http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/ Latestnigeriannews.com provides a central point for daily listing of news of nigerian interest, our major aim is to organize News Items we believe are of interest to Nigerians based locally and in the Diaspora. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:22:04 +0000 en-us http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430582/50-years-of-african-union.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430582/50-years-of-african-union.html The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) is 50 years old today, having been founded on May 25, 1963, and later renamed African Union (AU) in 2002. The continental body was formed to address and deal wi Sat, 25 May 2013 06:13:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430528/after-catastrophic-misfire-police-issue-warning-on-plastic-gun.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430528/after-catastrophic-misfire-police-issue-warning-on-plastic-gun.html The DIY 3-D gun isn't ready for prime time, according to Australian authorities. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429960/alzheimers-cause-found-in-trigger-of-brain-protein-malfunction.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429960/alzheimers-cause-found-in-trigger-of-brain-protein-malfunction.html In a new breakthrough to find the cause of Alzheimers disease, scientists have pinpointed a molecule that appears to trigger a chain reaction of protein malfunction that eventually clogs up and kills Sat, 25 May 2013 03:04:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430279/amnesty-for-boko-haram-between-sheikh-gumi-and-bishop-kukah-ii.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430279/amnesty-for-boko-haram-between-sheikh-gumi-and-bishop-kukah-ii.html Interestingly, many of those that have condemned the Odi massacre, including President Goodluck Jonathan ' remember the embarrassing altercation last year between him and former president, Genera Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430276/an-open-letter-to-the-director-general-of-the-nysc.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430276/an-open-letter-to-the-director-general-of-the-nysc.html Brigadier General Okorie Affiah,Director General,National Youth Service Corps, Abuja.Sir,Read More... Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430274/bread-not-bullets-broadening-counterinsurgency-strategy.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430274/bread-not-bullets-broadening-counterinsurgency-strategy.html The international reputation of Nigeria's security agencies in peacekeeping is high. Since our first peacekeeping operations in the Congo in the 1960s, the military and the police have been invol Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430512/cleveland-women-can-adopt-alleged-captors-dogs.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430512/cleveland-women-can-adopt-alleged-captors-dogs.html Ariel Castro's Three Dogs Are in Foster Care Until the Women Make a Decision Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430514/country-moves-against-restaurants-holding-wild-bears.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430514/country-moves-against-restaurants-holding-wild-bears.html Kosovo's campaign is a response to concerns over dwindling numbers of the species. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430516/four-girls-killed-in-a-civil-rightsera-church-bombing-honored.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430516/four-girls-killed-in-a-civil-rightsera-church-bombing-honored.html The president signs a law giving the highest civilian honor to the victims of the 1963 attack. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430515/gas-cylinder-blast-on-pakistan-school-bus-kills-17.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430515/gas-cylinder-blast-on-pakistan-school-bus-kills-17.html At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430168/glamour-at-design-for-life-fashion-show.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430168/glamour-at-design-for-life-fashion-show.html The Samsung Galaxy S4 device was launched in style last weekend in LagosFUN, stylish and sophisticated is the device with all its functions. Hence it was launched in a stylish way at the prestigious O Sat, 25 May 2013 04:22:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430509/heavy-but-grateful-heart-on-memorial-day.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430509/heavy-but-grateful-heart-on-memorial-day.html Friends and family remember those who gave all to serve their nation. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430167/home-care-tips.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430167/home-care-tips.html SOME simple items can be used in handling home problems. To freshen up the home, rather than go for commercial fresheners, which have the tendency to mask one odour with another, open up windows and d Sat, 25 May 2013 04:22:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430170/i-see-trouble-ahead.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430170/i-see-trouble-ahead.html Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church in Lagos, spoke to DEBO OLADIMEJI on the need for President Goodluck Jonathan to seek the face of God to avert further bl Sat, 25 May 2013 04:22:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430169/i-support-autonomy-of-the-local-governments.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430169/i-support-autonomy-of-the-local-governments.html Eddie Mbadiwe, representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Deputy Chairman of House Sat, 25 May 2013 04:22:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430518/illinois-judge-charged-with-heroin-gun-possession.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430518/illinois-judge-charged-with-heroin-gun-possession.html Michael Cook, wearing cutoffs and a "Bad is my middle name" T-shirt, pleads not guilty. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430524/jersey-shore-opens-for-summer-fun.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430524/jersey-shore-opens-for-summer-fun.html Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" welcome tourists back. