February 10
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Judges Reject Taylor's Request to Reopen Case
CharlesTaylorTrial.org
Judges of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague have rejected a request by former Liberian President Charles Taylor to reopen his defense case. Read more »
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We're Tired of Bombings - Jonathan
Vanguard
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, echoed the anger and frustration of the generality of Nigerians over the menace of Boko Haram in the country, saying Nigerians are tired of... Read more »
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Ravaged By Drought - the Number of Malnourished Children Rises
IPS
Mariem Mint Ahmedou sits cross-legged on a worn-out carpet in a basic tent built with mud bricks and layers of sewn-together fabric. Her eight-month-old twins, Hussein and Hassan,... Read more »
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Fifty Thousand Flee As Political Parties Call for Dialogue
IPS
Mali's political parties have jointly called on the government to hold a forum for peace and reconciliation as a way to end a Tuareg rebellion launched several weeks ago. Read more »
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Refugees Say Rebels Poisoned Water Points, Burned Homes
UN News
The United Nations refugee agency said today it is stepping up the delivery of aid to people affected by the outbreak of conflict in Mali, where fighting between Government forces... Read more »
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Escaped Boko Haram Suspect Re-Arrested
Daily Trust
Escaped boko haram suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, has been re-arrested. Read more »
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Women Engineers Promote Low-Carbon Cooking
AlertNet
Engineer Anna Dembele's smile broadens as she shows off the low-carbon cooking kits she makes. The association she belongs to now plans to promote use of the equipment across Mali,... Read more »
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Presidency Confirms Kabir Umaru Sokoto Re-Arrest
Vanguard
Mr. Reuben Abati, spokesman for the presidency has confirmed the re-arrest of runaway high-profile Boko Haram suspect, Kabir Umaru Sokoto, the mind behind Madalla bombings in a... Read more »
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Boko Haram Fallout - Fuel Smuggling
RNW Africa
When Nigeria closed its border with Cameroon following a series of deadly attacks by the Islamist sect Boko Haram, fuel smugglers continued to develop crafty ways to transport... Read more »
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Varsity Expels Students Over Illegal Admission
Vanguard
AUTHORITIES of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, have expelled 544 students who allegedly secured administration into the institution illegally. Read more »
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Police Arrest Arms Manufacturer
Vanguard
Two months of renewed onslaught against criminals and violent crimes across Benue State by the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the state, Mr. John Haruna has yielded an... Read more »
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Semi-Final Losers Make Final Effort to Win Afcon Bronze
allAfrica.com
Ghana take on Mali in the battle for the bronze medal at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Read more »
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Daily Champion
Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday said it has destroyed an oil pipeline in southern Nigeria, in its first attack in more than a year. Read more »
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Daily Trust
The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Goni Ali Modu, was yesterday impeached by the House over his alleged romance with the executive arm of government. Read more »
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Police Shooting Sparks Violence in Onitsha
Daily Trust
Violence broke out in Onitsha, Anambra State, yesterday after a policeman shot dead a bus driver who refused to pay a N20 tip, heightening ethnic tensions in the commercial city. Read more »
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SSS Parades Kabiru Sokoto, Boko Haram Bomber
Vanguard
The fugitive alleged mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger, was re-arrested on Friday by the State Security Service (SSS). Read more »
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UNHCR Aid to Countries Receiving People Fleeing Clashes in Northern Mali [press release]
UNHCR
UNHCR is stepping up its response to the Mali crisis with aid shipments by air and road to neighbouring countries for thousands of people fleeing clashes between Tuareg rebels and... Read more »
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UNHCR Steps Up Emergency Response to Crisis [press release]
UNHCR
The UN refugee agency on Friday stepped up its response to the growing displacement crisis in Mali, launching an aid airlift with a flight to Nema in Mauritania carrying 300 tents.... Read more »
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UN Fund Shortfall Could Affect Mission to Country
New Democrat
Funding shortfalls will force the United Nations to shutdown a number of its peacekeeping missions and reduce its presence in Liberia, according to the AFP. Read more »
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Fuel Scarcity Looms, Unless - NNPC, PPPRA
Leadership
The Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Product Pricing and Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, Mr. Reginald Stanley, yesterday informed the House of Representatives adhoc committee probing... Read more »
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MASSOB Leader Stops Mob From Attacking Hausa in Onitsha
Leadership
An angry mob consisting of members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra(MASSOB) was yesterday stopped from attacking an "Hausa settlement in... Read more »
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Husbands Protest Transfer of 375 Police Wives
Leadership
Husbands of about 375 female police officers in zone 8 Command of the Nigeria Police have petitioned the acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, over the... Read more »
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JTF, Win the People's Hearts [editorial]
Leadership
When law and order breaks down in any part of the country, deployment of soldiers is usually government's last resort. Therefore, the federal government led by President Goodluck... Read more »
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23 Unclaimed Corpses in Delta Hospital
Leadership
Twenty-three unidentified corpses are reportedly lying at the Agbor Central Hospital mortuary in Delta State. Read more »
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'Abuja Prone to Terrorist Attack'
Leadership
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has described Abuja as an area prone to terror attacks by its design. Read more »
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