Sudan conflict: The bloody power struggle of the Sudanese generals hits 100 days (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

24 july 2023 - 08:50:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  To avoid repeating my food menu in this war situation, I sometimes had to come up [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

25 may 2023 - 17:06:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper links scale of corruption uncovered by Prosecutor to internal conflict in Libya

21 august 2022 - 17:51:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The statistics on corruption in Libya unveiled recently by the Libyan Prosecutor General, Seddik Al-Sour, indicated [...] Full text...

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Islamic State element for Greater Sahara arrested in joint Barkane-Nigerien army operation

18 june 2021 - 15:21:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A senior member of the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS), Dadi ould Chouaib, known [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy acquires 378 platforms, including warships, helicopters, patrol boats, UAVs

09 april 2021 - 17:12:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced that it has made significant progress in the recapitalisation [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council president hopes new gov't will improve living conditions of the people

16 march 2021 - 10:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the new Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has expressed the hope that the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president receives head of anti-corruption body

04 march 2021 - 09:27:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is a country whose immense wealth is in the hands of thieves and the corrupt, [...] Full text...

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Tunis denies President Kaïs Saied made anti-Jewish remarks

21 january 2021 - 13:51:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president is at the centre of a controversy sparked by remarks considered to be [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president warns against use of young people in current unrest

19 january 2021 - 13:48:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As civil unrest continues to affect Tunisia, President Kaïs Saied made an unannounced visit on Monday [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president tells rioting youth to end vandalism, looting

19 january 2021 - 09:25:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Monday warned young Tunisians against those who want to "take advantage [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise with six warships, 60 gunboats

23 september 2020 - 08:51:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday began a two-day exercise code-named ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ deploying troops on [...] Full text...

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Continued blockade of Libyan oil sites unveils the huge foreign involvement (Analysis)

17 july 2020 - 18:02:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans are increasingly bewildered by the continuing blockade of the production and export of the country's [...] Full text...

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Niger: Maradi region registers some 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria

04 june 2020 - 18:05:39
Maradi, Niger (PANA) - More than 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria have converged on the Maradi region of Niger, fleeing [...] Full text...

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Nigerian oil company says pirates, oil thieves threat to country's survival

19 february 2020 - 10:53:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says that the growing activities of oil thieves and pirates [...] Full text...

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Unemployed people attempt to commit suicide in front of the Tunisian Parliament

18 february 2020 - 18:27:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several unemployed young people on Tuesday attempted to commit suicide in front of the Tunisian Parliament, [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Warning from government a few hours away from authorized march

07 january 2020 - 00:45:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  The Guinean minister of security, Albert Damatang Camara, warned here Sunday evening the organizers of the [...] Full text...

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Fuel, electricity prices go up in Zambia

27 december 2019 - 10:25:05
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has announced increases in fuel and electricity prices. Effective Friday, a [...] Full text...

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UN says 1.2 million civilians trapped in northeast Nigeria controlled by Boko Haram

08 november 2019 - 11:13:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, on Friday said that about [...] Full text...

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Botswana authorities worried about unregistered vehicles on the roads

18 september 2019 - 14:13:38
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Road Transport and Safety has raised concern about the rising number of [...] Full text...

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Agency moves to stop cattle theft in southern Senegal

07 september 2019 - 07:28:30
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The National Agency for the Revival of Economic and Social Activities in Casamance (ANRAC) is organizing [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Populations in 11 southern villages alerted about livestock theft

23 august 2019 - 00:17:18
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   Inhabitants from eleven villages in Casamance, southern Senegal, Wednesday began instituting preventive measures to halt livestock [...] Full text...

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Fresh details emerge from Zimbabwe’s FM being accosted by protesters in UK

13 july 2019 - 15:30:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), United Kingdom (UK) branch, blames members [...] Full text...

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Togo minister notes disturbing security situation in the country

12 july 2019 - 04:59:53
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The security situation in the first half of 2019 in Togo has been of concern to [...] Full text...

