Business Mogul Abdulkadir Dantata Buried

thisdayonline Saturday, February 11, 2012 5:08:00 AM CET | info

Late Sanusi Dantata By Ibrahim Shuaibu All roads led to the ancient city of Kano Friday as the remains of the late business mogul, Alhaji Abdulkadir Sanusi Dantata, were laid to rest. The late Sanusi Dantata was the Chairman of Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company....

Technip Joins Jubilee project

ghanaweb Saturday, February 11, 2012 4:44:00 AM CET | info

By J. Ato Kobbie, Managing Editor Jubilee Operator, Tullow Ghana Limited, has awarded to Technip, two contracts to the value of approximately €100 million, for the Phase 1A of the Jubilee project, offshore Ghana. The contract, to be carried out in the Jubilee field, which is located offshore Ghana.......

Airlines Seek Swift End to EU CO2 Row

thisdayonline Saturday, February 11, 2012 4:08:00 AM CET | info

BA Aircraft British Airways, Qantas and other airlines are calling on governments to find a swift resolution to a political dispute over the European Union's carbon scheme, because the deadlock may create competitive distortions. Since the start of 2012, EU law obliges all airlines using EU airports.......

South Sudan: Justice Needed to Stem Violence

sudantribune Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:44:00 AM CET | info

Human Rights Watch South Sudan: Justice Needed to Stem Violence Prosecute Those Responsible, Seek International Investigation (New York, February 10, 2012) – South Sudan should urgently ensure an effective and independent investigation into the violent, ethnic-driven attacks in Jonglei state, and.......

Obama's Africa aide to lead US energy investors to Nairobi

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

The State Department's top diplomat for Africa is due to arrive in Nairobi on Saturday as the head of a delegation of US private energy investors....

Kenya to discipline errant officers serving in N. Eastern

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

Kenya's security agencies have vowed to take disciplinary measures against officers who violate the rights of citizens in the ongoing security operations in North Eastern....

EU accuses Syrian regime of 'atrocities'

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

The European Union Council's president accuses Syria of committing "outrageous" atrocities...

Russian daily accuses Putin group of cyber attack

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

Russia's Kommersant business daily says it had asked the police to probe a Kremlin youth group...

UN envoy in Maldives, ex-president urges fresh polls

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

A UN special envoy arrives for talks with the new administration in the Maldives as former president Mohamed Nasheed calls for fresh elections after being ousted in what he calls a coup d'etat....

Care centre seen as the last hope

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

Nine years ago, Fred Ikutwa crawled into Nairobi Hospice with Kaposi’s sarcoma — cancer of the legs — that left him immobile for about two years....

Drivers, conductors not the only ones rendered jobless

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

Until March last year, Mr Stephen Kiarie earned a living fitting seats in newly imported 14-seater matatus...

Woman found dead in cave as snap grips Italy

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

A woman was found frozen to death in a cave near Rome and a man was reported attacked by scavenging stray dogs near Rimini as a cold snap gripped Italy on Friday, causing traffic chaos and blackouts....

Four injured in clashes at mosque

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

A former envoy’s son was among four people seriously injured on Thursday night at a mosque after two groups of faithful clashed over the annual Maulidi festival....

Hospice ordered to leave KNH

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

Anxiety has gripped patients and health officers at the Nairobi Hospice after Kenyatta National Hospital gave them a two-month notice to vacate their premises inside the hospital’s compound....

Workaholic ex-public service boss hits 80 mark

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

Mr Simeon Nyachae, the former Cabinet minister, celebrated his birthday this week....

Litondo beats top US actors to bag award

DailyNation Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:39:00 AM CET | info

George Clooney’s latest film, The Descendants, has been described by critics as the “best acting of 2012” and has won many prestigious awards...

Spain Arrests Fugitive Convict in Serbia PM Killing

thisdayonline Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:37:00 AM CET | info

Spanish police have arrested Vladimir Milisavljevic, one of the fugitive convicts in the 2003 assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic Spanish police arrested one of the fugitives convicted of the 2003 assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, they said on Friday....

