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Pirates seize French ship off Nigeria

Source: Hindustan times

Bonny :: Nigeria | about 13 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Pirates seized a ship belonging to French maritime services company Bourbon off the coast of Nigeria during the weekend and are holding nine crew members hostage, the company said on Monday. "Bourbon confirms that the Bourbon Leda and its nine...

Monday | Art exhibit

Source: Miami Herald

Lagos :: Nigeria | 1 day ago | Entertainment News

The American Orchid Society's exhibit Elegance in Bloom -- The Watercolors of Sally Robertson runs through Feb. 1...The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the...

Alarm bells for salmon farms as disease detected

Source: The Scotsman

Isa :: Nigeria | 1 day ago | Technology News

An occurrence of infectious salmon anaemia (Isa) has been confirmed at one salmon farm and is also suspected at two further sites in the Burra area, west of Shetland...The Scottish Government has set up a national disease control centre and...

Agip pipeline sabotaged in southern Nigeria: army (AFP)

Source: African Path

Lagos :: Nigeria | 1 day ago | No category

Yahoo! News reports, "A pipeline belonging to Agip, a unit of Italian energy giant ENI, was blown up with dynamite in restive southern Nigeria, a military officer said Sunday. There were no casualties in the explosion which happened on...

Malaysian court frees jailed blogger

Source: International Herald Tribune

Isa :: Nigeria | 2 months ago | No category

In what lawyers described as a landmark decision, a court in Malaysia on Friday freed one of the country's best known bloggers, ruling that the government was wrong in detaining him under a draconian internal security law. Raja Petra Kamarudin, who...

Saboteurs Blow Up Agip Oil Pipeline in Nigeria

Source: Epoch Times

Warri :: Nigeria | 2 days ago | Business News

Saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline operated by Italy's Agip in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta late on Friday, the military said on Saturday. Brigadier-General Wuyep Rimtip, commander of the joint military taskforce in the western Niger Delta, said the pipeline...

Decisions a good start, says Anwar

Source: The Star

Isa :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim does not see the two recent court decisions on Friday as the start of a judicial renaissance. I wont get over-excited by declaring these signals a start of a judicial renaissance, he said. He...

Controversial Malaysian blogger freed

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Isa :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | Technology News

A court ordered the authorities to free Raja Petra Kamaruddin, Malaysia's best-known opposition blogger, saying there were not sufficient grounds for his arrest. Raja Petra is a leading light in Malaysia's opposition movement, and for years he has used his...

House meets to debate US bail-out

Posted by: philipol

Lagos :: Nigeria | 2 months ago | Political News

Members of the US House of Representatives are considering a revised $700bn (£380bn) plan to rescue America's financial sector. Party leaders are hoping the House, which stunned global markets by rejecting the initial plan, will follow the Senate and back...

AFA: Aztecs cruise at Clune Arena

Source: Denver Post

Afa :: Nigeria | 2 days ago | Sports News

Aztecs cruise at Clune Arena Failing to heat up their home, the Falcons shoot only 32 percent in the MWC opener. Denver Post wire services Posted: 01/04/2009 12:30:00 AM MST rebound on each of the misses and scored on two of...