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Outcry over Mandela tweets continues

25 june 2019 - 11:27:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The outcry over the conduct of former President Nelson Mandela’s youngest daughter, Zindzi, refuses [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela’s daughter rebuked over inflammatory tweets

21 june 2019 - 12:18:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela, has been reprimanded by International Relations and [...] Full text...

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Mandela's daughter in trouble over tweets

17 june 2019 - 13:40:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi has landed in hot water for issuing a series [...] Full text...

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Bissau-Guineans living in Cape Verde demand country's new government take office

20 may 2019 - 22:22:06
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA)   -   Citizens of Guinea-Bissau living in Praia Sunday took to the streets here calling on President [...] Full text...

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Botswana pipe manufacturing company to change the face of plumbing

09 may 2019 - 19:52:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Flo-Tek, a Botswana pipe manufacturing company, has come up with plastic pipes to replace the steel [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's President under fire for suggesting local currency is not real money

07 april 2019 - 09:27:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for suggesting that the local currency his government [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight national conference, corruption and transparency

30 march 2019 - 19:55:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The corruption issue raised by the head of UNSMIL, Ghassan Salamé, against the Libyan political class [...] Full text...

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Wood trafficking resumes in southern Senegal

20 march 2019 - 16:38:46
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The devastation of the Casamance forest, in southern Senegal, continues particularly in the department of Médina [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns arrests of about 3,000 youths in Ethiopia

25 september 2018 - 11:18:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International has condemned the arrests of nearly 3,000 youths in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Uganda's opposition leader calls for enhanced citizenship rights to shore up democracy in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

19 july 2018 - 06:57:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's smile brightens up before the audience. "I am a prisoner, out [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel force should prioritise human rights - Says Rights group

13 december 2017 - 16:49:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The G5 Sahel military force, created to counter Islamist armed groups in the Sahel region of [...] Full text...

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President Mugabe faces crucial week

19 november 2017 - 07:11:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe faces a crucial week that could see the end of his hold [...] Full text...

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President Mugabe to meet military leaders on Sunday

18 november 2017 - 18:43:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will meet the command element of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) on [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Tens of thousands march to demand end of President Mugabe's rule

18 november 2017 - 16:31:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans on Saturday poured into the streets of cities across the country [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Navy deploys warships to end pirate attacks in Gulf of Guinea

19 july 2017 - 18:46:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In a massive operation to end pirate attacks on local and international merchant ships, the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights group asks Rwanda to investigate summary execution of petty crime suspects

13 july 2017 - 11:34:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – State security forces in Rwanda have summarily killed at least 37 suspected petty offenders and forcibly [...] Full text...

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UK: Rights group to organise global musical concerts in solidarity with refugees

20 june 2017 - 06:34:04
London, UK (PANA) - Gregory Porter, Hot Chip, Jessie Ware, Kate Tempest, The Naked and Famous, The National, Oh Wonder, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Addressing challenges facing street vendors in Rwanda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

28 february 2017 - 15:56:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Jobless and widowed, Margaret Mukansonera continues her petty trade through the pavements and street corners in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Police warn public to remain vigilant as festive season approaches

21 december 2016 - 14:21:31
Nyamagabe, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan police on Wednesday reassured the public of their safety and security during the upcoming [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK to support Nigeria in fight to curb oil vandalism, environmental pollution in Niger Delta

30 september 2016 - 14:33:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Africa and Middle East, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Tobias Ellwood, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Caution of elections boss to journalists, pastor’s alleged US$100,000 bribe reported in Ghana

03 september 2016 - 06:47:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Criticisms of journalists by the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) during the 21st awards night [...] Full text...

