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Muslims start month long fasting to mark Ramadan
Aug. 1 | By NAL staff writer Today, Nigerian Muslims are joining their counterparts from all regions of the world to mark the start of Islamic holy month of Ramadan. As one of the fundamentals of Islamic faith, millions of Muslims will observe a twenty-nine...
North African women press for freedom, rights and dignity
Jul. 28 | By Fatma Naib Arab women have shown that women can play important roles in revolutionary events. In Egypt and Tunisia they participated in the popular uprisings for democracy. “The women contributed equally to the revolution, like the men,” affirms...
Societal Decadence: Who will teach the Men and Women of God
Jul. 12 | By Anthony Kila Up until not too long ago, everybody we knew was Anglican, Catholic or something similar to that. The clergymen were then known by titles such as canon, reverend, father and vicar. They were known for their robes, collar and demeanor;...
Is Bible human or divine?
Jul. 1 | This undated file photo made available by the Yad Ben Zvi Institute on Nov. 8, 2007, shows a piece of an ancient parchment believed to be part of the most authoritative manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, the Aleppo Codex. (AP Photo/Yad Ben Zvi Institute,...
Two Nigerian schools join the league of Commonwealth ‘Super Schools’
Jun. 24 | Credit: vivianfowlercollege.org By Nigerians Abroad staff writer The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS), an education organization seeking to promote international understandings, especially among commonwealth countries, on Thursday, announced the selection...
Nigeria, South-Africa clashed as UN passes gay and lesbian rights resolution
Jun. 20 | By Nigerians Abroad staff writer Differences in national interest pitched South-Africa against other African countries, led by Nigeria on the United Nations’ human rights council that passes new resolution to recognize gay and lesbian rights, last week...
Africa’s food security plan bears fruit
May. 28 | Women work on a farm site in Dodoma, Tanzania. Phot Credit:Credit: UN Photo/B Wolff By Ernest Harsch For most of the 1990s Sierra Leone was best known for its diamonds — and the devastating civil war they helped finance. But a decade after the end...
Moneygall, Ireland agog for Obama visit
May. 22 | Photo Credit: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Ever since the American president announced on St. Patrick’s Day he would visit his ancestral Irish home, the village of Moneygall has been suffering an incurable case of Obamamania. This roadside hamlet of...
Buckingham Palace releases the Official Royal Wedding photographs
Apr. 30 | The Royal Wedding at Buckingham Palace on 29th April 2011: The Bride and Groom, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the Throne Room. Picture Credit: Photograph by Hugo Burnand The Royal Wedding at Buckingham Palace on 29th April 2011: The Bride...
