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  • Kerry in Ethiopia for Security Talks

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ethiopia for security talks with regional officials and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the African Union. Kerry's visit is expected to include talks on African and Western efforts to fight Islamist extremists in Mali and northern Nigeria. During recent talks with Nigeria's foreign minister, Kerry reaffirmed U.S. support for Nigeria's fight ...

  • Niger Chad receive 75000 refugees from Libya

    The governments of the poor Sahelian states of Niger and Chad are struggling to accommodate a total of 75,000 refugees crossing the Sahara desert from ...

  • Court to hear suit of Debe Ojukwu June 25

    AFederal High Court, Lagos yesterday fixed June 25 to hear an application filed by one Chief Debe Ojukwu, over alleged breach of his fundamental human rights. The applicant who is the first son of Late Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu, had filed the suit on Oct. 5, 2012, seeking an order of court restraining 10 respondents, from threatening his life. The respondents are: Prof. Joseph Ojukwu, Emmanuel ...

  • Niger transition shows way for North Africa

    With Saturday's second-round presidential elections, Niger ends a model one-year all-inclusive democratic transition process. The process could be an example for the revolutions in Egypt and ...

  • Champions League Final We’ re facing ‘Everest’ says Dortmund coach

    LONDON (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has said his team face their ';Everest'; in Saturday’s Champions League final, describing their showdown with Bayern Munich as the ';perfect game in the perfect stadium';. Bayern walked away with this season’s Bundesliga title by a 25-point winning margin and are the clear favourites to win at Wembley in ...

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Last Year at Marienbad (L’année dernière à Marienbad) [DVD]

Last Year at Marienbad (L’année dernière à Marienbad) [DVD]

Last Year at Marienbad (Lanne dernire Marienbad), the second feature film directed by the great French New Wave pioneer Alain Resnais and the first written by famed novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet, is more than anything designed to provoke a response. When it was first ... ...

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  • Housewife Commits Suicide in Zamfara

    A 45-year-old house wife, Malama Hadiza Sani of Gada Village in Bungudu Local Government area of Zamfara has allegedly committed suicide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Hadiza, who until her death was a local comedian, was said to have killed herself with a sharp object in her husband's compound. Her husband Sani, a meat seller, told reporters on Friday in Gada that he left ...

  • Mobile Number Portability Cant Affect Quality of Service Says NCC

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday in Abuja said Mobile Number Portability (MNP) would not cause deterioration in the quality of service in the country. MNP is an avenue that allows a subscriber to move or port from one network to anther while retaining the original number. Mr Tony Ojobo, the NCC's Director of Public Affairs, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...

  • Man Arrested for Allegedly Impregnating Granddaughter

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa on Thursday arrested a 50-year- old hunter for allegedly impregnating his 17-year-old step granddaughter in Dutse. The NSCDC Commandant, Mr Muhammad Gidado, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the suspect was arrested over alleged incest. Gidado said that the suspect, married to the girl's aunt, committed the offence at ...

  • Northern Govs Forum in Crucial Meeting Over NGF Election

    Members of the Northern Northern States Governors' Forum (NSGF), are presently in a crucial meeting in Abuja. Although details of the agenda are sketchy, LEADERSHIP can confirm that the meeting is a prelude to the election of Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum later ...

  • London killing Security services tried to recruit Agdebolajo – friend’

    LONDON -An alleged friend of London soldier murder suspect Michael Adebolajo was arrested at the BBC after telling the broadcaster that British security services had tried to recruit his friend. Abu Nusaybah told BBC television on Friday that Adebolajo was asked by the MI5 domestic intelligence agency if he wanted to work for them. He said Adebolajo had snubbed their approach. The BBC said ...

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