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  • 25 killed 30 injured in suicide attacks in Niger

    At least 25 people were killed and 30 got injured after two suicide bomb attacks Thursday at a military base and a plant run by French nuclear giant Areva in northern Niger, reported Xinhua. A total of 20 Nigerien soldiers and 5 assailants died in twin suicide attacks against a military barracks in Agadez, the main town in northern Niger, and another one at a factory owned by Somair, a ...

  • London attack Hunt on for terror clues

    A Londoner of Nigerian descent was identified Thursday as one of the two suspects who decapitated a British soldier. The terror strike prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to go into a huddle with top officials and the military put in place additional security measures. Michael Adebolajo, a 28-year-old Londoner of Nigerian descent, is one of the two suspects who hacked to death the British ...

  • Londoner of Nigerian descent suspect in terror attack

    Michael Adebolajo, a 28-year-old Londoner of Nigerian descent, is one of the two suspects who hacked to death a British soldier in London, a media report said Thursday. The two terror suspects are being held under armed guard at hospitals in London and one of them has been named by Sky News sources as Adebolajo. The vicious attack on the soldier took place Wednesday in Woolwich, southeast ...

  • Nigerian behemoth offers bounty for local companies

    While diplomatic relations between South Africa and Nigeria have been strained, recent efforts by both powers to smooth things over are expected to contribute towards boosting increasingly vibrant economic ties. With a population of more than 160-million people, Nigeria represents an enormous opportunity for local companies seeking to expand on the continent and willing to think innovatively ...

  • Niger’s Issoufou declares period of mourning

    Niger's president, Mahamadou Issoufou, who has emerged as a strong ally of France and the United States against Islamists in the region, cancelled a trip to an African Union summit in Ethiopia. He has declared a 72-hour period of ...

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Louie Bluie [DVD]

Louie Bluie [DVD]

Prior to the release of Terry Zwigoffs independently produced documentary Louie Bluie in the mid-1980s, the name Louie Bluie meant little to even dedicated music collectors and the name Howard Armstrong meant even less. When Zwigoff, a musician and rabid collector of 78s, traded so ... ...

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  • Euro final showcases Bundesliga’s rise

    LONDON (AFP) – Germany’s Bundesliga will be on show to the world in Saturday’s Champions League final when Bayern Munich take on Borussia Dortmund in the first all-German European cup finale. Wembley is set to be bathed in black, red and gold for the day and football fans will have a chance to see why the crowds are turning to the German league in their droves. With an ...

  • Dortmund Bayern’s paths to Euro final

    LONDON (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich’s paths to the 2012-13 Champions League final at Wembley stadium on Saturday: BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER) Group D (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points) Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 11 5 14 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 15 9 11 Ajax Amsterdam 6 1 1 4 8 16 4 Manchester City 6 0 3 3 7 11 3 Round of 16 Shakhtar Donetsk ...

  • Bishops Nigeria �totters on the brink

    Nigeria, the world's seventh most populous nation, "now almost totters on the brink" of disaster, the nation's bishops warned in a statement entitled "To Rescue Nigeria from Collapse." "What started as a mere clash between law enforcement agencies and members of the Islamic sect commonly labeled Boko Haram, has since spiraled into what can, be best described ...

  • Well Tackle Succession Crisis in PenCom - Rep. Dawaki

    represents Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal constituency of Kano State and is the vice chairman of House committee on Science and Technology. He points out the anomalies leading to the succession crisis in the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) and suggests the way ...

  • ACN - Jonathan Deceitful On Emergency

    The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of deceiving Nigerians saying the democratic structure in the states under emergency rule will be kept intact, when in fact he has grabbed power in the states and castrated democracy there. National publicity secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement yesterday though the president's May 14 ...

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