‘Come out and talk,’ Nigerian leader tells Boko Haram – GlobalPost »

The Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has urged the Islamist group Boko Haram to identify itself – and state its demands – with the aim of dialogue, Reuters reported. More on GlobalPost: German engineer kidnapped in Kano Jonathan said Boko Har...…

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Rate may rise if government expands budget – Businessday Online »

Nigerian interest rates may need to rise this year if the government pushes ahead with an expansionary budget, Nigeria's central bank governor said on Thursday, despite the finance minister's stated wish for a rate reduction. "If we do have an expansio...…

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Fire guts Nigerian Idol studio – Vanguard »

IT was  pandemonium all the way on Tuesday night as the Bamako street Ogba -Ikeja located Dream Studio, where TV Reality show, the Nigerian Idol is recorded, was almost gutted by fire. It is the second time in two years that a  reality T.V show…

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Nigeria Arrests Alleged Mercenaries In Kano Bombing Investigation – WFAE.org »

Nigerian police arrested at least 160 alleged mercenaries from neighboring Chad today, accusing them of participating in the bloody bomb and gun attacks on the northern Nigerian city of Kano last Friday that killed between 150 and 200 people. The Islam...…

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Nigerian President wants dialogue with Boko Haram – Daily Telegraph »

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan challenged the violent Islamist Boko Haram sect on to identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks, while acknowledging that military confrontation alone will not end their insurgency.…

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Nigerian Police Chief Sacked Over Continued Islamist Attacks – RTT News »

(RTTNews) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked police chief Hafiz Ringim and six of his deputies over their failure to contain the violence being unleashed by the radical Boko Haram Islamic sect in the African nation, according to a ...…

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Nigerian laureate Wole Soyinka lashes out – BBC News »

Even by Nigeria's raucous standards, it has been a frenzied few weeks here - a resilient nation galvanised by mass protests against the removal of fuel subsidies, and wrenched apart by the increasingly violent actions of the Islamist militant group, Bo...…

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Nigerian president sacks police chief, deputies – msnbc.com »

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the chief of police and his six deputies, the presidency said on Wednesday, a week after the main suspect in a Christmas Day bomb attack escaped from police custody. Jonathan has been heavily criticized f...…

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Technology

Nintendo Wii U Will Be Equipped With NFC Support – Geeky gadgets »

Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata explained that the company has added NFC technology to enable their new gaming console ... The announcement also included news that…

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Missouri university chosen to participate in international solar home competition – KSPR.com »

Download the new KSPR News app for Android, iPhone ... Teams from Missouri Science and Technology also participated in Solar Decathlon competitions in 2002, 2005,…

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DGAP-News: ROK Global appoints Paolo Fidanza as CEO – finanztreff »

certain delays beyond the company's control with respect to market acceptance of new technologies or products, delays in testing and evaluation of products, and other…

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Back from the brink’ – Mohave Daily News »

BULLHEAD CITY — “Today, I’m proud to say we are back from the brink with a budget that is balanced ... for the very first…

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Entertainment

Demi Moore 911 Call: "She Smoked Something…She’s Semi-Conscious and Convulsing"

"Send an ambulance right now. This is an emergency." So begins the dramatic 911 call, in which Demi Moore's friends are desperately trying to get an ambulance to the...…

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So True? So False? Is Oprah Winfrey the Godmother of Beyoncé’s Baby, Blue Ivy?!

Who needs a fairy godmother when you have Oprah Winfrey? Reports surfaced earlier this week that that the OWN mogul was the godmother of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's baby girl,…

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Demi Moore’s Daughters: Where Are They in Wake of Her Hospitalization?

Demi Moore's daughters are managing to keep a low profile despite the intense media scrutiny surrounding their mother's health. After Moore was rushed to a Los Angeles-area...…

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Glee’s Darren Criss Gets a New Man in His Life: White Collar Stud Matt Bomer!

Sometimes the casting gods give you a truly great gift. Matt Bomer, the living, breathing version of a Disney prince, is headed to Glee! And he'll have a connection…

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Lindsay Sloane Welcomes a Baby Girl—and Her Name Is…

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy star Lindsay Sloane is now a good old-fashioned mommy. The actress and her hubby, Dar Rollins, welcomed a baby girl last Thursday. The little…

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Cameron Diaz Shows Off Her…Baby Bump?!

Ok, so it's not a real baby bump, but Cameron Diaz is definitely giving us a pretty good idea of what she might look like if she ever…

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Olivia Wilde Busts Out in Skimpy, Cleavage-Baring Dress!

Whether she meant to or not, Olivia Wilde certainly got our attention while grabbing a bite with boyfriend Jason Sudeikis. Of course, the stunning star has no trouble turning…

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Five Reasons the SAG Awards Are Better Than the Oscars!