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Kenya: German firm expands solar lighting to rural Kenya

29 february 2016 - 15:51:49
Gatundu, Kenya (PANA) - A German technology firm, Mobisol, has launched a drive to connect thousands of households to solar [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'Sabotage, theft undermining power supply'

24 november 2015 - 23:50:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the sabotage and theft of gas were undermining the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Soldiers to protect pipelines

09 september 2015 - 10:36:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military is to deploy troops to protect the 5,000 kilometres of oil pipelines crisscrossing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari's US visit, major declarations reported in Nigeria

25 july 2015 - 10:35:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - This week's visit to the US by President Muhammadu Buhari and his declaration on the war [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Vehicle thieves target Toyota model vehicles

13 july 2015 - 07:34:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Police Service (BPS) has urged motor vehicle owners to install anti-theft devices in their [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Police raise alarm over rising car theft

07 july 2015 - 08:05:12
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The police in Botswana have raised the alarm over the rising cases of car theft in [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 2 car-jackers killed in police shoot-out in Malawi

16 march 2015 - 12:24:29
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Two suspected car-jackers were Monday killed in a police shoot-out in the Malawi central border district [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Local dailies focus on local traders, MDGs, Ebola prevention

05 july 2014 - 07:40:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As the national budget for the new financial year came into effect this week, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Oil militants claim responsibility for explosion near refinery

19 may 2014 - 22:37:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on Monday claimed responsibility [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jetty fire incident kills 7, wounds scores

18 may 2014 - 18:50:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven persons were killed and scores wounded after a fire broke out at the Okrika Jetty, [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN expresses concern about violence in Libya

13 may 2014 - 20:12:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The United Nations has expressed huge concern about the continuation of the acts of violence aimed [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media highlight campaign to fight corruption

12 april 2014 - 08:35:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The media this week highlighted the need to fight corruption as the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) announced [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. moves to curb crude oil theft

23 march 2014 - 17:38:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, said Sunday at The Hague that the Federal Government had [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: '300,000 barrels of oil lost to oil theft daily'

19 march 2014 - 12:50:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The state-run oil firm Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the country lost 300,000 barrels of [...] Full text...

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Benin: Police order registration of motorcycles

12 february 2014 - 22:03:51
Cotonou , Benin (PANA) - Benin police on Wednesday announced that all motorcycles in the country should be registered by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gains of new automotive policy, "dying" Boko Haram highlighted in Nigeria

25 january 2014 - 08:26:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's explanation on the gains of his administration's new automotive policy, the military's assertion [...] Full text...

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Libya: Suspected murderers of two foreigners arrested

05 january 2014 - 10:57:47
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The Libyan army has arrested four people who are suspected to have been involved in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian parliament moves to help stem oil theft in Niger Delta

11 december 2013 - 18:54:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian House of Representative Wednesday began moves to help address the incessant and unbridled theft [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military destroys 59 illegal refineries, arrests 7 suspects

24 november 2013 - 20:15:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The military Joint Task Force (JTF) battling oil militants in Nigeria's Niger Delta oil region on [...] Full text...

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Jonathan solicits int'l support to end crude oil theft in Nigeria

14 october 2013 - 18:20:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday urged the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to do [...] Full text...

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Nigeria strives to regain lost pace in oil, gas production

08 october 2013 - 07:14:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Nigeria's hydrocarbon sector is struggling to revive the dynamism and interest it lost over [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, 4 others to implement new maritime security strategy

26 september 2013 - 18:20:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Determined to effectively curtail crude oil theft, piracy and other illegalities within their territorial waters, Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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Ugandan journalist stabbed to death in Kampala

17 june 2013 - 20:57:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Thomas Pere, a Ugandan journalist working for the government daily newspaper, The New Vision, died on [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria lost US$ 1.23 billion to oil theft in first quarter of 2013'

18 april 2013 - 07:21:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria lost 191 billion Naira (about US$ 1.23 billion) to oil theft and vandalism in the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. seeks 10-year imprisonment for pension thieves

18 april 2013 - 07:04:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following the activities of pension thieves in Nigeria, the Federal Government has proposed stiffer penalties for [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military dismisses MEND's threat to bomb mosques

15 april 2013 - 18:10:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military on Monday dismissed the threat by the Movement for the Emancipation of the [...] Full text...

