Tag: south africa

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February 10, 2013

It’s happening in Abuja! NSC brings music, comedy, and football together for the Eagles for AFCON finals

The National Sports Commission (NSC) is organising a free viewing centre for fans to watch the final match of the ...

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February 10, 2013

Zainab Usman: The need for ownership of African problems and solutions (Y! Policy Hub)

by Zainab Usman  “Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write ...

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February 10, 2013

Dele Momodu: The narrow path to South Africa

Nigeria deserves joy for once after the spate of tragedies we’ve suffered in recent times. Let’s have cause to pretend ...

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February 3, 2013

Atom Lim: The presidential politics of terrorism (Y! Politico)

by Atom Lim But what the Presidency officials forget is that while Okah might have singularly plotted and funded the ...

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January 30, 2013

Big heart: South Africa’s richest black man gives $1.3 billion, half his wealth, to the poor

South Africa’s richest black man, Patrice Motsepe, has announced he is giving away half his wealth to improve the lives ...

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January 26, 2013

Opinion: PDP, ACN and the rest – The case of six and half a dozen

by Ferdinand Adimefe The change we seek in our country ought to happen at different levels-on a personal level, in ...

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January 23, 2013

“It is like a lost game” – Yobo reacts to Burkina Faso draw

by Isi Esene Nigeria’s national team captain, Joseph Yobo has expressed disappointment over the draw played by the Super Eagles ...

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January 21, 2013

Henry Okah found guilty of 2010 Independence Day bombing

A South African court has found Henry Okah guilty of terrorism charges leveled against him by the federal government of ...

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January 19, 2013

Opinion: The A – Z of the 2013 African Cup of Nations

by Sayo Owolabi I have developed the habit of calling him like the rapper, “Ikeeeechukwu”. Take it or leave it, ...

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January 9, 2013

Pregnant South African women drink battery acid to deform their babies and claim more welfare money? (PHOTOS)

We hope this story isn’t true, but then again, when people are struggling, anything is possible.  It is being reported ...

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January 7, 2013

The United States of Africa? South African leaders call for an African community similar to EU

The economic crisis in Europe doesn’t seem to be coming to an end any time soon.  Global leaders are taking ...

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December 8, 2012

Nelson Mandela again admitted to hospital

by Isi Esene Global symbol of freedom, Nelson Mandela, is back in the hospital on admission for undisclosed reasons. South ...

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November 28, 2012

Evil spirits are behind our ‘NEPA’ problems – Power minister tells South African investors

The minister of State for Power, Hajiya Zainab Kuchi, yesterday told South African investors that evil spirits were behind Nigeria’s ...

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November 27, 2012

SPOTTED: D’banj & K-switch partying in Jo’burg

by Isi Esene Nigerians are always the soul of any party and D’banj took the party spirit to Club Avastar ...

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November 23, 2012

Nude models, colours & beauty at Bodyspectra 2012 Bodypainting Festival (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Students at the City Varsity School of Media and Creative Arts in Cape Town, South Africa wowed ...

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November 20, 2012

86-year-old man serially rapes teenager, luring her with biscuits

by Isi Esene Police recently arrested an 86-year-old man for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl on several occasions giving her ...

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November 18, 2012

#NigeriaRules: D’banj, Psquare, Flavour, Brymo, more cart away awards at the 2012 ChannelO Music Video Awards

by Isi Esene Nigerian artistes once again dominated the Channel O Music Video Awards in South Africa with Psquare, Flavour,  ...

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November 8, 2012

TICKER: Horrific: Man arrested after his nephew’s genitals are found in his wallet

A 42-year-old is South African man has been arrested after he was found to be carrying genitals in his wallet ...

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November 5, 2012

Opinion: Barack Obama’s coming victory and the African alliance for New Order

by Lai Labode New political leaders will emerge from Africa under a new Alliance called African Alliance For New Order ...

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October 27, 2012

Awful: Man gets home late, demands food from mother, holds her hostage, then rapes her

by Isi Esene A 33-year-old man in South África has been accused of raping his 55-year-old mother. The suspect who ...

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October 10, 2012

Opinion: Why Jonathan is persecuting Henry Okah

by Sabella Abidde Exactly two years after what came to be known as the Independence Day bombing, the trial of ...

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October 7, 2012

Revealed: PDP-FLU stops Dame Patience from returning… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola PDP-FLU Stops The Dame From Returning Officially, the administration is still insisting that first lady, Patience Jonathan, ...

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October 3, 2012

TICKER: GEJ now “willing to work with Henry Okah for peace”

iger Delta Minister Godsday Orubebe on Tuesday told the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that despite the grievous harm ...

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October 2, 2012

“He was a key figure in the Niger Delta struggle” – Minister of Niger Delta testifies against Okah in South African court

by Reuben Daba YNaija reported yesterday that the trial of ex-militant leader Henry Okah for the 2010 Independence Day bombings ...

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October 1, 2012

Independence 2010 bombings: Okah’s trial resumes today in South Africa

by Stanley Azuakola As Nigeria marks its 52nd Independence Anniversary, memories of its 50th anniversary celebration resurfaced from far away ...

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September 11, 2012

South African labour dispute spreads, as 36,000 platinum and gold miners stay home

by Isi Esene The labour dispute in South Africa doesn’t seem to be simmering down anytime soon. The strike in ...

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August 22, 2012

TICKER: Nigeria leads in Africa internet speed

According to the latest State of the Internet report by Akamai Technologies Global Internet Platform, Nigeria has overtaken South Africa ...

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August 20, 2012

Opinion: South Africa – A throwback to the past, a shock for the future

by Danny Schechter   No event in recent years has so shocked “the new South Africa” as an event eerily ...

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August 19, 2012

Opinion: What mining massacre says about South Africa

by Justice Malala The story of the London-listed Lonmin’s Marikana mine shootings is that of a trade union that cosied ...

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August 17, 2012

WATCH: South African police kill 34 miners, injure dozens of others

Isi Esene Terrible news, in case you missed it. The South African police gunned down striking miners yesterday, killing 34 ...

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