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So the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decided to postpone the 2015 elections with just seven days to go? What a shame. Since January 2014 – more than a year ago – when INEC released the timetable, officials of the commission had consistently assured Nigerians that they were ready forContinue Reading

DUBAI, UAE, February 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The winners of the first ‘UAE Drones for Good Award’, the largest award of its kind in the world, were announced today in the presence of His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE ministers and international dignitaries. The competition, launched at theContinue Reading

Despite Syrian regime’s barrel bombs, stories of ISIL hostages dominate the airwaves. The painful death of Moaz al-Kassasbeh was felt across the world. Like those of Alan Henning, David Haines, Peter Kassig, Haruna Yukawa, Kenji Goto and many more before him, Kassasbeh’s death dominated the international headlines. World leaders spokeContinue Reading

Prince Dapo Abiodun is a senatorial candidate of the APC for Ogun East district (comprising nine local government areas in the forthcoming February 14, 2015 National Assembly elections. A Successful business magnate, DA, as he is fondly called, in this interview with Femi Ogbonnikan, relives how God has been mercifulContinue Reading

Results Across the MENA Region Are Mixed, But Sales of U.S. Goods Increase for Fifth Consecutive Year WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — According to new U.S. Government data analyzed by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), exports of U.S. goods to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)Continue Reading

Namibian cricket excelled to qualify for the ICC Intercontinental Cup but their achievement was subsequently rendered somewhat hollow when the International Cricket Council inexplicably changed the rules. Before the tournament we were told that the top two countries would qualify for the Intercontinental Cup and the World Cricket League (WCL)Continue Reading

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two ladies at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, for attempting to export 19.8kg of dried weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa to Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE). The NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr HamzaContinue Reading

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has picked paceman Rahat Ali as a replacement for the injured pacer Junaid Khan in Pakistan’s World Cup2015 squad and International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved the replacement, sources said. Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board, Shaharyar M. Khan on the recommendation of chief selector Moin Khan hasContinue Reading