Dogs are racists only if their owners are
man in Nigeria, was attacked and eaten by his hungry dog, boerboels terrify people in Johannesburg, and in Canada some folk take their canine companions to daycare.
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Nigerians lose millions to phoney investment funds
Aduke Komolafe, a 58-year-old Nigerian civil servant, put an end to her life by swallowing rat poison, mortified at the loss of her savings to a phoney investment fund. Lured by the promise of 100% returns in two weeks, the mother of five put 1,3-million naira ($10Â 000) into Pennywise, one of dozens of self-styled "wonder" investment firms.
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Decay dims Africa’s once-proud universities
A visitor to Ibadan University in pre-independence Nigeria more than 50 years ago was impressed by its modern structure and 100 000-book library. Since then, Nigeria’s premier university, which started in 1948 as a University of London college, has come down in the world.
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Nigerian unions urge All-Africa Games boycott
Nigerian labour leaders have called for workers to protest a large hike in petrol prices by mounting their second nationwide general strike of the year. The strike could have a knock-on effect on international oil prices. The unions also called on all Nigerians to boycott the Eighth All-Africa Games.
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Suspects in murder of ‘Cicero’ in court
Eleven men suspected of taking part in the murder of Nigeria’s justice minister appeared in court on Monday amid preparations for a politically explosive trial.