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430508/judge-ariz-sheriffs-office-profiles-latinos.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430508/judge-ariz-sheriffs-office-profiles-latinos.html Joe Arpaio is to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430521/ky-uranium-plant-closes-1000-jobs-lost.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430521/ky-uranium-plant-closes-1000-jobs-lost.html The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after federal energy officials decided to end Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430520/lawsuit-alleging-exqb-favre-sent-racy-texts-settled.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430520/lawsuit-alleging-exqb-favre-sent-racy-texts-settled.html A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430284/nigerias-dream-of-achieving-food-security-and-selfsufficiency-in-agriculture-wil.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430284/nigerias-dream-of-achieving-food-security-and-selfsufficiency-in-agriculture-wil.html The attention of the NYSC Management has been drawn to the above publication, which appeared in the Wednesday column of the Daily Trust and The Nation newspapers, both of Wednesday May 8th 2013.Read M Sat, 25 May 2013 05:07:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430519/obama-to-visit-oklahoma-tour-jersey-shore.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430519/obama-to-visit-oklahoma-tour-jersey-shore.html The president will visit the tornado-ravaged area this weekend; then head to N.J. on Tuesday. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430280/obj-at-76.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430280/obj-at-76.html If Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the first premier of Western Region and opposition leader in the First Republic, was, as the late rebel leader, Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu described him posthumously, the best lea Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430222/ogunmupe-how-perseverance-sustains-your-ambition.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430222/ogunmupe-how-perseverance-sustains-your-ambition.html PERSEVERANCE isnt about talent or time. It is about finishing whatever is started. Talent gives hope for the accomplishment of your ambition. But perseverance guarantees your success. Thousands of peo Sat, 25 May 2013 04:42:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430517/ohio-kidnap-rescuer-wont-endorse-free-burgers.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430517/ohio-kidnap-rescuer-wont-endorse-free-burgers.html The restaurant created a special burger to honor Charles Ramsey. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430166/organising-with-boxes.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430166/organising-with-boxes.html TO successfully manage space and keep things from view until they are needed in homes that have space constraints, then consider boxes. They are hide-and-seek option that can sit pretty and at the sam Sat, 25 May 2013 04:22:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430532/oversized-load-caused-i5-bridge-collapse-in-washington.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430532/oversized-load-caused-i5-bridge-collapse-in-washington.html A tractor-trailer hit an upper part of the span across the Skagit River. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430511/paula-broadwell-regrets-affair-with-excia-director-patraeus.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430511/paula-broadwell-regrets-affair-with-excia-director-patraeus.html "If you've made mistakes you can pick up, dust off and move on," she said. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430281/president-jonathan-and-2015-okupes-pure-wind.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430281/president-jonathan-and-2015-okupes-pure-wind.html Last Wednesday the bellicose Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, dismissed as 'diversionary,' a declaration by the Niger State governor, Dr Muazu Bab Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429959/reducing-your-risk-of-breast-cancer.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429959/reducing-your-risk-of-breast-cancer.html Recently Angelina Jolie announced that she underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in order to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer, she said she hopes other women can benefit Sat, 25 May 2013 03:04:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430510/report-fallen-bridge-had-earlier-gouges-impact-damage.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430510/report-fallen-bridge-had-earlier-gouges-impact-damage.html Officials in Washington state performed a special inspection six months ago on the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed because there were indications it had been struck by a different vehicle. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429958/researchers-find-potential-brain-switch-for-behaviour-change.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429958/researchers-find-potential-brain-switch-for-behaviour-change.html Youre standing near an airport luggage carousel and your bag emerges on the conveyor belt, prompting you to spring into action. How does your brain make the shift from passively waiting to taking acti Sat, 25 May 2013 03:04:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430522/return-to-salvation-mountain.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430522/return-to-salvation-mountain.html Leonard Knight lived alone in the California desert for twenty-eight years, building a mountain to share his message: "Love God, love Jesus, and love the people." When his health failed, his Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430513/search-scaled-back-for-abducted-iowa-teenage-girl.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430513/search-scaled-back-for-abducted-iowa-teenage-girl.html Kathlynn Shepard was taken from a rural school bus stop this week. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430526/sexual-assaults-threaten-military-obama-says.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430526/sexual-assaults-threaten-military-obama-says.html President Barack Obama on Friday warned that sexual assault in the military amounts to a national security threat as he enlisted graduating Navy ensigns and Marine second lieutenants at the U.S. Naval Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430273/should-nigeria-be-recolonized.