Breaking: Egyptian ex-president sentenced to death

Mohammed Morsi, the former Egyptian president, had already been sentenced to 20 years for his role in the arrest and torture of protesters. Morsi was the first freely elected president of Egypt, but his reign was marred by excessive abuse of power. According to Al Jazeera‘s report, An Egypt court has sentenced former President Mohamed... Read More

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January 11, 2015

Like Israelites, we will get to the Promised Land – GEJ says Nigeria is in the Red Sea

by James Sambo President Goodluck Jonathan has compared the country’s present situation to the challenges faced by the Israelites on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The president said Nigeria would get to its “promised land” just like the Israelites eventually made it to Canaan in spite of the encumbrances they faced along the way. Jonathan made... Read More

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December 23, 2014

Tunde Leye: A surer way to create change (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye I urge and encourage each of us to get involved. Register and vote. Protect your vote. Pursue changes within the law in between elections. Participate in nation building within your neighborhood, in the things that concern you and your community. An American writer described democracy as the tyranny of the masses. Another... Read More

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October 24, 2014

National embarrassment! Power goes off during International Badminton Championship in Abuja

by Mark Bassey On the opening day of the Nigeria International Badminton Championships (NIBC) in Abuja, the organisers were embarrassed as power went off and was not restored. The incident occured on Thursday, 23 October, at the Gymnasium Hall at Package B of the National Stadium Complex. The championships’ preliminary round, which saw the Nigerian team... Read More

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October 23, 2014

Hope rises for Al Jazeera journalists as appeal date is set

by Isi Esene 1 January 2015 has been set as the date when Al Jazeera’s jailed journalists in Egypt will have the appeals against their convictions considered. The hearing will look at the process behind the original trial, a process that Al Jazeera says was flawed, and is the basis of the appeal. The network hopes... Read More

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October 14, 2014

“We can’t ignore this tragedy”: Alicia Keys calls out FG over rescue of Chibok girls

by Isi Esene Grammy Award winning artiste, Alicia Keys has signed the online petition calling on the government of Nigeria to do more towards rescuing over 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok, Borno in April. The girls were reportedly kidnapped from their school, Government Girls’ Secondary School by men believed to be members of the Boko... Read More

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October 14, 2014

Another Al Jazeera journalist sentenced in Egypt

by Isi Esene One of Al Jazeera Arabic’s presenters, Ahmed Mansour, has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years imprisonment by a Cairo’s criminal court on the charge of torturing a lawyer in Tahrir Square during the 25 January 2011 revolution. This is coming after the sentencing of other Al Jazeera journalists this past year... Read More

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September 23, 2014

Nigerian diplomats owing over $500,000 in parking tickets in New York

by Damilola Jagun According to the United States’ Department of Finance, New York City is being owed over $16 million in unpaid parking tickets issued to foreign diplomatic vehicles. Over 180 countries are in the list, which is topped by Egypt with nearly $2 million in outstanding debt as of this summer. The Wall Street... Read More

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September 17, 2014

Femi Falana weighs in and appeals for the pardon of the Maimalari 12

by Mayowa Aboah Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has called on military authorities to reconsider the decision taken against the twelve soldiers who have been sentenced to death for mutiny, as the soldiers had only reacted based on in-house unfavourable conditions around them. The 12 soldiers are among 18 soldiers arraigned for mutiny for... Read More

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August 28, 2014

“Ask your mother to forgive me…”: Jailed Al Jazeera journalist writes to his newborn child (READ)

by Isi Esene Jailed Al Jazeera journalist Baher Mohamed will become a father again today. His imprisonment has, however, meant that he will not be at his wife, Gehan’s side when she gives birth to their baby boy. From his jail cell, Baher released a letter to the new arrival, to be named Haroun. The letter... Read More

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September 9, 2013

Elnathan John: Confusion in the camp of the enemy

by Elnathan John Farouk Lawan tweeted on Tuesday that “the New PDP is committed to rescuing our dear country from rape and restore political values.” I do not doubt his sincerity. I admire his political autism which makes him unable to feel any shame or other emotion. I am a blessed presidential aspirant. I am... Read More

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August 17, 2013

HORRIFIC: Protesters ‘jumping and falling off’ Cairo bridge to escape gunfire in Egypt (PHOTOS)

