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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 15:08
LAGOS - Fifty-five people have been killed in the north-east of Nigeria in co-ordinated attacks by the Boko Haram militant group, the Nigerian army says. It said 105 prisoners were freed in the pre-dawn raid in Bama, Borno state. Bama's police...Read More
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Entertainment »
Monday, 29 April 2013 13:54
HARARE - Pastor G has lined up a duet with South Africa-based Nigerian gospel music artiste Yolanda Ugo. The duo’s imminent collaboration is being facilitated by Joe Machingura the executive producer of Zimbabwean music label Heshi Mfeshi and Zimbabwean dancehall star...Read More
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Monday, 22 April 2013 13:39
LAGOS - Intense fighting between the military and Islamist militants in northern Nigeria is reported to have killed at least 185 people, however the army has disputed this figure. Rocket-propelled grenades and heavy gunfire bombarded the remote town of Baga near...Read More
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Wednesday, 20 February 2013 12:00
HARARE - A Nigerian who allegedly married two Zimbabwean women under Chapter 5:11 of the Marriage Act appeared in court yesterday. The Chapter 5:11 marriage is conducted at the Magistrates’ Court or in church by a registered marriage officer and it...Read More
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Sport »
Tuesday, 12 February 2013 10:01
HARARE - Nigerians resident in Zimbabwe have hailed Stephen Keshi for guiding the Super Eagles to their third African Nations Cup success on Sunday in South Africa. The West Africans won the trophy at the National Stadium in Johannesburg courtesy of...Read More
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Sunday, 10 February 2013 12:52
JOHANNESBURG - Sunday's African Nations Cup final will either reawaken a sleeping giant of African football, or announce the arrival of a new one. But for Nigeria, who were last crowned champions of Africa almost two decades ago, blowing this glorious...Read More
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Monday, 21 January 2013 18:42
JOHANNESBURG - A South African court has found Nigerian militant Henry Okah guilty of masterminding the 2010 car bombing which killed 12 people. Okah was convicted of 13 counts related to acts of terrorism. He was arrested in Johannesburg a day...Read More
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Sport » Farai Machamire, Sports Writer
Sunday, 20 January 2013 09:19
HARARE - The Nigerian and Georgian rugby unions have shown interest in sending their Sevens teams to be part of the action-packed Spar International Sevens tournament set for March in Harare. The tournament includes Africa’s second-best Sevens team Kenya as well...Read More
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Monday, 10 December 2012 10:29
HARARE - For years, Africa’s premier football tournament, the African Nations Cup, has failed to match its European or American version, mainly because of the timing of the tournament, which normally results in a spate of withdrawals by top players based...Read More
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Africa »
Monday, 05 November 2012 13:56
LAGOS - Dozens of young men have been shot dead in Nigeria by the military in Maiduguri, residents in the north-eastern city have told the BBC. An imam told the BBC about 11 youths from his street alone were killed, including...Read More
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Africa »
Thursday, 01 November 2012 13:31
ZAMFARA - Gunmen have killed 20 people, including a traditional leader, in an attack on a village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, a local official has said. The attackers stormed Kaboro village and began shooting indiscriminately. Their motive was robbery and...Read More
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Africa »
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 18:05
LAGOS - The Nigerian navy has seized a foreign-flagged ship carrying arms and ammunition and arrested its 15 mainly Russian crew members. The vessel was intercepted over the weekend by patrol boats, a naval official told AFP news agency. Officials said...Read More
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News »
Tuesday, 09 October 2012 09:57
HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has met Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja for bilateral talks. Tsvangirai is in Nigeria as a guest of honour at a conference for orphans being held in the Imo State. He is a guest...Read More
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Business » Roadwin Chirara, Business Editor
Friday, 05 October 2012 10:16
HARARE - A Lagos High Court on Thursday dismissed Bharti Airtel application to set aside an award made in favour of Econet Wireless Limited (EWL) by an international commercial arbitration tribunal. Bharti Airtel had sort to prevent the tribunal from assessing...Read More
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Business » Taurai Mangudhla, Business Writer
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 13:51
HARARE - South Africa’s largest food and consumer products company, Tiger Brands Limited (Tiger Brands) has acquired a 63 percent stake in Nigerian Dangote Flour Mills (DFM), as the company pursues organic growth. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company, with direct and...Read More
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