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430273/should-nigeria-be-recolonized.html Let me start this piece with boring you with some personal details and fragments of my autobiography. They will help to contextualize the drift of the article.Read More... Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429957/sleep-quality-and-school-performance-impaired-by-asthma-symptoms.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429957/sleep-quality-and-school-performance-impaired-by-asthma-symptoms.html The negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new study. While it has been recognized that missed Sat, 25 May 2013 03:04:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429961/step-toward-universal-flu-vaccine-shows-promise-in-animal-tests.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429961/step-toward-universal-flu-vaccine-shows-promise-in-animal-tests.html A new approach for creating immunity against the flu virus that produces a stronger immune reaction and protects against more strains than the current vaccines, has shown promising results in animal t Sat, 25 May 2013 03:04:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430275/still-on-the-case-of-abubakar-idris-usman.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430275/still-on-the-case-of-abubakar-idris-usman.html My petition last week to the Director General of the National Youths Corps Service (NYSC) over the harsh punishment of Abubakar Idris Usman for his article in The Nation last November elicited fifty e Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430529/stockholm-police-call-for-help-as-riots-worsen.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430529/stockholm-police-call-for-help-as-riots-worsen.html Youths set cars and a school ablaze in Sweden's worst riots in years. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430531/storm-chasers-catch-okla-twister-as-it-forms.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430531/storm-chasers-catch-okla-twister-as-it-forms.html Viewers can see what the EF5 tornado looked like from the ground as it gains strength. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430533/taliban-attack-un-compound-in-kabul.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430533/taliban-attack-un-compound-in-kabul.html There were at least four blasts interspersed by heavy shooting. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430282/ten-years-of-trusts-annual-dialogue-iii.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430282/ten-years-of-trusts-annual-dialogue-iii.html Finally, this year's dialogue. The reader will recall that in the second part of my review of Trust's annual dialogue last week, I concluded with a couple of examples of how the Nigerian med Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430283/ten-years-of-trusts-dialogue-ii.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430283/ten-years-of-trusts-dialogue-ii.html In my overview two weeks ago of Media Trust Limited's ten years of annual dialogue which started in 2004, I said the four most exciting ' and should have added most interesting - for me were Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430583/the-challenge-of-poor-quality-roads.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430583/the-challenge-of-poor-quality-roads.html The recent report that 14 out of 16 road projects inspected by members of the House of Representatives Committee on Works in the South-East geo-political zone of the country failed all standard tests Sat, 25 May 2013 06:13:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430277/the-creeping-despotism-in-the-land.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430277/the-creeping-despotism-in-the-land.html Between my Chinua Achebe obituary in this column on March 27 and last week's piece which reviewed the third annual Arewa Media Forum lecture on the problem of the failure of leadership in this co Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430278/the-third-annual-lecture-of-arewa-media-forum.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430278/the-third-annual-lecture-of-arewa-media-forum.html Two Saturdays ago the Arewa Media Forum, a forum of some Northern journalists and friends of the Northern media which I chair, held the third of its annual lectures at Arewa House, Kaduna. The topic w Sat, 25 May 2013 05:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430523/toronto-mayor-denies-crack-cocaine-allegations.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430523/toronto-mayor-denies-crack-cocaine-allegations.html Rob Ford said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430525/train-engineer-noted-unusual-condition-before-connecticut-wreck.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430525/train-engineer-noted-unusual-condition-before-connecticut-wreck.html A joint bar, used to hold two sections of rail together, was repaired last month. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430527/ukbound-pakistan-plane-diverted-two-men-arrested.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430527/ukbound-pakistan-plane-diverted-two-men-arrested.html Britain scrambled fighter jets, but the incident does not appear to be terror-related. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430530/western-iqs-drop-14-points-over-last-century-researchers-say.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/430530/western-iqs-drop-14-points-over-last-century-researchers-say.html A new study from researchers in Europe claims that the average IQ in Western nations dropped by a staggering 14.1 points over the past century. "We tested the hypothesis that the Victorians were Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429962/your-feet-are-home-to-nearly-200-types-of-fungi.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/429962/your-feet-are-home-to-nearly-200-types-of-fungi.html Researchers have discovered that there are close to 200 different types of fungi species living on our feet more than any other part of the body. Although fungi also inhabit other areas of the body Sat, 25 May 2013 03:04:01 +0000