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Madness in Nigeria (5): Get this little “GIFT” in exchange for your...
With elections already on in certain states of Nigeria, and the general elections just around the corner, politicians have devised ways of hoodwinking hungry and not-so-hungry but naive electorate with...
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Why African players shouldn’t be blamed for pay disputes – goal.com
Two Sides to Every Story: Why African players shouldn’t be blamed for pay disputes by Peter Staunton/goal.com And bonuses are not a uniquely African issue. There isn’t one team at the World Cup who...
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2014 Wimbledon: Against Kerber her first real test, Maria came unprepared but...
Serena had no excuse for losing in the third round but one would expect some respect for the Number One but her path, with the exception of her first round match, seemed lain with thorns of the...
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Strange Scene At Wimbledon As A ‘Dizzy, Disoriented’ Serena Williams Is...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/strange-scene-wimbledon-dizzy-disoriented-161149618.html WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014. 4:25 a.m. [GMT]
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How aspirin could halve risk of dying from breast cancer: Powerful effects of...
By Fiona Macrae Powerful effects: The promising results were seen despite most of the women taking a ‘baby’ aspirin, with a dose many times smaller than that used to ease headaches Aspirin...
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Churches operating like corporations: “…if you tithe for 90 days and God...
“… Megachurches, and the Trouble With Corporate Christianity” Charity R. Carney, Ph.D., Historian of Religion, … “… Today, we see giant churches that operate like corporations and now corporations...
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Alexandra Stevenson: From Wimbledon Qualifier to Semifinalist; where is she now?
Initial Wimbledon Run Still Drives a Former Semifinalist Alexandra Stevenson’s 1999 Wimbledon Run Remains a Vivid Memory by Nicholas McCarvel/The New York Times Alexandra Stevenson/Gary M. Prior...
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[Actor] Robert De Niro’s wife, Grace Hightower and her Rwandan ‘fair trade’...
De Niro’s wife brews up fair-trade coffee business by Liza Hughes/finance.yahoo.com/The Biz Fix Robert & Grace De Niro She was inspired by a speech she had heard by the country’s president,...
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Your baby’s name is ‘Jesu nikan ni mo gboju le’? (‘My faith stands on Jesus...
I was fascinated with a story of a child whose passport application was rejected in Iceland because of her name (see below). While names in my native land Nigeria vary with each ethnic group,...
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Nigeria heading for FIFA ban over interference – Gerald Imray/AP
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nigeria is not backing down after sacking its entire national football federation leadership, ignoring a FIFA directive and risking a ban from internationals for the reigning...
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The Most Outstanding Architecture Projects In The Americas – Vanessa Quirk
The most Outstanding Architecture Projects in The Americas -Vanessa Quirk/Archdaily...
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Watch It Swallow An Entire Tree In Seconds – Robert Krulwich/NPR
They are called . That’s polite. What they really do is swallow trees. This one, a from Quebec’s manufacturer , consumes a 30-foot-tall, mature spruce (starting at the top, landing at the bottom)...
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63 abducted females escape extremists in Nigeria – HARUNA UMAR and MICHELLE...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 60 Nigerian girls and women abducted two weeks ago by Islamic extremists have managed to escape, officials said Monday, though more than 200 girls kidnapped in...
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Thai Rice and Nigerian Politics — Adewale Maja-Pearce/The New York Times
LAGOS, Nigeria — In Nigeria, as elsewhere, the will of the people is fickle. The recent gubernatorial race in Ekiti State is a case in point. On one side was the incumbent, Kayode Fayemi, who was...
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A despised immigrant group brings football/soccer glory to an American city...
The Immigrant Saga, Played Out On A Soccer Field In The South By Mary Sanchez/National Memo...
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Adewale Maja-Pearce’s “Thai Rice and Nigerian Politics” got it all wrong: ALL...
I’ve read many post-election comments that see Ekiti people (I’m partly Ekiti by descent as most regulars of this blog know) as morons whose wills are subverted by bags of rice. It is exactly to elicit...
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Adewale Maja-Pearce’s Thai Rice and Nigerian Politics”: A rejoinder – Faith...
COMMENTS WORTH SHARING Submitted on 2014/07/09 at 3:31 am It is easy to react cognitively and logically to the Ekiti election without critically appraising the fundamental realities. It would be...
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Obit: Bamidele Aturu, Attorney who deployed legal services to the people,...
Lawyer Aturu, doing what he did most – and best: defending the rights of the masses through the legal process. [Picture from Google Images.] Mr. Bamidele Aturu, an attorney who worked tirelessly for...
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Nigerian leaders – and the Led – could earn $100 million for their...
A brain switch that may be needed for Nigerian leaders and those they lead. I have often wondered why we Nigerians, the leaders and the led, are like this. I have at many times been involved in...
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FORGET THE CONTROVERSY: Qatar Plows Ahead With Stunning New World Cup Designs...
Read more: http://www.archdaily.com/523041/qatar-unveils-designs-for-second-world-cup-stadium/#ixzz37DyI5WmV SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014. 4:30 a.m. [GMT]
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