >>>

Army dislodges Boko Haram sect in Northern Nigeria

Sequel to President Jonathan's declaration of emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, the Nigerian Army has started dislodging the Boko Haram sect, who has been tormenting the North-Eastern part of the country. >>>

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UN chief in Russia to discuss Syria

UN chief Ban Ki-moon is due to meet Russian President, Vladimir Putin as global pressure grows on Moscow to end arms supplies to the Syrian regime and drop its support for President Bashar al-Assad. >>>

Polo players set for MTN Unity tourney

The MTN Unity Polo Tournament, which is renowned for bringing Polo players from different parts of Nigeria, will from May 20 gallop to a resounding start in Abuja.  >>>

Deadly explosions strike Iraqi cities

At least 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in two explosions outside a mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba, north of Baghdad. >>>

Nigeria set to win Davis Cup

Nigeria has begun its quest to gain promotion to the Davis Cup Euro-Africa Zone Group II, with a 2-1 victory over Botswana in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday. >>>

“Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the time was the absence of the African voice. Being part of that dialogue meant not only sitting at the table but effectively telling the African story from an African perspective - in full earshot of the world.”
Chinua Achebe , There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra


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