American tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams arrived in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, on Tuesday as part of a two-nation tour that will see them play exhibition matches to promote women’s rights.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
American tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams arrive Lagos
American tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams arrived in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, on Tuesday as part of a two-nation tour that will see them play exhibition matches to promote women’s rights.
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Stephen Keshi names 24 home-based players for the friendly against Venezuela
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has named 24 home-based players for the friendly match against Venezuela in Miami, United States of America, on November 14, as he prepares the side for January’s Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Pope appoints Kukah to Vatican’s Pontifical Council
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Abuja – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, as a member of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, Vatican City.
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21 Nigerian Pilgrims Die in Saudi Arabia
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The death toll of Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia has risen to 21 from 14, a week before the Hajj rites, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
NAN quotes the National Hajj Commission’s weekly public health bulletin “No one” dated October 29, which showed that the male pilgrims had the highest mortality rate of 13.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
A 46-year-old woman gives birth to a set of triplets in her 12th consecutive childbirths
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A 46-year-old housewife, Malama Delu Alhaji-Ali, of Unguwar Namanda village, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Saturday gave birth to a set of triplets in her 12th consecutive childbirths.
News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who visited the area, reports that the woman was delivered of the triplets at the Comprehensive Health Care Centre in Faskari.
Nigeria U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets beat Guinea 4-0
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Nigeria U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, on Sunday beat Guinea 4-0 on in Conakry to qualify for the next round of the African Junior Championship on a 7-0 aggregate.
Bomb Kills 15 in Kaduna
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A BOMB explosion at a Catholic Church in Malali, Kaduna State claimed 15 lives and injured 100 people yesterday.
But the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) put the casualty figure at eight.
The spokesperson of the agency Yushau Shuaib, said: “NEMA rescuers in collaboration with stakeholders have so far confirmed eight dead and over 100 people injured from the bomb explosion.”
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Flood: Another woman gives birth to twins in camp
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ANOTHER set of twins has been delivered at the flood victims camp located at the Central School, Odekpe in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra State, bringing to three the number of multiple births recorded in the camps in the state since the victims were sacked by flood that ravaged their communities
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A Nigerian human trafficker jailed in Europe
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A Nigerian human trafficker who terrified his victims into silence through “juju” witchcraft rituals and sexual violence was convicted Friday of trafficking girls to work in the sex trade across Europe.
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Uba fights Authur Eze in Enugu
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A sensational legal battle between a business mogul from Anambra State, Prince Arthur Eze and Senator Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial District is now raging before an Enugu State High Court presided over by the Chief Judge, Justice Innocent Umezulike.
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