As many sought to escape the violence that rang out on the streets of Cairo Friday, some risked life and limb to avoid gunfire. In photos and videos shared on social media, people are seen jumping and falling off a Cairo bridge. Sarah Carr, a journalist who is on the ground in Cairo, described the scene in a... Read More

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August 14, 2013

HORRIFYING: Moment Egyptian protesters pushed a police van 50ft off a bridge (PHOTOS)

This is the horrifying moment an armoured police vehicle was pushed off a bridge by protestors in Cairo today. The van plunged off the 6th October Bridge before demonstrators attacked the wreckage. It is not known how many people were on board and how many people survived the fall, but bloodied men were seen lying... Read More

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August 4, 2013

Opinion: How the Egyptian crisis escalated

by Nader Bakkar Generally, the Muslim Brotherhood didn’t neglect a single opportunity to make enemies with all their opponents and any group that might have a different stand. I belong to an Islamist political party that was considered – up till now – the second biggest political power in Egypt. The Al Nour Party was a partner, not... Read More

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July 31, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Africa’s 20-year-olds and the future of freedom (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa The deregulation of the media on the continent via social media and cable television have brought Africa closer to itself and the world closer to Africa. Young Africans now see very clearly that freedom is not a gift from a dictator but a right they own as humans. Some 50 per cent... Read More

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July 22, 2013

Opinion: Child marriage debate and the ignorance of emergency activists

by Adeola Adelabu All the energy and airtime we spend criticizing President Jonathan can address legal and political impediments to social justice and good governance. I am a Nigerian. Our movie industry (Nollywood) is rated as the 2nd or 3rd biggest in the world. I personally think we deserve a better rating, considering the amount... Read More

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July 8, 2013

Opinion: Egypt – What is all this fuss about democracy?

by Kayode Faniyi “The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be... Read More

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July 8, 2013

HORRIFIC: Islamist lynch mob throw teenage boy off 20ft ledge before beating him to death (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

A teenager has been killed in Egypt after an Islamist mob threw him off a ledge on top of a roof and beat him as he lay dying, local media reports. The young man, identified as Hamada Badr, 19, and his three friends were caught on camera hiding from a large group who had chased them onto a... Read More

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July 7, 2013

Opinion: The Egyptian revolution and the true cost of freedom

by Frank Onuoha The Egyptians who chanted for “freedom” from Mubarak years ago suddenly found themselves at the mercy of an “incompetent government” led by Morsi and now… an all-powerful military that hides behind the toga of the “people’s defender”… A few months ago I could have sworn that what Nigeria desperately needed was a... Read More

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July 7, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Egypt – From Arab Spring to Arab Fall

by Simon Kolawole We can say Morsi has been successfully ousted as President of Egypt, but there is no assurance that the next president would be the messiah. What this development requires, then, is some perspective. Did Morsi fail? What could he have done better? He looked at me straight in the eye, clearly agitated.... Read More

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July 6, 2013

Dele Momodu: A coup by the River Nile

by Dele Momodu The major lesson to learn from Egypt is that stubbornness of leaders can easily derail democracy. Fellow Africans, this is a very tense moment for all of us, from Pretoria to Cairo. First, our greatest statesman, Madiba Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the first Black President of South Africa, is lying critically ill in... Read More

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July 4, 2013

Egypt Coup: New president, Adly Mansour sworn-in as Muslim Brotherhood members get arrested

Egypt’s dramatic military coup has been completed after an interim President was sworn in. Less than 24 hours after President Mohamed Morsi was ousted amid widespread protests against his regime, Adly Mansour, the head of the constitutional court, took over. Officials then announced they had arrested the Supreme Leader of the Muslim Bortherhood, Morsi’s party,... Read More

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July 4, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: Egypt’s coup and the danger it portends for Nigeria

by Olusegun Adeniyi “Like most human follies, military coups sound good at the time; and always fail. They sound good because what they replace is usually bad: riotous civilian leaders, corrupted institutions, stolen elections. They fail because beneath the chaos are political problems that soldiers cannot unpick…” The foregoing quote was taken from a January,... Read More

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July 3, 2013

Just In: Military overthrows Morsi in Egypt coup

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was forced out of office Wednesday by the Egyptian military and opposition leaders, just a couple of hours after the Obama Administration voiced its first public doubts about Morsi’s handling of the massive street protests that spread across the country in recent days. Egyptian Army Chief Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi took to... Read More