Germany jails Kosovan for life for killing U.S. airmen

thisdayonline Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:37:00 AM CET | info

Arid Uka (R) arrives with his lawyer Michaela Roth for the sentencing during his trial at the higher regional court in Frankfurt A Kosovo-Albanian man who killed two U.S. airmen and wounded two others in a gun attack at Frankfurt airport last March was sentenced to life in prison by German court Friday....

Borno To Launch Volunteer Teaching Scheme In Secondary Schools

guardiannewsngr Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:19:00 AM CET | info

TO rescue the collapsing education system and reverse the poor performances of students in National Examination Council (NECO) and West African School Certificate Examinations (WASCE) in Borno State, Governor Kashim Shettima will launch Volunteer Teaching Schemes (VOTS) at the University of.......

Education Will Solve Nigeria’s Security Challenges, Says Minister

guardiannewsngr Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:19:00 AM CET | info

MINISTER of State for Education, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has declared that the security challenges facing the nation will be resolved through a functional educational system. Speaking in Abuja while receiving the Deputy Head of Mission of the Israeli Embassy in Nigeria, Mr George Deek, Wike.......

Clerics Decry Insecurity, Crime, Economic Hardship

guardiannewsngr Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:19:00 AM CET | info

DISTURBED by the numerous ills in the country, the Anglican Diocese of Owerri’s Council of Knights and Ladies of St. Christopher, rose at the weekend from its 2012 yearly meeting, urging more proactive measures to be put in place by governments and individuals at all levels to curb insecurity,.......

‘Help! Save Me From Cancer’

guardiannewsngr Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:19:00 AM CET | info

“I AM Godwin Chukwuemeka Uwaegbulam, a Nigerian. I am 30 years old and was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma (Cancer of the Lymph nodes) in January 2009. I was diagnosed at stage IVB. I have been battling with this disease till date. In February 2009, I started treatment in India, undergoing multiple Chemotherapy treatments over a one year period....

Ogunmupe: What Draws Others To You

guardiannewsngr Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:19:00 AM CET | info

THIS explains what people like in you and how you can gain what you want from others. Great leaders have it, that special quality which causes people to be drawn to their magnetic personalities. Extraordinary people show signs of getting these extra qualities. You have the potential to develop this quality that will draw others to you....

Abugu: Survival Lesson For Nationalities… From People Of The Book (1)

guardiannewsngr Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:19:00 AM CET | info

SINCE visiting Israel first in 1992, I have developed an abiding interest in the country and its people. I have always been fascinated by modern Jewish history—how the Israelis, against all odds, managed to develop a small patch-land of rock and desert sand into a net exporter of flower, technology, medicines and food....

Caustic Soda Production As Untapped Goldmine!

guardiannewsngr Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:19:00 AM CET | info

THE chemical industry in the country has not received its fair share of development due mainly to the fact that establishing an industry in this sub-sector of the economy is relatively capital intensive. The other reason could be due to insufficient awareness that practically every industry uses the.......

MEND: Directions of a new upsurge

vanguardngr Saturday, February 11, 2012 1:34:00 AM CET | info

AFTER cessation of hostilities for some months in the Niger-Delta, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, weekend, threatened to bomb telecommunication giant, MTN, SACOIL and other investments of South Africa in Nigeria because of alleged interference of President Jacob Zuma in its struggle for justice in the Niger-Delta....

Untold secret of the survival of Boko Haram Sect in Yobe

vanguardngr Saturday, February 11, 2012 1:34:00 AM CET | info

Long before the advent of the Boko Haram insurgence, Yobe state, in north-east Nigeria was well known for its ethno-religious conflicts often leading to loss of lives and properties. But these have been largely been contained over the years and the activities of the religious extremists had limited.......

Alonso on top, Red Bull hit by problems

chronicle Saturday, February 11, 2012 1:22:00 AM CET | info

Fernando Alonso turned around a difficult start to pre-season testing for Ferrari by going fastest on the fourth and final morning at Jerez....