Tag Archives: CBS News

Nigeria: Don’t you Know Clifford Orji, The Mad Man…?

September 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Prince Charles Dickson “Person wey mad-man beat him papa if e see dirty mechanic him go run, person wey snake kill him mama dey fear earthworm”. Local axiom. Many commentaries I am sure have been written in the wake … read more »

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3rd Somali sentenced to life in yacht hijacking

October 3, 2011 by benim

A U.S. judge has sentenced a Somali man to life in prison for his role in the hijacking of a yacht that left all four Americans on board dead. Muhidin Salad Omar is the third of 11 men to be … read more »

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40 bombs dropped on Libya

March 20, 2011 by benim

Washington – Three US B-2 stealth bombers have dropped 40 bombs on a major Libyan airfield in an attempt to destroy much of the Libyan Air Force, CBS News reported early on Sunday. The television network also said that at … read more »

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CBS reporter ‘journo’ sexually assaulted in Egypt

February 16, 2011 by benim

Los Angeles – A senior CBS news correspondent Lara Logan was sexually assaulted in a crowd in Cairo following the fall of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and is now recovering in a US hospital, CBS News said on Tuesday. A … read more »

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