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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn 20 May 2013 | 03:09 pm
Yahoo has agreed a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m; 857m euros) in cash. Yahoo’s chief executive Marissa Mayer said that as part of its promise “not to screw it up...
M23 rebels attack DR Congo army as UN force deploys 20 May 2013 | 02:58 pm
Heavy fighting has taken place between government and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. These are the first clashes between the two sides since the rebels pulled out of the regiona...
Bonnie Tyler: ‘I did my best at Eurovision’ 20 May 2013 | 02:55 pm
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has said she “did the best that I could do” at the Eurovision Song Contest after her UK entry came 19th out of 26 countries. “I’m sure a lot of people will be disappointed on...
Nick Clegg urges MPs not to ‘derail’ gay marriage plan 20 May 2013 | 02:48 pm
Nick Clegg has warned against attempts to “hijack” proposals to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales ahead of key votes in the House of Commons. Tory critics have tabled an amendment saying...
Shakarau: APC Will Work with Zonal Arrangement 20 May 2013 | 02:39 pm
All elections taking place in the newly formed All Progressive Congress (APC), to fill in the vacant party offices and the ones that would see to the fielding of candidates that will run for elective ...
Nigeria to increase foreign borrowing 16 May 2013 | 09:32 pm
The Federal Government will increase its foreign borrowing using part of the loans to offset its domestic debt, the Minister of State for Finance, Yerima Ngama, has said. Mr. Ngama who briefed journal...
David Beckham to retire from football at end of season 16 May 2013 | 04:12 pm
Former England captain David Beckham is to retire at the end of the season. The 38-year-old signed a five-month deal at Paris St-Germain in January and donated all of his salary to charity. Beckham ma...
Lagos could soon be Africa’s 13th biggest economy – equivalent to that of Ghana 16 May 2013 | 02:13 pm
Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, could soon have a US$45 billion economy – equivalent to that of Ghana, according to a recent report produced by Renaissance Capital economist Yvonne Mhango. Lagos is N...
Nations Cup stars dominate Super Eagles’ list for Mexico friendly 16 May 2013 | 02:02 pm
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Wednesday announced the names of Super Eagles players for the friendly game against Mexico later this month with the stars of the 2013 Nations Cup dominating the ...
Govt raises hope on wind farm power project 16 May 2013 | 01:56 pm
THE Federal Government has raised hope of electricity consumers on the 10MW Wind Project currently under construction in Katsina State. The Minister of State for Power, Hajiya Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi, at...