The greatest night in Hollywood is the Oscars, right?  Ha, says the devilish devil's advocate! The legit reasons the Screen Actors Guild Awards are...…

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Royal Role Model! Kate Middleton Graces Cover of Scouting Magazine

Vogue, schmogue. Kate Middleton is on the cover of Scouting magazine! The Duchess of Cambridge announced earlier this month that—in addition to her chosen patronages—she...…

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Five Awesome Things We Learned From the Sundance Film Festival

The curtain is almost down on this year's Sundance Film Festival. The illustrious Grand Jury Prize and other top honors will be handed out this weekend, but there's already…

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Politics

IBB quits partisan politics, vows to defend Nigeria’s unity – Vanguard

IBB quits partisan politics, vows to defend Nigeria's unityVanguardIn 1962, when he lost the race for Governor of California, Richard Nixon decided to retire from politics and he…

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Stop Playing Politics With Sports Dev – Ogba Tells NASS – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersStop Playing Politics With Sports Dev - Ogba Tells NASSLeadership NewspapersPresident of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Solomon Ogba has advised the National Assembly to…

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Nigeria Police: Threat to national security? – Nigerian Tribune

Osun DefenderNigeria Police: Threat to national security?Nigerian TribuneGroup Politics Editor, Taiwo Adisa, takes a deep look at the travails of the Nigeria Police within the context of general…

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Fuel subsidy regime probe: Another oil pot for Reps or what? – Nigerian Tribune

CHANNELSFuel subsidy regime probe: Another oil pot for Reps or what?Nigerian TribuneThere is no doubt that Nigerians and political watchers must have had their reservations when the House…

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An Evolving Boko Haram Requires Careful Response – World Politics Review

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)An Evolving Boko Haram Requires Careful ResponseWorld Politics ReviewBy Catherine Cheney | 26 Jan 2012 Boko Haram, the radical Islamist sect behind a recent…

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Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame – CBS News

Nigerian authors look West to gain their fameCBS NewsAchebe received acclaim for his novel "Things Fall Apart" and other writings examining the failures of post-independence politics. The new…

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Nigeria’s politics of maritime security – Vanguard

Nigeria's politics of maritime securityVanguardFurthermore, the report added that leading Niger Delta politicians actually financed the purchase of these arms. That report is still available on the internet.…

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The Nigeria Haze: Lessons Learnt – Leadership Newspapers

Leadership NewspapersThe Nigeria Haze: Lessons LearntLeadership NewspapersIn order to take the democratic process in Nigeria to the next level, there appears to be an increasing need to move…

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Adaptations…a mirror on Nigeria – Daily Sun

Adaptations…a mirror on NigeriaDaily SunMr. Kehinde Adepegba, Art and Industrial Design Department, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, noted that Adenle is one of those artists who are deeply touched…

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When will Lagos get special status? – The Nation Newspaper

Independent OnlineWhen will Lagos get special status?The Nation NewspaperHowever, many believe that, since the state shoulders heavy national and sub-regional responsibilities in West Africa, it is due for…

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Sports

Last-gasp Jemaa sinks Niger

A late strike from Issam Jemaa put Tunisia on the verge of securing their place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as they edged Niger 2-1.…

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Kenny calls for Anfield noise

Kenny Dalglish is hoping the Liverpool fans can create another cauldron of noise for their FA Cup clash with Man United.…

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Bullet posted to Ferdinand

Sky Sports sources understand QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has received a bullet in the post.…

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Chivu denies AC Milan deal

Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu has quashed rumours he is poised to make a cross-city switch to rivals AC Milan.…

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Marrow makes Preston loan move

Preston have snapped up Crystal Palace youngster Alex Marrow on loan until the end of the season.…

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Reed targets top boat

British rower Pete Reed is determined to do everything he can to win gold at the London Olympics.…

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Poquelin’s tough task

Andy Stewart is concerned that top-weight could scupper Poquelin's chances of success in Saturday's Murphy Group Chase at Cheltenham.…

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Shrews snap up Sawyers

Shrewsbury have signed Romaine Sawyers on a month-long loan from West Brom.…

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Dalglish makes Cup plea

Kenny Dalglish has called on players, fans and the media to make sure Saturday's FA Cup clash passes without controversy.…

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Lennon wary of Falkirk threat

Neil Lennon believes Falkirk's name might be on the trophy ahead of Celtic's Scottish League Cup semi-final against the Bairns on Sunday.…

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Finance

US growth accelerates to 2.8%

The US economy grew at a robust annualised rate of 2.8 per cent in the final three months of 2011 but there was little sign of rapid growth…

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Rally momentum fades after US GDP data disappoints

The 2012 broad risk asset rally is enduring another bout of fatigue as attention returns to the Greek debt negotiations…

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Freedom comes slowly to Cuba

Reforms from President Raúl Castro have encouraged small businesses and eroded traditional structures and attitudes in unanticipated ways…

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EU avoided ‘major, major credit crunch’

Europe avoided a credit crunch thanks to €489bn of emergency three-year loans to banks by the European Central Bank last month, governor says…

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Tax-related windfall boosts Ford’s profits

Strong earnings as US market rebounds but Europe continues to be concern for carmaker…

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Tensions rise over eurozone firewall

Fresh tensions emerge between France and Germany over the eurozone rescue despite expectations a deal to restructure Greece’s debt is imminent…

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Chinese tourists flood land of the rising sun

Despite the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, the number of Chinese tourists in Japan is soaring, up 30 per cent at the end of last year…

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Syrian violence intensifies as UN meets

Attacks escalate in Homs leaving four people dead, a day after 33 people including nine children, were killed in the city…

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Iran edges closer to ban on EU oil exports

A law to be debated on Sunday could halt exports of oil to the EU as early as next week, the semi-official Fars news agency reports…

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Halved Hester bonus sparks political row

Hester to receive nearly £1m on top of £1.2m salary as Royal Bank of Scotland seeks to defuse public and political row…

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