No fewer than 8 teenage girls between the ages of 12 to 15 have been abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Warabe village of Gwoza Local government area of Borno state.
The gunmen also carted away foodstuff and livestock belonging to the villagers before fleeing into the bush.
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Most nights, if you’re lucky, sleep is a completely unremarkable event. But every so often you may experience bizarre behaviors that can leave you feeling completely confused–and perhaps slightly freaked out.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/weird-things-happen-sleep/story?id=23606162#
Chinese internet giant Alibaba filed for an initial public offering in the United States on Tuesday in what could become one of the biggest IPOs ever.
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Ukrainian government forces have retaken the city hall in the south-eastern port of Mariupol from pro-Russia separatists, officials say.
The Kiev interior ministry says rebels who had seized the building last week have left, but some local reports later said they were attempting to return.
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If you are considering purchasing a significant product, you are going to perform some sort of evaluation. One of the activities that should be on your evaluation checklist is talking to companies that currently use the product. These companies are called “references”. The purpose of checking references is to get past the marketing and sales hype and hear some real opinions. The hope is that these companies will give you a more honest picture of how the product and the vendor actually perform in the real world. Continue reading Use References to Evaluate New Product Purchases
Boko Haram militants stormed an all-girl secondary school in the village of Chibok, in Borno state, on April 14 and packed 276 girls aged between 16 and 18 years onto trucks, disappearing into a remote area along the border with Cameroon. Continue reading Bring Back Our Girls
Kenya and Nigeria have signed three agreements and four Memoranda of Understanding aimed at promoting trade between the two countries.
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http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-Nigeria-sign-trade-pacts/-/1056/2305336/-/j2xsksz/-/index.html
TRIBUTE: Thousands upon thousands of people gathered in different locations in Thailand to mark Coronation Day yesterday, with the biggest ceremony held in the resort town of Hua Hin, where His Majesty the King currently resides. Yesterday marked His Majesty’s 64th year on the throne.
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Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel’s resignation today signals an end to six months of corporate navel-gazing since the retailer’s huge data breach and clears the way for some major overhaul, according to Ken Perkins, equity analyst with Morningstar.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Business/target-ceo-months-resign-embarrassing-data-breach/story?id=23589164
By now, most of us can list Jeremy Clarkson’s more offensive recent utterances: the “n word”, most unforgivably; the “slope” on a Burmese bridge; and, with Top Gear co-presenter Richard Hammond, playing Beavis to Clarkson’s Butthead, those lazy, flatulent Mexicans. Plus an entire “special” that spent something like an hour taking the mickey out of the Indians.
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