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Fresh Abacha loot, baby thieves, looming power and fuel scarcity reported in Nigeria

13 april 2013 - 08:27:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fresh Abacha loot, discovered by the government, two baby thieves arrested by the police, demand for [...] Full text...

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Henry Okah's jail term, oil theft, subsidy highlighted in Nigeria

30 march 2013 - 15:37:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The sentencing of Henry Okah to 24 years in jail, oil theft, government's latest stand on [...] Full text...

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Shell's threat to close shop, cash-for-job scam highlighted in Nigeria

09 march 2013 - 09:56:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The threat by Oil giants Shell to shut down operations and the cash-for-job scam in federal [...] Full text...

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Shell threatens to shut down Nigeria operations over rising oil theft

04 march 2013 - 08:57:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With oil theft and sabotage leading to lost production and costing Nigeria some US$6 billion annually, [...] Full text...

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'30 die in Nigeria pipeline fire'

13 january 2013 - 09:04:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - At least 30 people were feared to have died on Saturday in Arepo village, near Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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One dies as Nigeria's security agents clash with oil vandals

08 january 2013 - 08:47:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Agents of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have clashed with suspected petrol thieves [...] Full text...

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Jonathan's media chat, EFCC's frustration, nation's low rating highlighted in Nigeria

24 november 2012 - 08:47:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's media chat comments and the attendant criticisms, his 2015 political ambition, inability of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International wants rampaging Madagascan security forces controlled

20 november 2012 - 17:42:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Madagascar’s rampaging security forces must be brought under control in the south of the country, Amnesty [...] Full text...

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Rare feat by teenage girls, Obama's re-election featured in Nigeria

10 november 2012 - 08:51:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A rare feat by teenaged girls who invented generators that run on urine, highly-qualified persons seeking [...] Full text...

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Civil Society Groups want Nigerian Oil, Finance ministers sacked

01 november 2012 - 09:08:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some civil society organisations on Wednesday in Abuja called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack the [...] Full text...

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Respite coming for Nigerians hit by fuel scarcity

04 october 2012 - 10:06:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians facing hardship caused by the fuel scarcity that has hit major cities, including the commercial [...] Full text...

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Shell shuts key pipeline in Nigeria over crude theft fire

01 october 2012 - 11:45:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian subsidiary of Royal-Dutch oil giant Shell has shut the 28-inch Bomu-Bonny Trunkline after discovering [...] Full text...

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Pipeline vandals kill 3 staffers of Nigerian oil firm

10 september 2012 - 13:39:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three staffers of the state-run oil firm Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have been killed by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria papers highlight stolen oil money, power minister's resignation

01 september 2012 - 11:25:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Stolen oil money totalling US$400 billion since independence in 1960, President Goodluck Jonathan's pledge to fix [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media report trial of subsidy thieves, new refineries, earnings from cassava export

07 july 2012 - 10:49:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's resolve to deal with subsidy thieves, plans to build six new refineries, and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media feast on mind-boggling bribery scam in the House of Reps

16 june 2012 - 10:23:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US$ 3 million bribery scam at the House of Representatives (the lower chamber of the [...] Full text...

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Crude oil theft, trial of subsidy thieves, Obasanjo's outburst reported in Nigeria

26 may 2012 - 07:51:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism, government's moves to put oil subsidy thieves on trial and [...] Full text...

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SPDC Joint Venture commences repair of Nembe Creek Trunkline in Nigeria

16 may 2012 - 19:28:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd Joint Venture (SPDC) has commenced the repair of [...] Full text...

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Moves to exterminate malaria, oil subsidy investigation, violence reported in Nigeria

05 may 2012 - 14:22:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian government's deliberate measures to exterminate malaria, reactions to the ongoing oil subsidy report and revelations, [...] Full text...

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Rot in Nigeria's oil sector, Ibori's imprisonment dominate front pages

21 april 2012 - 10:44:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The mind-boggling revelation of the rot in the oil sector and the jailing of former Delta [...] Full text...

