Nigerian cities enduring fuel shortages
UPI - Wed Dec 2, 4:04 pm ETABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Residents of the Nigerian cities of Abuja and Lagos are facing ongoing fuel shortages in the oil exporting African nation, officials said Wednesday.
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Former Canton woman helps spread the president’s message
The Canton Journal - Fri Dec 4, 11:15 am ETIn September, longtime South Shore resident and Milton Academy graduate Farah Pandith was sworn in as the State Department’s first-ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities. As an ambassador-level diplomat reporting directly to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the 41-year-old Indian-born Muslim is carrying President Barack Obama’s message of understanding and cooperation to Muslims ...
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Brazil draws Portugal, Ivory Coast in tough WC group
Fox Sports - 48 minutes agoBrazil has been drawn into the toughest group at the World Cup, facing Portugal and Ivory Coast in the first round.
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Nigerian Priest-Author Akpan Speaks at U-Michigan
KOLN Lincoln - Mon Nov 30, 9:52 am ETJesuit priest and Nigerian author Uwem Akpan talks about his best-selling short story collection at the University of Michigan.
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Nigerian priest-author Akpan speaks at University of Michigan
Lansing State Journal - Mon Nov 30, 10:14 am ETANN ARBOR Jesuit priest and Nigerian author Uwem Akpan talks about his best-selling short story collection at the University of Michigan. Akpan's 2008 book "Say You're One of Them" contains fictional accounts of people seeking normality in the face of often extreme circumstances. He speaks Friday afternoon at the Ann Arbor school's Hatcher Graduate Library. Akpan studied philosophy and English ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Naimi Says Oil Price Near $75 Is ‘OK’ (Update3)
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 9:52 am ETDec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia , the biggest oil producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, said crude oil prices close to their current level of $75 a barrel are satisfactory.
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US to open against England at World Cup
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours 11 minutes agoThe United States will face England at the World Cup for the first time since a famous upset 60 years ago, then play Slovenia and Algeria in the first round of next year's tournament. The U.S. opens against England in Rustenburg on June 12, the teams' first...
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Equatorial Guinea's Obiang wins landslide in criticized poll
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 9:47 am ETNairobi/Malabo - Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has secured another seven years in power with 95.37 per cent of the vote in criticized elections, according to official results released Friday. Obiang, 67, has ruled the tiny, oil-ri...
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Pot luck of the draw for 2010 World Cup
Dallas Morning News - 2 hours 51 minutes agoWith Thanksgiving a day away, it seems only appropriate to ask: What's in the pots? In this case, we're looking beyond the holiday to a more international celebration: the star-studded World Cup draw, set for Dec. 4 in Cape Town .
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GE Oil & Gas and Rockson Engineering Awarded $230 Million Contract for Nigeria Power Plant
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 1, 12:48 pm ETABUJA, Nigeria----GE Oil & Gas, a world leading company in oil and gas equipment and services, in consortium with Rockson Engineering Nigeria, has been awarded a $230 Million contract by the Federal Government of Nigeria for the installation and commissioning of a dual fired 150-200MW power plant in Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Nigerian villagers seek to sue Shell over oil leak
INO News - Thu Dec 3, 7:57 am ET(AP:THE HAGUE, Netherlands) Nigerian villagers and a Dutch environmental group pleaded with a Hague court Thursday to hear their case against Royal Dutch Shell PLC for allegedly polluting their land with oil that gushed from a broken pipeline.
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GE Oil & Gas And Rockson Engineering Awarded $230M Contract For Nigeria Power Plant
ElectricNet - Thu Dec 3, 2:19 am ETGE Oil & Gas, a world leading company in oil and gas equipment and services, in consortium with Rockson Engineering Nigeria, has been awarded a $230 Million contract by the Federal Government of Nigeria for the installation and commissioning of a dual fired (low pour fuel oil/gas) 150-200MW power plant in Kaduna, Nigeria
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Nigerian villagers sue Shell over oil leak
INO News - Thu Dec 3, 7:13 am ET(AP:THE HAGUE, Netherlands) Nigerian villagers and a Dutch environmental group have pleaded with a Hague court to hear their case against Royal Dutch Shell for allegedly polluting their land with oil that gushed from a broken pipeline.
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U.N. Studies Oil Contamination In Nigeria
OfficialWire - Wed Dec 2, 4:57 am ETAn environmental impact assessment of the oil-rich Niger Delta region in Nigeria will outline steps needed to rehabilitate the land, the United Nations said.
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England to Play U.S. in Soccer World Cup Group Stage Match
Bloomberg - 2 hours 15 minutes agoDec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- England will face the U.S. in the group stage of soccer’s World Cup next year. The groups were drawn in Cape Town today. South Africa will face Mexico, France and Uruguay in the group stage. Argentina will face Nigeria, South Korea and Greece in Group B.
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No Internet scam: Kansas lawyer really could be Nigerian king
McClatchy Washington Bureau - Thu Dec 3, 7:22 am ETAdebayo Ogunmeno is a lawyer in Kansas City, Kan., but he is considering a second career: being a king.
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