http://nta.com.ng/LIVE NEWSen-usThu, 11 Mar 2010 09:54:45 GMTThu, 11 Mar 2010 09:54:45 GMTinfo@nta.com.nginfo@nta.com.nghttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=208Details : The man in overall charge of Durban\'s World Cup preparations fell like a stone towards the manicured grass pitch inside the city\'s spectacular new stadium. Added Date : 2010-03-09 08:55:27Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=207Details : ABUJA - In a suave move that caught observers speechless, the acting President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the national Security Adviser, NSA, Major General Abdullahi Sarki, rtd. Added Date : 2010-03-09 08:44:33Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=206Details : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for killing hundreds of people near the city of Jos. Added Date : 2010-03-09 07:01:17Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=205Details : Mary Josephine Ray, the New Hampshire woman who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, has died at age 114 years, 294 days. Added Date : 2010-03-08 12:14:41Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=204Details : Jos mayhem: Acting President to meet with security chiefs. This meeting is expected to appriase the recent Jos mayhem and proffer slutions to check further attacks and spill-over to neighbouring state Added Date : 2010-03-08 00:55:24Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=203Details : As Jos, the Plateau State capital boils again with over 500 people feared dead, acting president Goodluck Jonathan has ordered security operatives to guide against the in flow of deadly weapons into t Added Date : 2010-03-08 00:46:42Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=202Details : The UK is a country obsessed by the threat of obesity. As the average person\'s weight has grown, so has coverage of the subject. Added Date : 2010-03-05 12:47:31Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=201Details : South African president Jacob Zuma, on a visit to the UK, has been criticised by some in the British press for having three wives. But while the practice raises eyebrows in the West, how is it justifi Added Date : 2010-03-05 12:43:23Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=200Details : A simple DNA test may predict whether someone is more likely to lose weight on a low fat or a low carbohydrate diet, say US researchers. Added Date : 2010-03-05 11:58:36Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=199Details : \"There are other books, films and fair pictorial depictions coming out of Nollywood, why would Prestel Publishing, and Time.com choose the most negative and shocking pictures made up by Pieter Hugo? Added Date : 2010-03-05 02:41:10Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=198Details : Turner prize-winning artist and film-maker, who won a Bafta for debut feature Hunger, will direct and write a movie about the Afrobeat creator and Nigerian activist. Added Date : 2010-03-05 02:28:50Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=197Details : A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, terrifying residents, disrupting communications and triggering at least one large fire. Sixty-four people were injured, the Nati Added Date : 2010-03-04 09:51:36Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=196Details : Nigeria\'s new coach Lars Lagerback believes the Super Eagles have the talent to reach the semi-finals at June\'s World Cup in South Africa. Added Date : 2010-03-04 07:52:12Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=195Details : Too many football grounds in Europe do not have the right equipment and plans to save the lives of fans who have heart attacks, a study has found. Added Date : 2010-03-03 09:11:07Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=194Details : Football: Nigeria ranks 3rd in Africa Added Date : 2010-03-03 08:56:07Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=193Details : African Champions Egypt, have dropped out of the top ten in the latest Fifa rankings for the month of March. Added Date : 2010-03-03 08:49:46Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=192Details : Chile\'s political transition next week – in which conservative President-elect Sebastian Piñera will take office, ending 20 years of rule by the Concertacion leftist alliance – would have been a Added Date : 2010-03-03 08:29:00Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=191Details : Police fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city as Chile\'s earthquake toll surpassed 700. Added Date : 2010-03-01 07:11:01Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=190Details : The Benue State capital, Makurdi is currently experiencing an exceptionally hot weather due to high temperature rise. Added Date : 2010-03-01 06:48:22Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=189Details : Chile\'s government says 76 people are confirmed dead in a giant earthquake that has collapsed buildings and set off a tsunami. Added Date : 2010-02-27 06:01:55Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=188Details : If they do not return to civilian democracy soon, we will come down heavilly on them - David Mark Added Date : 2010-02-27 00:45:05Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=187Details : Physicists have applied the same laser techniques commonly used for tattoo removal to clean several famous works of art, including wall paintings. Added Date : 2010-02-27 00:36:31Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=186Details : Golf star Tiger Woods has apologised to his family, amid continuing speculation about his private life following a car crash. Added Date : 2010-02-27 00:08:22Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=185Details : Energy drink firm Gatorade has ended its sponsorship of Tiger Woods. Added Date : 2010-02-26 23:58:12Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=184Details : Explosions and gunfire in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, have left at least 17 people dead, officials say. Added Date : 2010-02-26 02:51:04Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=183Details : What happens when you throw 38 lawmakers, four television cameras and the president of the United States together and tell them to fix health care? Added Date : 2010-02-26 02:32:21Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=182Details : The position and strength of Nigeria have once more been brought to the front burner as Hon. Justice Amina A. Augie says that Nigerian Judiciary has done very well so far. Added Date : 2010-02-26 02:25:24Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=181Details : Last year, Hollywood delivered what might be the first cinematic portrait of the \"Great Recession\" in the well-reviewed film Up in the Air. Added Date : 2010-02-25 01:23:05Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=180Details : A SeaWorld killer whale snatched a trainer from a poolside platform Wednesday in its jaws and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in front of a horrified audience Added Date : 2010-02-25 01:19:12Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=179Details : Ivory Coast\'s opposition says it will not join the newly formed unity government until an electoral commission is convened. Added Date : 2010-02-25 01:16:02Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=178Details : The U.S. government warned its citizens Wednesday against traveling to a northern Mexico border state where shootouts killed 19 people the previous three days. The alert came a day after assailants st Added Date : 2010-02-25 