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Nigeria 'loses US$5b to oil theft yearly'

29 march 2012 - 12:49:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria. Africa's top oil producing nation, loses US$5 billion to oil theft every year, the local [...] Full text...

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Media rights group wants justice for assaulted journos in Kenya

22 march 2012 - 09:01:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked Kenyan authorities to hold responsible the [...] Full text...

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Ojukwu's burial, corruption trial of former State governor dominate front pages in Nigeria

03 march 2012 - 07:37:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The burial of the former military leader of Biafra, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and James Ibori's admittance, [...] Full text...

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Subsidy palliatives, inflation, rampaging lion reported in Nigeria

25 february 2012 - 12:17:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The disbursement of funds for subsidy palliatives, rising inflation as a result of the subsidy removal, [...] Full text...

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Shell says 140,000bpd oil export from Nigeria threatened by theft

06 february 2012 - 16:22:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian subsidiary of oil giant Shell Monday raised an alarm over the effects of continued [...] Full text...

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Sudan: We're not taking Southern Sudan's oil

04 january 2012 - 22:31:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan and Sudan are engaged in a brawl over whether or not the Sudan has [...] Full text...

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Malawi police still hunting robbers 24 hours after sneaking into shopping mall

19 november 2011 - 16:02:32
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi police say they are still searching for two suspected robbers who sneaked into the ceiling [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank to cut cost of e-payment services

03 november 2011 - 09:16:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the full implementation of its cashless economy policy, the apex Central Bank of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Shell declares 'Force Majeure' over multiple Trans Niger Pipeline fires

13 june 2011 - 17:37:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Citing production cutbacks, caused by leaks and fires which occurred last week on its Trans Niger [...] Full text...

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MEND goes pan-African, condemns attacks on Libya

07 june 2011 - 08:54:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said it is resuming attacks [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt employs 12,000 youths to protect oil pipelines

27 may 2011 - 08:35:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has employed 12,000 youths from the oil-producing Niger Delta region to provide security [...] Full text...

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Two die in oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria

25 may 2011 - 11:12:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two persons died when the damaged oil pipeline from which they were scooping fuel exploded around [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition party warns ruling PDP against rigging at gov. polls

24 april 2011 - 14:24:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Leading opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Sunday issued a final warning to the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's opposition worried over stealing of electoral equipment

12 december 2010 - 16:09:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has expressed concern that the reported stealing of electoral [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Opposition urges ruling party chair to step down over fraud

03 may 2010 - 13:56:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's main Opposition party, the Action Congress (AC), has asked the Chairman of the ruling Peoples [...] Full text...

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Police arrest oil thieves in Nigeria

22 march 2010 - 11:55:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The police said Monday it had arrested two men for steal ing crude oil from a [...] Full text...

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Zim telecommunication density rises sharply

04 january 2010 - 18:50:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- As Zimbabwe's economy picked up last year, so did its telecommunications sector, a government study released [...] Full text...

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Shell shuts down gas plant in Nigeria

17 december 2009 - 16:31:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), s aid it has shut its gas plant at [...] Full text...

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Mauritius initiates measures against theft of mobile phones

09 may 2009 - 09:13:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian Information and Communication Techn ologies Authority (ICTA) will soon instruct licensed dealers in mobile [...] 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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Mozambican police kills armed robber, injures another

20 february 2009 - 17:43:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Mozambican police aborted an armed robbery again st a shop in central Maputo Tuesday afternoon, [...] Full text...

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Global financial crisis, credit crunch threaten Malawi Tobacco Industry

16 february 2009 - 19:06:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The current global financial crisis and credit crunch are threatening Malawi's chief foreign exchange earner, the [...] Full text...

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Guinean junta to recover debts owed to govt

21 january 2009 - 17:05:00
Conakry- Guinea (PANA) -- The President of the Audit and Monitoring Committee in Guinea, Brigadier General Sékouba Konaté, will Thursday [...] Full text...

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