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International Women's Day 2010 - Cagayan de Oro
Equality   Gender   Photos   Rights   Women  
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NETRIGHT reminds gov't of promise to women
As we mark International Women's Day (IWD), the Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) would like to congratulate all women in Ghana for their contributions towards their own empowerment and g... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Chelsea's Michael Essien, left, celebrates with Frank Lampard after scoring against Barcelona during their Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Essien   Ghana   Midfielder   Photos   Uefa  
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Essien not rushing return
Chelsea will not be rushing Michael Essien back into action from injury with the Ghana midfielder having suffered a setback in his rehabilitation process. | The Stamford Bridge side had hoped the Ghan... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Chelsea Could Lose Michael Essien For Rest Of Season - Report
| The Sun claims that Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien could be marooned on the sidelines for the remainder of the season after a major complication in his recovery from a knee injury. | Essien has b... (photo: AP / Jasper Juinen)
Essien   Football   Photos   Soccer   Sport  
-A World Health Organization (WTO) official gives a dose of Polio Vaccine to Somali children in Tosweyn village, in the Baidoa region, Somalia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000. The U.N. health agency will vaccinate nearly 3 million children in the Horn of Africa this month against polio, a crippling disease that experts fear could spread rapidly along the region's volatile borders. The campaign will target children under 5 in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. "Nomadic people move between these countries all the time, so the idea is to try to get to these children and protect them," said Dr. Mohamed Dahir Duale, a Kenya-based doctor with the World Health Organi  Joy Online 
'Parents must immunise all under- six children'
Dr George Amofa, Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Friday urged parents to ensure that their children below six years are given polio immunisation during the national exerc... (photo: AP / Sayyid Azim)
Children   Disease   Ghana   Health   Photos  
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Togo riot police face off supporters of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre protested in Lome, Togo. Tuesday March 9, 2010. The New York Times
Togo Police Seal Off Opposition Headquarters
| LOMÉ, Togo (AP) — Anti-riot police officers on Monday sealed off the alleyways leading to the headquarters of Togo’s largest opposition party, strand... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Election   Fraud   Photos   Police   Togo  
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton China Daily
Clinton calls for restraint in Nigeria
| WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday urged all the parties in Nigeria to show restraint in response to the killings of some 500 people in... (photo: Creative Commons / US Mission Canada)
Nigeria   People   Photos   Politics   US  
In this image taken from TV showing the bodies of victims of inter-faith violence as a crowd gathers around, in the town of Dogo Nahawa, Nigeria, about three miles (five kilometers) south of the city of Jos, Sunday March 7, 2010. The New York Times
Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say
| DAKAR, Senegal — Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria said Monday that about 500 people had died in weekend ethnic violence near the central city of Jos, ... (photo: AP / NTA TV)
Nigeria   Photos   Police   Religion   Violence  
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media after briefing the General Assembly with Special Envoy for Haiti, William Jefferson Clinton on the current situation in Haiti m&c
Ban calls for restraint in Nigeria's ethnic conflict
| New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Nigerian factions to exercise 'maximum restraint' as fighting between Muslims and Christians over the we... (photo: UN)
Conflict   Nigeria   Photos   Politics   UN  
Bayern Munich's coach Giovanni Trapattoni gestures , jsa1 Goal
Giovanni Trapattoni: Nigeria? I Prefer Ireland
The Ireland boss admits he would prefer to stay with Ireland... | By Salvatore Landolina | Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni has distanced himself from reports linking hi... (photo: AP / Winfried Rotherme)
Ireland   League   Nigeria   Photos   Soccer  
Togo security forces block off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters in Lome, Togo, Monday March 8, 2010. The Boston Globe
Togo security blocks opposition headquarters
| LOME, Togo-Security forces on Monday blocked off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters a day after the group had staged protests claiming presiden... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Elections   Photos   Protests   Security   Togo  
The remains of a burnt pharmacy smolder following days of clashes in Jos, Nigeria Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Troop reinforcements on foot and in armored personnel carriers appeared Sunday to have quelled two days of ethno-religious violence that left more than 300 people dead in Jos, apparently ending the worst violence in the West African nation since 200 Houston Chronicle
Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence
| JOS, Nigeria - Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence ... (photo: AP)
Nigeria   Photos   Religion   Rioters   Violence  
Economy Society
- Cocoa Producing States Decry FG's Attitude
- COPAL Tasks FG On Cocoa Production
- Cocoa grinders bet on Africa despite challenges
- Pension Funds - Pencom Urged to Relax Guidelines On Investme
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (podium) opens the UN's World Summit on Food Security in Rome, Italy. Mr. Ban discussed various measures to combat the hunger which afflicts one billion people worldwide, from providing food aid to investing in agricultural development.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for calm as 500 Christians slaughtered in Nigeria
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- Pope urges halt to Nigeria violence
- Kanu Makes His Life Movie Move
- Australian Film Festival starts March 11
- African viewpoint: Old Mommies
Residents walk past a burnt car in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. More than 200 people, most of them Christians, were slaughtered on Sunday in central Nigeria, according to residents, aid groups and journalists. The local government gave a figure more than twice that amount, but offered no casualty list or other information to substantiate it.
Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence
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Media & News Business
- Jonathan Seeks Senate Nod for Five Special Advisers
- NNPC's New Challenges
- Kidnap Victim On Way From Nigeria
- MTN/Lagos Polo - Police Bombers, Caverton Pick Final Tickets
Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
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- EU Donates N196 Million IT Equipment to Govt
- A Silent Revolution in Custom Service
- Cocoa Producing States Decry FG's Attitude
- Lukman - Deregulate Or Face Worse Fuel Crisis
Togo security forces block off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters in Lome, Togo, Monday March 8, 2010.
Togo security blocks opposition headquarters
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Health Sport
- Speaking Freely
- Libya-Switzerland feud deepens as Gaddafi faces travel ban
- A Q Khan network offered to build nuclear bomb for Saddam: B
- Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
Soldiers of Pakistan's para military force provide security to Pakistani disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, center, who arrives to attend funeral of his brother in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.
A Q Khan network offered to build nuclear bomb for Saddam: Book
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- Orlando Pirates Hope To Snatch Free Agent Marcio Maximo From
- MTN/Lagos Polo - Police Bombers, Caverton Pick Final Tickets
- Nigeria Beach Volleyball Team Excel in Niamey
- World Cup 2010: Wigan Athletic Youngster Victor Moses Eyeing
England national soccer team striker Michael Owen arrives for a squad training session for the World Cup at Mittelbergstadion in Buehlertal, Germany, Saturday June 17, 2006. England face Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden in their Group B games at the World Cup
Pearce - Door open for Owen
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