Tag Archives: Chicago
Ethiopia’s Tilahun Regassa won the Rotterdam marathon on Sunday in a time of 2hr 05min and 37sec for the 23-year-old’s first marathon victory. Regassa’s time was more than a minute below the record in the Dutch port city of 2:04:27, … read more »
Former Nigeria Central Bank Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, while a reasonably well educated man, is often ambitious in his utterances using numbers. In a recent write up, he said Nigeria may be losing value of its 17m Diaspora population. While … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, OKPA, West Africa
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Tagged Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Chicago, Nigeria, Nigeria Central Bank, Nigerians, San Diego, San Francisco, Soludo
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Washington: This is the message Barack Obama, who was re-elected in a resounding victory today, posted a message thanking his supporters on his campaign website. Below is the message: How this happened: I’m about to go speak to the crowd here … read more »
Each year, roughly 7,000 blacks are murdered. Ninety-four percent of the time, the murderer is another black person. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, between 1976 and 2011, there were 279,384 black murder victims. Using the 94 percent figure … read more »
The stench of Chicago cronyism over the White House just got fouler. Inhale this: A shadowy $10 billion Obamacare agency with zero oversight just awarded first lady Michelle Obama’s pet patient-dumping scheme at the University of Chicago Medical Center a … read more »
When compared with the plans and pledges of recent summits, NATO’s goals for its upcoming summit in Chicagoseem small, even trivial. Let’s start with this year’s summit agenda. The over-arching theme is NATO’s new “Smart Defense” program. NATO describes Smart Defense … read more »
An attorney for a 28-year-old Nigerian man facing deportation will try to persuade immigration officials on Monday to release his client from a Wisconsin detention center following his arrest last week. The lawyer and the man’s American wife contend the … read more »
Rwanda’s government says President Paul Kagame will attend a convention in Chicago on Friday and Saturday for the Rwanda diaspora. A statement from the Rwandan Foreign Ministry says more than 3,000 Rwandans living in North America plan to attend the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Rwanda
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Chicago, East Africa, Hutu, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Pan African News, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Southern Africa, Tutsi, United States, West Africa
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Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey bade farewell to her trailblazing television programme on Wednesday, ending 25 years of intimate star confessions by telling loyal fans they had been the love of her life. › Watch the final moments of Oprah’s … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Barack Obama, breaking news, Chicago, Dakota Fanning, East Africa, Harpo Productions, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Oprah Winfrey, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Stedman Graham, Television, United States, West Africa
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Those who knew Kabiru Adewunmi could easily imagine the 16-year-old flashing his pearl-white smile as he and five friends from his native Nigeria walked to a Chatham-neighborhood convenience store after celebrating a playoff win Tuesday night by the Chicago Bulls. … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Association football, breaking news, Chicago, CONCACAF, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, News local news, Nigeria, Soccer, sports, United States, World news, Youth
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February 12, 2011 by benim
Her daughter had tried for years to have a baby Almost 39 weeks ago, Kristine Casey set out on an unusual journey to help her daughter and answer a spiritual calling. Her goal was achieved late Wednesday when she gave … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Odd News, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Bill Casey, breaking news, caesarean section, Chicago, Embassies and Consulates, Hastings Center, Illinois, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Second City, University of Chicago Medical Center
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January 21, 2011 by benim
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama is going on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” The White House says the first lady is returning to her Chicago hometown Friday to tape one of the last original episodes of Winfrey’s nationally syndicated talk show. Mrs. … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, World Entertainment
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Broadcast syndication, Chicago, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Michelle Obama, Military base, News local news, newspapers, Oprah Winfrey Show, Talk radio, United States, White House, World news
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January 21, 2011 by benim
LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey has staged many a family reunion on her talk show. But on Monday’s episode, she promises, the drama will be about her. Winfrey told viewers Thursday that she will have a reunion of her own … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, World Entertainment
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Chicago, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kitty Kelley, los angeles, Maria von Trapp, News local news, newspapers, Oprah Winfrey, Osmonds, Rwandan Genocide, Sound of Music, World news
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December 23, 2010 by benim
Two women have been injured after jumping from the fourth floor of a condo building in northeast Edmonton Thursday morning to escape a fire in their suite. The two are in hospital. “The extent of their injuries isn’t known, but … read more »
Posted in Canada
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Chicago, Edmonton, Emergency service, Fire, Fire chief, Fire department, Firefighter, IndepthAfrica, Larry Langford, News local news, World news
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November 5, 2010 by benim
CHICAGO — Slight differences in five amino acids in a protein called HLA-B may explain why certain people resist the human immunodeficiency virus, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that lends new clues about how to make a … read more »
Posted in AIDS/HIV, Health
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Tagged AIDS, biology, Chicago, DNA, Feline immunodeficiency virus, Harvard University, Health Medical Pharma, health-news, HIV, hiv vaccine, hiv/aids, HLA-B, Human Interest, immune system, Immunodeficiency, IndepthAfrica, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medicine, microbiology, Retroviruses, Sexually transmitted diseases and infections, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Social Issues, Vaccine
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October 29, 2010 by benim
Cargo planes and trucks in several U.S. cities were inspected Friday after investigators found suspicious packages in at least two locations abroad, law enforcement sources with detailed knowledge of the investigation said. U.S. officials believe that al Qaeda in the … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Multimedia, News Video, Video
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Tagged Chicago, East Midlands Airport, Indepth Africa, Newark Liberty International Airport, Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Airport, United Arab Emirates, United Parcel Service, United States Department of Homeland Security
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October 28, 2010 by benim
Chicago Afrobeat Project’s performance at The Urban Lounge on Nov. 1 comes at a bright time for Afrobeat music in the United States. The critically claimed Broadway musical “FELA!” (co-produced by Jay-Z and Will Smith) is in the midst of … read more »
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