All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has not been known to be creative in his appointments. He has always carried out his appointments in ways that are ordinary. Essentially, he has relied on seniority principle to fill positions that are civil service-based.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
In it effort at extending hand of fellowship to the less privileged, the First Baptist Church, New-Nyanya, has donated to the Fatherless/Motherless Children Aid Organisation (FACADO), New Karu, describing it as the best thing a church should do.
The Young Professional Blogs Aggregator (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
In one short speech, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie painted one of the most beautiful arguments for reading, writing, pride in oneself, the immigrant experience and perspective that comes with time and experience. If videos aren't your thing, and you prefe...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Baby gorilla's father chooses his name. Toronto Zoo - Gorilla - Primates - Flora and Fauna - Biology
All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, James Musoni, is back from a three-day visit in Washington DC where he held discussions aimed at increasing American investments in Rwanda with various officials.
Monkeys In The News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Charles the gorilla eyed a bank of cameras for a minute Wednesday morning before languidly reaching for a piece of fruit, unwittingly selecting his 2 1/2-month-old son's name. Nassir, that's his baby. The Toronto Zoo decided to give the proud papa a hand in choosing the name of their newest western lowland gorilla, born Sept. 2. More than 5,000 name suggestions were submitted by members of the public....
Slog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
My problem with this report ? A baby gorilla at the Toronto Zoo has his father — and fruit — to thank for his new name. As more than 50 people watched yesterday morning, five names — each next to its own enticing treat — were put to Charles (pictured above). After surveying the lot, Charles lumbered straight over to the container marked ‘Nassir’ — alongside...
5th Estate (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Here at FifthEstate we don't go in for self promotion too often, but we couldn't help but notice that out of the 100 books the Telegraph proclaimed as the defining books of the Noughties (I considered an alternative title of this post 'Noughties but Nice' but couldn't bring myself to inflict that on you) Press Books, the imprint from within which this blog is run, has a total of ten titles on the list....
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
After weeks of anticipation, the Toronto Zoo's baby gorilla has a name.
Monkeys In The News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
For the past two months, the newest addition to the Toronto Zoo's gorilla family has been nameless, simply referred to by curious observers and visitors to the African pavilion as "the baby." But on Wednesday, Ngozi and Charles's offspring will finally have a name – and it will be one chosen by the proud daddy. The shortlist, all starting with "N" to honour its mother, includes...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
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TakePart Social Action Network™ (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The African Leadership Academy was founded in 2004 with a vision of bringing together Africa’s most promising 15-to-18-year olds and making them into the leaders that will transition Africa into peace and prosperity. Five years later, John Sakara, an ALA student, stood on a stage at ALA’s Leadership Symposium at UCLA’s Anderson School and told an auditorium about his dreams to be...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Since the day Mr. Anthony Ejeh Idoko lost an arm and a leg in a motorcycle accident in his home town at Okpoga Igwu Orokan, Ogbadibo local government area of Benue State, things have not been the same with him, as life has become cruel and unbearable.
Iron Caisson (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
I am all for spreading the good word about Great Books by Women that Publisher's Weekly Missed in 2009 , but for some reason Guerrilla Girls on Tour (not to be confused with Guerrilla Girls ) published the open-edit WILLA wiki list as their own. And sans link, so readers don't know they can add their own titles. W-e-i-r-d. They tell us they'll give WILLA a shout out tomorrow, but in the meantime, I...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
In a bid to continue to sensitize the populace following the adverse effects of drug abuse in society, using the screen , Paul Adams' Lifestyle, an anti-drug campaign soap, is bracing up to commence the third season with difference.
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