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U.S. Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows By By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train countries to battle extremists and give the U.S. […]

Nigeria: Sovereign Wealth Fund becomes operational March 2013 By Emma Ujah Vanguard December 21, 2012 ABUJA — The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, will become fully operational and commence investment in March 2013 following the approval of its Strategy Document by the Board of Directors. According to a statement issued, in Abuja, yesterday, by Mr. […]

Oliver Cromwell and the English Protestant Puritans banned Christmas in England in 1644 English Protestant Puritans viewed the festival (Christ’s mass) as an unwanted remnant of the Christian Roman Catholic Church In the late 16th century the English Puritans viewed Christmas as a dangerous excuse for excessive drinking, eating, gambling and generally bad behaviour. This […]

Nigeria: Abuja’s National Stadium renovation begins January 2013 Punch Nigeria ABUJA, FCT- The Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the renovation of the National Stadium in Abuja will commence in January. The Federal Government has awarded the contract for the renovation of the stadium to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and […]

Duke University opens joint university in Kunshan, east China’s Jiangsu Province Xinhua NANJING– Duke University on Wednesday launched a joint university in Kunshan, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Duke Kunshan University (DKU), jointly established by U.S.-based Duke University, Wuhan University and the Kunshan government, will begin enrolling both domestic and international students next year, said DKU […]

FTA Signs historic agreement to fund Honolulu rail project Honolulu Rail Transit The City and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed a historic agreement that secures $1.55 billion in federal funding for Honolulu’s rail transit system. The agreement was signed during a ceremony on December 19 in Washington D.C., with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray […]

The 2013 Presidential Inaugural Parade takes shape Monday, January 21, 2013 Inaugural Ceremony, Capitol Hill 11:00am ET Inaugural Parade, Pennsylvania Avenue 2:35pm ET (estimated) Commander-in-Chief’s Inaugural Ball 7:00pm ET (estimated) ____________________________________ The Presidential Inaugural Committee Following their historic re-election, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will formally recommit to serving the people of […]

Fastest growing U.S. states United States Census Bureau FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Thursday, December 20, 2012 North Dakota’s total population climbed by 2.17 percent between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012. This is the fastest growth of any state, and nearly three times faster than the nation as a whole, according to U.S. Census Bureau state […]

Ghana discovers more oil off western coast Xinhua ACCRA– The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) on Wednesday announced the discovery of more oil off the western shores of the country. The discovery, made at the Pecan-1 exploration well located in the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points block, is by far the fifth made in the block, […]

New-wave economies going for growth As even BRICS plateau, other countries, from Bangladesh to Mexico, are coming up fast – and could overtake the west by 2050 Larry Elliott The Guardian They are big. They have young and growing populations. They have invested in infrastructure and education. And they are growing at the sort of […]