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  • Indian-origin men jailed in Malaysia

    A court in Malaysia has sentenced two Indian-origin men to separate jail terms for brutally assaulting a Nigerian that led to his death. Judge Noor Azian Shaari of the high court in Shah Alam, the capital of the Malaysian state of Selangor, sentenced V. Ganesan, 29, to one year in jail and T. Kumar, 29, to seven years in jail for causing grievous injuries to Nwabudike Emmanuel Chukwuma that led ...

  • London attack Britain probes possible Nigerian link

    Britain is investigating a possible Nigerian link to attackers suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London while shouting Islamic slogans, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters on condition of ...

  • Fashola commends Mutiu on Lagos tourney

    Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has commended ex- Super Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju for his ingenuity, deep thinking and plan for the Lagos International Football Tournament, assuring him of government's partnership and support for the soccer ...

  • Militants Turn Nigeria into Christian Killing Field

    Last year more Christians were killed in Nigeria than any other country. The onslaught of bombings gave Nigeria the sad distinction of being the nation with the highest Christian death toll. More than 900 Christians reportedly were killed in Nigeria in 2012, all victims of the Boko Haram group and other Islamic militants. "They are so radical they don't even spare Muslims. If Muslims ...

  • ‘We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting – London attacker

    LONDON(AFP) – One of the two alleged killers of a British soldier on a street in south-east London on Wednesday explained his actions on an amateur video obtained by the television channel ITV. The young black man, who is wearing jeans, sports shoes, a jacket and a black hat and holding a bloody kitchen knife and a meat cleaver is filmed approaching the camera. ';We swear by ...

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Dancer in the Dark [DVD]

Dancer in the Dark [DVD]

After its premier at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, where it eventually won the coveted Palm d'or, Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark was met equally with intense celebratory applause and boos of vociferous condemnation. It has since divided audiences and critics straight down the middle: either you love it or you hate it. Von Trier is either a boundary-pushing genius or he is a ego-m ... ...

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  • Children’s Day Can Nigeria salvage the over 10.5m out-of-school children

    By Amaka Abayomi & Laju Arenyeka As Nigeria prepares to celebrate yet another Children's Day on Monday, May 27, there is an increased need for proper management of the country's resources to ensure that the over 10.5 million out-of-school (OOS) children are absorbed into the school system. According to data released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

  • Eulogies cultural shows tributes mark Achebe’s exit

    Cultural troupe from Ogidi community, Professor Chinua Achebe’s native town dance in honour of the late literary giant. AFP PHOTOS Early morning rains which started at about 6 am had welcomed the body of the late literary giant, to Anambra State as the people prepared to troop into the Alex Ekwueme Square in the state capital to attend ceremonies lined up for him by the state government ...

  • Research Devt Students make incubator

    By Ebele Orakpo Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention and the sole aim of education is to impact one’s community positively and so Rabiu Kabir, Basir Attahiru and Bashir Umar Mato, all students of Dawakin Tofa Science College, Kano seeing the need to make life easier for poultry farmers in their locality, decided to do something. They came up with a local incubator made from ...

  • Customs intercepts vehicles conveying 56750 live ammunition

    By CHIDI NKWOPARA and OLA AJAYI IBADAN -- FEW hours after the Oyo State Police Command arrested a man with 3,500 live cartridges, the Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service also impounded a vehicle loaded with 56,750 rounds of ammunition at Saki in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State. The Customs Area Controller, Mr Richard Oteri, said the vehicle conveying the ammunition was arrested along ...

  • 2015 Gov Orji denies endorsing any candidate

    BY ANAYO OKOLI UMUAHIA--AHEAD of 2015 governorship race in Abia State, Governor Theodore Orji has denied endorsing anybody to succeed him, insisting that the race was opened to qualified and interested aspirants. Orji spoke when the member representing Aba North and South in the House of Representatives, Chief Uzo Azubuike, whose name has featured prominently as likely successor to him, was ...

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