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  • 60 killed in Nigerian village attacks

    At least 60 people were killed in Nigeria Tuesday when some gunmen stormed four villages of Zamfara state early morning, residents and security sources said. About 100 gunmen, first stormed Kizara village around 3.00 a.m. and began attacking the residence of poor villagers. In the process, an unknown number of people were killed, including the District Head of Kizara, Bello Ibrahim, who was ...

  • Niger’s worst power cuts in years threaten economy

    Cattle ford a river beneath the skyline of Niamey, the capital of Niger. Niger's worst power cuts in years have crippled businesses and government offices in the capital Niamey for more than three weeks, raising fears they could harm the fragile economy of one of the world's poorest nations. (SAMUEL DE ...

  • Nigeria Gunmen kill 48 in Zamfara state

    lasted more than five hours and some of the gunmen positioned on the hill also shot at residents of neighboring villages who tried to help those in Kizara. "I woke up in the morning to get my children set for work on my farm. I suddenly started to hear gun shots. I listened attentively and I realized that sounds of the gun shots were coming directly behind me," said Alhaji Ali Hakimi, ...

  • Nigerian military claims arrest of 8 suspected insurgents

    The Nigerian military said Wednesday that it has arrested eight of the suspected insurgents who launched deadly attacks since the weekend in the northeast in which more than a dozen students were killed. "Eight of the terrorists who perpetrated the mayhem during the weekend have been apprehended at the outskirt of Maiduguri," the spokesman of the defence headquarters, Brigadier ...

  • FG bans sat phones in northeast after fresh attacks

    MAIDUGURI (AFP) – Nigeria’s military on Wednesday banned the use of satellite phones in much of the restive northeast after cutting mobile phone service, further isolating the area after a series of fresh attacks. The military claimed in announcing the ban that Islamist extremist group Boko Haram had used satellite phones to plan attacks on schools. The insurgents have attacked two ...

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Alien Resurrection

The last anyone saw of Lt. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), she was hurling herself off a bridge into a vat of molten metal with an alien bursting from her chest. The was the grand finale of "Alien 3," and it was reasonable to assume that this signaled the end of the "Alien" series. Wrong. ...

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  • Probe arms influx group urges govt

    By Godfrey Bivbere A group, under the aegis of African Maritime Development Initiative (AMDI), has called on the Federal Government to set up a panel to investigate the large scale of arms influx into the country. AMDI in a statement made available to Vanguard, noted that the call became imperative due to the recent discovery of an Hezbollah ammunitions cache in Kano uncovered in other parts ...

  • Shell faces pressure over Niger Delta oil spills

    By Michael Eboh Amnesty International and Holland's National Contact Point for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, have faulted Royal Dutch Shell's claims on incidences of oil spills in Nigeria, urging it to be prudent when publishing spill investigation data. Shell has blamed most spills in the Niger Delta on thieves hacking into pipelines, a crime ...

  • Premier League Fixture The big kick-off

    PREMIER LEAGUE champions Manchester United kick off their 2013-14 campaign at League Cup winners Swansea. New United boss David Moyes will travel to Wales on August 17. Jose Mourinho's Chelsea visit Old Trafford the following weekend in a mouth-watering fixture. The Special One's side take on newly-promoted Hull at Stamford Bridge in their opening game. Manuel Pellegrini begins his ...

  • Uruguay unleash Forlan Suarez Cavani on Eagles

    Beaten by Spain in their opening match, Uruguay must take something from this game if they are to have any chance of progressing. To achieve that, Oscar Tabarez's will need to reproduce the kind of form they showed late on against the world champions, when they rallied after being being 2-0 down to score a fantastic free kick and left the stadium with respect. With that idea in mind, El ...

  • Mandela’s 95th birthday plans go ahead despite illness

    JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela’s foundation has vowed to press ahead with upcoming 95th birthday celebrations, as the global peace icon underwent a twelfth day in hospital Wednesday for a recurring lung infection. On the frail icon’s July 18 birthday, various charity organisations and businesses will paint schools, hand out food parcels and books, and run a 67 kilometre (41 ...

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