Ghanaian arts global icon honoured by American university

27 may 2024 - 05:22:00
New York, U.S. (PANA) - Bard College, New York, one of foremost liberal arts universities in the United States ,on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Getting a tottering regional bloc back on track (By Paul Ejime)

10 december 2023 - 05:23:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converge in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Finalists announced for $75,000 Anzisha Prize for Young Entrepreneurs

26 august 2014 - 17:25:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation Tuesday announced the finalists, two of whom are from [...] Full text...

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Anambra polls, terror groups, reward for Golden Eaglets highlighted in Nigeria

16 november 2013 - 09:36:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Saturday's polls in South East Anambra State for a successor to outgoing Governor Peter Obi, America's [...] Full text...

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War against Boko Haram, Chinua Achebe's burial highlighted in Nigeria

25 may 2013 - 08:50:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The State of Emergency declared on three north eastern States and the following war against insurgency [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's literary giant, Chinua Achebe, laid to rest

23 may 2013 - 15:11:36
Ogidi, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's literary giant Chinua Achebe, who died at the age of 82 on 21 March, 2013, [...] Full text...

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Four heads of state, Archbishop of Canterbury for Achebe's burial

22 may 2013 - 09:42:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Four Heads of State and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. Justin Welby, are among the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Peace Ambassador urges greater empowerment for the youth

21 may 2013 - 18:13:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The reigning ECOWAS Peace Ambassador, Ms Hyeladzirra “Zirra” Banu, has called on ECOWAS governments and institutions [...] Full text...

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Chinua Achebe's body arrives Nigeria

21 may 2013 - 15:29:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The body of Nigeria's late literary giant Chinua Achebe arrived in the capital city of Abuja [...] Full text...

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Funeral rites of late Nigerian writer, Achebe, begin

19 may 2013 - 14:48:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The funeral rites of the late renowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, began Sunday with prayers at [...] Full text...

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Late Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe, to be buried 23 May

22 april 2013 - 09:47:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The remains of the late Nigerian literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, would be laid to rest [...] Full text...

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AU launches year-long OAU/AU 50th anniversary celebrations

08 april 2013 - 18:45:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The year-long 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African [...] Full text...

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UNFPA mourns Chinua Achebe

03 april 2013 - 19:55:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday expressed sorrow at the passing of Nigerian author [...] Full text...

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Chinua Achebe's death, blood bath in Kano, Obasanjo's warning reported in Nigeria

23 march 2013 - 06:57:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The death of literary icon Chinua Achebe, Monday's lorry park suicide bombing in Kano, former president [...] Full text...

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Nigerians hail Chinua Achebe's contribution to African literature

22 march 2013 - 20:35:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians from all walks of life have commended the immense contributions of the late literary icon, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's ruling party, Senate President, Speaker mourn Chinua Achebe

22 march 2013 - 17:47:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The leadership of Nigeria’s ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has lamented the death of [...] Full text...

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Profile of late Nigeria writer, Chinua Achebe

22 march 2013 - 14:57:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in the US Thursday night at the age of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's presidency confirms Chinua Achebe's death, hails his 'immense patriotism'

22 march 2013 - 14:47:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Reports of the death of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in the US at the age [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn Nigerian literary icon Chinua Achebe

22 march 2013 - 14:41:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans mourned the death of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, the grandfather of modern African literature, who [...] Full text...

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Insecurity: Drums of civil strife beat louder in Nigeria

09 january 2012 - 09:39:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Monday's start-off of fuel protests in Nigeria is taking place at the worst possible time for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Guardian newspaper names renowned writer, Achebe, Man of The Year 2011

01 january 2012 - 10:05:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One of Nigeria's foremost newspapers, The Guardian, on Sunday named renowned Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe its [...] Full text...

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Renowned Nigerian author, Achebe, set to release book on Biafra war

29 november 2011 - 09:55:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Nigerian author, Prof. Chinua Achebe, is set to release his latest book, which will chronicle [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President 'regrets' rejection of national honour by novelist Achebe

13 november 2011 - 16:08:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday regretted the decision by renowned Nigerian writer Chinua [...] Full text...

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'UNESCO must reject President Mbasogo prize'

27 september 2011 - 07:47:21
New York, US (PANA) - UNESCO should reject a new bid to honour President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial [...] Full text...

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Nigeria@50: Today marks dawn of new era - Jonathan

01 october 2010 - 11:15:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has described Frid ay's 50th independence anniversary of the country as the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition blasts ex-President over election comments

02 may 2010 - 09:35:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Angered by comments attributed to former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, that not even Jesus Christ can [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Opposition party says no to 'fabricated' results in Ekiti

26 april 2009 - 16:29:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Opposition giants, the Action Congress (AC), have reject ed the result of the Ekiti state governorship [...] Full text...

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