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NASARAWA PROPOSES N67.8BN FOR 2010
Nasarawa proposes N67.8bn for 2010 Nasarawa State Governor Aliyu Akwe Doma has presented before the state House of Assembly the 2010 budget of N67.8 billion, indicating an increase of N9.3 billion over the 2009 budget. About N40.6 billion which is 60...
BORNO BUDGETS N85BN FOR 2010
Borno budgets N85bn for 2010 Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State has proposed over N85 billion budget for the year 2010 in which the re-current expenditure was increased by N3 billion from last year’s budget even as the total budget shows an i...
WESTERN COUNTER-TERRORISM HELP ‘NOT ENOUGH FOR YEMEN’
Mr Abdulmutallab studied at the Sana’a Institute for the Arabic Language Yemen has said it is not getting enough support from the West to tackle al-Qaeda, as details emerge of the suspected US jet bomber’s time ther...
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER SIGNS UP FOR F1 RETURN WITH MERCEDES
Seven-times Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher has come out of retirement and signed for Mercedes. The German, who will be 41 on 3 January, was unveiled at the Mercedes factory in Brackley, Northamptonshire. Schumacher will partne...
ALGERIA LEADS AFRICA IN INTERNET USE – NIGERIA TRAILS BEHIND
ALGERIA LEADS AFRICA IN INTERNET USE – NIGERIA TRAILS BEHIND Internet Usage Statistics for Africa ( Africa Internet Usage and Population Stats ) INTERNET USERS AND POPULATION STATISTICS FOR AFRICA 991,002,342 population estimate for Africa in 2...
OSHIOMHOLE PROMISES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDO PEOPLE
Oshiomhole Promises Equal Opportunities for Edo People From Adibe Emenyonu in Benin-City Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State yesterday assured the people of the state that the Action Congress (AC) will continue to provide the platform for popular ...
UK CAR OUTPUT UP FOR FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A YEAR
Car production this year is still down considerably on last year UK car production rose by 15.7% in November compared with a year earlier, the first increase in more than a year, industry figures have shown. There were 112,948 cars ma...
RYANAIR PULLS OUT OF BOEING DEAL FOR 200 AIRCRAFT
All of Ryanair’s aircraft are made by Boeing Budget airline Ryanair has confirmed that it has ended negotiations with Boeing over the purchase of 200 new aircraft. It added it would not be looking to buy aircraft from another su...
MURDER RAID TRIO JAILED FOR LIFE
The three men were convicted on Wednesday Three men have been jailed for life for murdering a sub-postmaster’s son during an armed raid in Worcestershire. Craig Hodson-Walker, 29, was shot in the chest at Fairfield Post Office o...
GENOCIDE CHARGE FOR KHMER ROUGE LEADER KHIEU SAMPHAN
Khieu Samphan, detained in November 2007, denies responsibility A UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia has charged Khieu Samphan, formerly the head of state for the Khmer Rouge, with genocide. The move came after genocide charges were filed ag...
NATO CHIEF SEEKS RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS FOR AFGHANISTAN
Mr Rasmussen says the two sides must look beyond their differences Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has asked Russia to provide helicopters to Afghanistan to help win the war against the Taliban insurgency. During talks in...
SCIENCE PRINCIPLES FOR MINISTERS
Lord Drayson said that ministers relied on scientific advice The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Bis) has published a set of principles on how the government should engage with scientific advisers. This formal guidanc...
‘JAW-DROPPING’ QUEUE FOR CLIMATE SUMMIT
By Sarah Mukherjee Delegates have endured hours of waiting outside the Bella Center “Beware – the accreditation is a nightmare.” These were the words of advice as I arrived in Copenhagen for the second we...
BOEING 787 DREAMLINER PREPARES FOR FIRST FLIGHT
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is set to make its first test flight on Tuesday – almost two and a half years late. It has been grounded by a series of hitches, including design problems, strikes and even a shortage of bolts. Boeing ha...
PEOPLE WHO LOOK YOUNG FOR THEIR AGE ‘LIVE LONGER’
Fresh-faced actor Leonardo Di Caprio might expect a long life People blessed with youthful faces are more likely to live to a ripe old age than those who look more than their years, work shows. Danish scientists say appearance alone can ...
SEARCH FOR FLIGHT 447 DATA RECORDERS TO RESUME
Search for Flight 447 data recorders to resume // -1) {document.write(’December 13, 2009 — Updated 1217 GMT (2017 HKT)’);} else {document.write(’December 13, 2009 7:17 a.m. EST’);} // ]]> // Air accident in...
‘MY ZEAL FOR ATHLETICS IS GOING DOWN’
‘My Zeal For Athletics Is Going Down’ The current African record holder in 100 metres, Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is regarded in many quarters as a stubborn athlete, especially since that incident in Algiers 2007 All Africa Games, where ...
RUSSIA-FRANCE ARMS DEAL RAISES CONCERNS FOR NEIGHBOURS
By Alla Lazareva The attack abilities of a Mistral-class ship have caused concern A potential deal that would see France selling advanced military technology to Russia has been causing concern among former Soviet states...
USING BODILY WASTE SMELLS TO CHECK FOR BOWEL CONDITIONS
By Jane Elliott Cow and horse dung were collected and studied to test the theory Can you judge a person’s health simply by smelling their bodily waste? It sounds unlikely – but scientists from Warwick Unive...
EXERCISE ‘NO AID’ FOR PERIOD PAIN
Exercise ‘no aid’ for period pain Emma Wilkinson Period pain is a common complaint Exercise does not help to alleviate period pain, despite it being commonly recommended for women with monthly symptoms, say ...
INTERNET SAFETY FOR CHILDREN TARGETED
Internet safety for children targeted By Jonathan Fildes As the government launches a web safety code, Rory Cellan-Jones reports from an internet class at a primary school in Ealing, London. Lessons in using the internet safely are set to become a c...
COLD TURKEY FOR A FACEBOOK ADDICT
Cold turkey for a Facebook addict It’s become a daily ritual for millions, but what happens when you deactivate your Facebook account and go cold turkey? Caroline Hocking – a self-confessed obsessive – finds out. I’d done it....
