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African media leaders ended their meeting in Lagos yesterday with a call on owners and operators of media organisations to embrace the digital revolution for seamless information dissemination on the continent. (AllAfrica)

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday joined the global effort in the use of a cutting-edge technology to fight counterfeiting in Nigeria. (AllAfrica)

Regional screening for the search for the Face of Sleek kicked off with the first phase held in Abuja the federal capital territory last Thursday.

By Tony Edike Ikemba Nnewi and leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance , Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu- Ojukwu, warned yesterday that the constitutional crisis about being created allegedly by the Court of Appeal over the governorship seat of Anambra State could lead to another civil war.

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN - Wife of Second Republic senator, Francis Okpozo, was abducted yesterday by gun men suspected to be kidnappers who are demanding N5 million as ransom before she can be freed.

MAKURDI a ' Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole has declared that as representatives of the people, members of the National Assembly would not stop to ensure that Nigerians enjoy the dividends of democracy.

By Festus Ahon UGHELLIa 'TRAGEDY yesterday struck in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State as a middle-aged man was crushed to death by a truck.

By Peter DURU, Makurdi A young nursing mother this week allegedly murdered her two- day old baby by injecting the baby with a poisonous substance believed to be Novan at Tyowanye in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State .

No fewer than two people, suspected to be okada riders, lost their lives with one seriously injured yesterday in a gun battle between the members of the Joint Operation Flush, which comprised the Police and Military, and members of the Achaba Riders, popularly known asA Okada, in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.

Nigeria this evening overturned a three goal deficit to claim a thrilling draw against Germany in a rain delayed Group A encounter while Argentina edged past Honduras in the opening match as the FIFA U17 World Cup kicked off today.

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By JOSEPHINE IGBINOVIA Mrs. Chydy Njere, is the author of book Ordinary Woman, which won the Association of Nigerian Authors /Niger Delta Development Commission Flora Nwapa Prize for Women Writers in 2004.

Various speakers at the second African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF), which began in Lagos yesterday, have called for an integration of the old and new media in presenting information to the people of the continent. (AllAfrica)

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua said yesterday that there was no going back on the planned deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry. (AllAfrica)

A majority of sixty-eight members of the Pan- African Parliament (PAP) have adopted the motion to exert pressure on the government of the Kingdom of Morocco to release the seven human rights activists that were "abducted upon their return from visiting their families in the Saharawi refugee camps." (AllAfrica)

Decorum was thrown to the wind yesterday as a debate on the "State of the Nation" gave way to chaos, pitting honourable members of the House of Representatives against one another. (AllAfrica)

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has assured that the position of its leader, Mr. Henry Okah on the amnesty programme of the federal government while reflecting the truth of the situation will not lead to resumption of attacks by its commanders. (AllAfrica)

The federal government yesterday said Nigeria has not closed its borders with Niger Republic. (AllAfrica)

PRESIDENT Umaru Yar'Adua has said that the deregulation of the downstream sub-sector of the petroleum industry is inevitable, but that government is still holding consultations with stakeholders on the necessity of the action. (AllAfrica)

Anambra state Police Command yesterday said some people had been arrested in connection with the kidnap of Pa Simeon Soludo, the 78-year-old father of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the February 6, 2010 governorship elections in Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, who was released Wednesday night by those who abducted him from his family house about 10 days ago. (AllAfrica)

Following the confirmation of the first case of Swine Flu (HINI) in Nigeria in which a nine-year-old female student in Lagos was said to have tested positive on Wednesday, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday said it had commenced talks with key stakeholders in the health sector on the implementation of mitigation measures against possible spread of the epidemic in the country. (AllAfrica)

With seven weeks left in the Federal Government's promised 6,000megawatts power generation target by year's end, the country currently generates 2,900mw of power even though all the $5.09 billion [about N762.93 billion] special intervention funds for the sector this year have been spent. This much became clear yesterday from the speech by Minister of Power Mr. Remi Babalola at his Ministerial Press Briefing. (AllAfrica)

The commission of inquiry set up by the Sokoto State government to probe the immediate past government of Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa has recommended that the former governor and some of his officials refund the sum of N2.9b to the state. "Let's meet in court," the indicted persons replied. But what are the people saying? (AllAfrica)

The Nigerian High Commission in London has renewed the passport of former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Malam Nasir el-Rufa'i, after the presidency overruled instructions to deny him. (AllAfrica)

THE recent call by former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, for global cooperation to avert the catastrophic consequences of climate change ought to be heeded by Nigeria as the country falls within the category of vulnerable and least developed nations that would bear the brunt of the greenhouse emissions, if appropriate actions are not taken. (AllAfrica)

Ecobank Group is partnering with Western Union and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to bring in N22 million worth of diaspora business investment in Africa (AllAfrica)

Organised Labour in the nation's banking industry, yesterday, expressed concerns over the wave of retrenchments in the banks since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under Alhaji Lamido Sanusi began a fresh reforms in the banking sector, with Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) allegedly planning a massive retrenchment exercise. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria's Golden Eaglets were always in the driving seat in their round-of-16 clash against hopeful New Zealand in Abuja's National Stadium. (AllAfrica)

Some volunteers attached to the Abuja National Stadium for the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup yesterday sentationally downed tools and refused to work by accusing the Local Organising Committee of being insensitive to their plight. A source from the LOC confirmed this development except that he pleaded not to be quoted. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria's Golden Eaglets last night regaled with flourish at the Abuja National Stadium where they ripped apart New Zealand 5-0 to set up a quarter final fixture against South Korea on Monday in Calabar. (AllAfrica)

New Zealand Coach, Stephen Cain confessed last night that his boys were up against world-class team who outclassed them in style of play, pace and ball possession. Speaking at a post match conference after Nigeria whitewash his team 5-0 Cain admitted that his game-plan of frustrating the Nigerian side in the first half did not work and the early goals he conceded totally demoralized his boys. "There is no way we could have match-up tonight." (AllAfrica)