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June 30, 2013

Femi Falana: The protest against President Obama in South Africa is justified

by Femi Falana As President Obama rounds up his visit to Africa on July 3, he should be told that he has dashed the hopes of millions of Africans who had expected him to lead the battle against poverty in the world. When President Barack Obama visited Ghana for a few hours in 2009, he blamed African... Read More

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June 29, 2013

“Free women”: Feminist activists bare breasts in protest at Swedish mosque

Three feminist activists from the radical protest group Femen staged a topless protest inside a Stockholm mosque on Saturday before they were led away by police. The women burst into the mosque and tore off their black robes to bare their breasts, which were emblazoned with slogans such as “No sharia in Egypt and the world” and “My body... Read More

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June 15, 2013

Bomb threat on New York-bound plane prompts emergency landing

British fighter aircraft escorted a plane from Cairo bound for New York to an emergency landing in the U.K. after a passenger discovered a letter onboard threatening to blow up the aircraft, officials said Saturday. Flight 985 to John F. Kennedy Airport had around 300 passengers onboard when it was diverted to Glasgow’s Prestwick Airport... Read More

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May 20, 2013

So sad: Last photo of 5-year-old girl playing in water just moments before she drowned

This is the final picture of a five-year-old girl playing in the water just an hour before she drowned in her hotel swimming pool in Egypt. Chloe Johnson died in a swimming pool after her parents left her in a shallow toddler pool in Sharm el-Sheikh for a few minutes while they went to buy... Read More

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May 7, 2013

That bear is mine: Sex-starved female bears fight each other to death over male partner

A trio of sex-starved female bears mauled each other to death at an Egyptian zoo as they fought over a male partner. Lolo, Farah and Nabila — all American black bears — ended up dying after Saturday’s hours-long battle. They all desperately wanted to win over Hani, the object of their affections, at Giza Zoo... Read More

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Breaking: Egyptian ex-president sentenced to death

Like Israelites, we will get to the Promised Land – GEJ says Nigeria is in the Red Sea

Tunde Leye: A surer way to create change (Y! FrontPage)

National embarrassment! Power goes off during International Badminton Championship in Abuja

Hope rises for Al Jazeera journalists as appeal date is set

“We can’t ignore this tragedy”: Alicia Keys calls out FG over rescue of Chibok girls

Another Al Jazeera journalist sentenced in Egypt

Nigerian diplomats owing over $500,000 in parking tickets in New York

Femi Falana weighs in and appeals for the pardon of the Maimalari 12

“Ask your mother to forgive me…”: Jailed Al Jazeera journalist writes to his newborn child (READ)

It’s a White Christmas! Snow falls in Egypt for the first time in over 100 years (PHOTOS)

Elnathan John: Confusion in the camp of the enemy

HORRIFIC: Protesters ‘jumping and falling off’ Cairo bridge to escape gunfire in Egypt (PHOTOS)

HORRIFYING: Moment Egyptian protesters pushed a police van 50ft off a bridge (PHOTOS)

Opinion: How the Egyptian crisis escalated

Japheth Omojuwa: Africa’s 20-year-olds and the future of freedom (Y! FrontPage)

Opinion: Child marriage debate and the ignorance of emergency activists

Opinion: Egypt – What is all this fuss about democracy?

HORRIFIC: Islamist lynch mob throw teenage boy off 20ft ledge before beating him to death (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

Opinion: The Egyptian revolution and the true cost of freedom

Simon Kolawole: Egypt – From Arab Spring to Arab Fall

Dele Momodu: A coup by the River Nile

Egypt Coup: New president, Adly Mansour sworn-in as Muslim Brotherhood members get arrested

Olusegun Adeniyi: Egypt’s coup and the danger it portends for Nigeria

Just In: Military overthrows Morsi in Egypt coup

Femi Falana: The protest against President Obama in South Africa is justified

“Free women”: Feminist activists bare breasts in protest at Swedish mosque

Bomb threat on New York-bound plane prompts emergency landing

So sad: Last photo of 5-year-old girl playing in water just moments before she drowned

That bear is mine: Sex-starved female bears fight each other to death over male partner

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