Nigerian group to facelift a notorious Lagos slum
AFP - 22 minutes agoA Nigerian group said Tuesday it would next week mobilise over 5,000 volunteers to give a notorious slum in the centre of Lagos, the country's commercial hub, a facelift.
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Chelsea Clinton To Wed Jewish Boyfriend
The Jewish Week - Tue Dec 1, 8:05 pm ET(JTA) — Chelsea Clinton is engaged to marry her Jewish boyfriend of two years. Clinton, 29, the only daughter of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, became engaged over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, 31.
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Joan Acocella: Bill T. Jones brings "Fela!" to Broadway.
The New Yorker - Mon Nov 30, 12:11 am ET8220;Fela!,” the musical, directed by Bill T. Jones, that opened Off Broadway last year and just reopened, at the Eugene O’Neill, begins with Fela Kuti, the father of Afrobeat and, in the nineteen-seventies, one of the most popular musicians in West Africa, performing in his . . .
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Nigeria’s Budget Spending to Jump as Oil Prices Rise (Update4)
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 24, 12:48 pm ETNov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nigeria’s government plans to raise spending in Africa’s most populated nation to 4.1 trillion naira ($27.3 billion) next year as revenue from the oil industry improves on increased production and prices.
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Ill Nigerian Leader Treated by Saudis
New York Times - Thu Nov 26, 8:18 pm ETPresident Umaru Yar’Adua is being treated in Saudi Arabia for a heart infection.
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Valerie Tarico: Like Alcohol, Religion Disinhibits Violence, Doesn't Cause It
The Huffington Post - Tue Dec 1, 12:00 pm ETReligions elicit peak experiences like mystic euphoria, submission, love and joy. They also elicit protective reactions like anger and fear, the emotions most likely to underlie violence.
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Diageo Extends Africa Beer Push
Beverage World - Tue Dec 1, 11:37 am ETLONDON—Diageo PLC, the world's largest alcohol beverage company, said Monday it is launching Guinness stout in Angola, continuing a push to develop its lucrative beer business in Africa and southeast Asia.
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B'way ticket availability through Sunday, Dec. 6
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 30, 9:33 am ETBroadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of Nov. 30. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets appear at the end.
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Meet the WEC's Anthony Njoukani
Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports - Sun Nov 29, 4:10 pm ETUntil he walks to his dressing room, Anthony Njokuani is a guy getting better all the time.
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Oil prices climb modestly, shrugging off piracy reports
Los Angeles Times - Mon Nov 30, 8:49 pm ETCrude futures for January delivery rise $1.23 to $77.28 a barrel. Pump prices fall, on average, by 1.9 cents to $2.921 a gallon in California and by a penny to $2.629 nationally. Oil prices rose modestly Monday, but not as high as some analysts had expected amid reports of piracy and other trouble at sea that could have threatened deliveries.
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Matthew Kavanagh: Obama's Global AIDS Grade: D+
The Huffington Post - Tue Dec 1, 9:16 am ETToday is World AIDS Day--the 21st World AIDS Day I believe. And there is much to celebrate. The global response to AIDS is working: death...
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Despite warnings, plenty still falling for scams
The Gainesville Sun - Tue Dec 1, 6:06 am ETBy Lise Fisher Staff writer Scams come in cycles and often are the same ones officers have been seeing for years, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
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Nigerian Policeman’s Daughter Dies, Teargases Children’s Hospital In Revenge
The Inquisitr - Thu Nov 26, 10:32 pm ETA Nigerian policeman angry that his daughter had died in hospital took revenge by teargasing the very same hospital. According to local reports, the unnamed officer was “furious at the death of his daughter” at a children’s hospital in Ibadan, and wasn’t content to simply mourn without expressing himself rather publicly. “The officer was agitated by the [...]
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The October Supply/Demand Report
AG Weekly - Tue Dec 1, 12:12 pm ETOn Friday, October 9, the USDA released the monthly supply/demand report for October. The USDA estimated corn production at 13.018 billion bushels, up slightly from last month and 8 percent higher than 2008.
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The October Cattle on Feed Report
AG Weekly - Tue Dec 1, 12:12 pm ETU.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent - The October Cattle on Feed report was released on Friday, October 16. The report is considered neutral to slightly bearish as the report indicated supplies of cattle on feed were a little above trade expectations.
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What to Expect in November
AG Weekly - Tue Dec 1, 12:11 pm ETCORN - Due to the harvest delays, the month of October was bullish for corn values as corn closed 22 cents higher. Harvest is just beginning in the majority of the cornbelt as extremely wet conditions have kept corn combines in the sheds.
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White farmers relocate to Nigeria
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Chirac, in spotlight, awards prizes to Nigerians and South Korea
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