Nigeria: American University Disowns Stella Oduah On Masters Degree Claim BY BEN EZEAMALU
The institution where Stella Oduah, Nigeria’s Aviation minister, obtained her Masters degree continues to be shrouded in mystery as St. Paul’s College, the American university where she is believed to have received certificate, has denied awarding such honours.Photo:Â Daily Trust The school, however, confirmed that Ms. Oduah graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration […]
Read More →U.S. Sees No South Sudan Coup Bid in Urging Prisoner Release
Bloomberg News By Nicole Gaouette, William Davison and Mading Ngor January 10, 2014 The U.S. said it doesn’t believe the violence that’s wracking South Sudan is the result of a coup attempt and urged the government of the oil-producing nation to release political prisoners. “We have not seen any evidence of a coup attempt,†Linda […]
Read More →Ethiopian journalist on prison odyssey needs medical care
By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative Berhane Tesfaye and her son, Fiteh, try to visit Woubshet Taye every week. (CPJ) “When I grow up will I go to jail like my dad?” This was the shattering question that the five-year-old son of imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Woubshet Taye asked his mother after a recent prison visit. Woubshet’s […]
Read More →Employment Opportunities at CPJ
Senior Editor The Committee to Protect Journalists seeks an experienced news editor to fill the role of senior editor in its small team responsible for the organization’s editorial content. CPJ’s Mission CPJ promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. CPJ ensures the free flow […]
Read More →Djibouti Backs Down from Ultimatum on Cargo Clearance
Worqneh Gebeyehu, Transport Minister The government of Djibouti has backed down from its earlier decision to change cargo clearance procedures, a week before its ultimatum comes to an end. In addition to this, a demand from its negotiators to amend a 2003 bilateral agreement on port utilisation, signed with Ethiopia, has been rejected by […]
Read More →Africa Rocks to the Beat of Coke Studio By: Journey Staff
Coke Studio Africa launched in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania in October, sparking a proud, colorful celebration of the continent’s rich musical heritage. Coke Studio debuted in Brazil in 2007 and was adapted a year later in Pakistan, which pioneered the musical fusion concept that has reshaped popular culture in the country andinspired an international franchise. The […]
Read More →Amid Shrinking Market Share, Apple’s 2014 Challenges Loom Large
In my mind, 2014 is shaping up to be Apple’s wildest year in the post-Jobs era. Last year, we saw a lot of incremental innovations from Apple but no thunderous new products. Sure, the new Mac Pro is insanely small, quiet and super sexy — not to mention manufactured in America, which is no small feat these days — but it’s also a niche product for professionals.
Read More →How to Speed Up a Sluggish Android Smartphone
One of the disadvantages of retaining a phone after the expiration of a two-year contract — as many of us do — is that those older phones have accumulated a few years’ worth of digital gunk. They’re clogged up like an aging sewer on the wrong side of town. Just like on a PC, bits of app and OS code become discombobulated — orphaned from the parent program.
Read More →Housemaid jumps to her death from flats
   By ANIQA HAIDER, A HOUSEMAID reportedly jumped to her death from the fourth floor of a building in Manama hours after she tried to hang herself. Medina Agraw Siraj, who only came to Bahrain four months ago, claimed she had been mistreated by her employer and wanted to return home. The 20-year-old […]
Read More →Ethiopia Rejects Egypt Proposal on Nile as Dam Talks Falter (1) By William Davison and Ahmed Feteha
Ethiopia rejected a proposal that would guarantee Egypt the rights to most of the Nile River’s water, as disagreements cast doubt over future talks about Africa’s biggest hydropower project. The 6,000-megawatt Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile River, set to be completed in 2017, has raised concern in Cairo that it will reduce […]
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