US Police nab 'Nigerian prince.' He's a 67-year-old guy in
Slidell. Who knew?
US Police in Slidell, Louisiana,
United States say they have arrested a "Nigerian prince'' who is accused
of helping scam people out of thousands of dollars.
The
emergence of electronic banking made it possible for people to conduct
financial transactions online. Image credit: 123RF
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In
this Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, photo, Professor Celeste Kidd is photographed at
University of Rochester, in Rochester, N.Y. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)
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George
Weah won the first round of the election - but not by enough to avoid a run-off
vote. AFP
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George
Weah's supporters celebrate in Monrovia
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Large
swaths of the tropics and beyond may see crushing combinations of heat and
humidity in coming decades, according to a new study
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Online
giant Amazon is creeping into the physical realm with 13 brick-and-mortar
stores -- including in Manhattan, pictured -- and one soon to come in Bethesda
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Amazon says
it will stock bestselling or highly rated titles, but also feature local
authors
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Fuel
queue at a filling station at Central Business District Area, Garki, Abuja. Photo:
NAN
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Archbishop
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of
Jerusalem, speaks to the press in Jerusalem on December 20, 2017
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The
two contenders are Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa. REUTERS/AFP
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Nigeria
is seeing a "thirst for literature" to which publishers are
responding, says Lola Shoneyin, organizer of the annual Ake Festival
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Nigerian
writer Leye Adenle is among a new crop of writers helping to turn the page on
the post-colonial era of their esteemed predecessors
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Thousands
of delegates will gather at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg for the
National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) party
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Ahead
of a vote by Federal Communications Commission, activists have staged protests
arguing that a plan to roll back "net neutrality" rules would kill
the open internet
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Chairman
Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission claims his plan to roll back
"net neutrality" rules would encourage investment and innovation
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Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria's Minister of State |
Egina
FPSO sails to Nigeria: This is according to the company's Egina FPSO Deputy
Topside Manager within Total E&P Nigeria who shared a photo of the FPSO
taking off from Geoje in Korea.
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Field officers for the DAPP NGO go hut to hut, village to village, testing locals for the HIV virus, Mazabuka, Zambia November 27, 2017 — Thomson Reuters Foundation |
"Gambling was my safe place, the place where I felt comfortable, without any stress, away from pressure." INSET Paul Buck Images credit: LinkedIn/Epic Risk Management |
President
John Magufuli (in black suit) pardoned the musicians AFP
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Nguza
Viking (2nd right), and his son Johnson Nguza, (2nd left, waving) at a court
appearance in Dar es Salaam in October 2013 Photo credit: Tanzania Media |
As one of the fastest growing major economies,
India needs uninterrupted power to keep factories humming and the economy
expanding
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