01:10:27Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=177Details : Celebrities aren\'t the only ones giving their babies unusual names. Compared with decades ago, parents are choosing less common names for kids, which could suggest an emphasis on uniqueness and indiv Added Date : 2010-02-25 01:05:34Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=176Details : Scientists say that a meteorite that crashed into Earth 40 years ago contains millions of different carbon-containing, or organic, molecules. Added Date : 2010-02-18 06:27:24Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=175Details : The Egyptian \"boy king\" Tutankhamun may well have died of malaria after the disease ravaged a body crippled by a rare bone disorder, experts say. Added Date : 2010-02-18 06:19:40Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=174Details : Malaysia is to extradite nine foreigners arrested on terror charges last month, officials have said. Added Date : 2010-02-18 06:11:49Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=173Details : Nigeria football officials insist they will not spread their net beyond their preferred list of coaches as they continue their hunt for a foreign manager. Added Date : 2010-02-18 06:02:07Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=172Details : In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Ghanaian Elizabeth Ohene takes a roll-call. Added Date : 2010-02-18 05:27:32Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=171Details : The Obama family faces yet another first this holiday season: their first Christmas in the White House. The people want to know what they\'ll do and where they\'ll be. One-day searches on Yahoo! show Added Date : 2009-12-23 11:09:42Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=170Details : Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani was insightful during his reign as the senate president. From that pedestal he saw everything about Nigeria: the good, bad and ugly. It is quite possible that he t Added Date : 2009-12-14 05:40:33Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=169Details : As we wind down from TigerCrashGate -- yes, it\'s true, we\'re almost done, at least until he returns to the course -- it\'s worth taking a look at the way that this story spiraled from one-car hydran Added Date : 2009-12-14 02:58:34Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=168Details : Tiger Woods’ decision to take “an indefinite break” to repair his marriage was greeted with surprise, bemusement and even relief Saturday as golfers, fans and commentators contemplated the immed Added Date : 2009-12-13 02:52:40Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=167Details : Although it was just for one hour but it looked like it was a whole night – as Bayelsa Guest House hosted their cherished customers to a Cock Tail Party – to thank them for their loyalty and patr Added Date : 2009-12-13 02:38:37Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=166Details : It seems that the U.S. Presidency comes with an unpleasant side effect: gray hair. Less than one year into his term, President Obama\'s hair has turned visibly gray. It happened to his many predecesso Added Date : 2009-12-11 04:51:32Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=165Details : The head of the UN drugs agency (UNODC) has warned that widespread drug trafficking is transforming Africa into a major crime hub. Added Date : 2009-12-09 07:08:40Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=164Details : PDP’s governorship candidate for the 2010 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s road to becoming the next governor of that State gets murkier, Added Date : 2009-12-06 20:27:11Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=163Details : The UN panel on climate change says claims UK scientists manipulated global warming data to boost the argument it is man-made should be investigated. Added Date : 2009-12-04 05:02:01Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=162Details : Senate President David mark made a tactical manoeuvre of the attempt made by Senate Deputy Majority Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba to get the Senate to debate the President’s health condition on Tuesday. Added Date : 2009-12-03 23:37:56Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=161Details : Fuel scarcity has been hitting Abuja and indeed the entire nation for nearly two weeks now. There have been several speculations over the cause of the current situation as the marketers, government of Added Date : 2009-12-03 04:11:12Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=158Details : Following the inability of the leadership of the National Assembly (Senate and House of Reps.) to resolve on the issue of which chamber the president presents the “2010 Budget” Added Date : 2009-11-24 05:33:57Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=157Details : As they say, the ember months come with them lot of things. Everybody is in a hurry to meet with his/her financial challenges as the Christians’ and even the Muslims plan to celebrate Christmas and Added Date : 2009-11-23 03:06:22Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=156Details : A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Added Date : 2009-11-23 02:59:51Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=154Details : A \"significant amount\" of frozen water has been found on the moon, the US space agency said Friday heralding a giant leap forward in space exploration and boosting hopes of a permanent lunar base. Added Date : 2009-11-14 03:31:37Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=153Details : Ordinarily, the birthday of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole should come with much fun-fare, but his Special Adviser on Communications, Chief Kayode Odunaro says th Added Date : 2009-11-13 07:06:51Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=152Details : Combat fat! Your allies in battling bulge? Foods that do the work for you. These edibles have proven lipid-melting powers that help you slim. That’s a win. Added Date : 2009-11-13 01:05:56Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=151Details : After meritoriously serving the nation, the legal guru and President of the Court of Appeal, Honourable Justice Umar Faruk Abdullahi (CON) is bowing out of active service on the 30th of November 2009. Added Date : 2009-11-12 17:35:55Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=150Details : ABUJA—THE Federal Government yesterday secured a $300 million (about N45 billion) credit facility from the International Development Association (IDA), an arm of the World Bank. Added Date : 2009-11-12 04:06:37Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=149Details : Government leaders are defending the reliability of Brazil\'s power grid after a huge blackout left nearly 60 million people in the dark and raised concerns about its ability to guarantee electricity Added Date : 2009-11-12 03:58:04Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=148Details : Power has been called many things. The ultimate aphrodisiac. An absolute corrupter. A mistress. A violin. But its true nature remains elusive. After all, a head of state wields a very different sort o Added Date : 2009-11-11 21:05:53Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=147Details : A massive power failure blacked out Brazil\'s two largest cities and other parts of Latin America\'s biggest nation for more than two hours late Tuesday, leaving millions of people in the dark after a Added Date : 2009-11-10 22:46:43Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=146Details : The upper legislative chamber, the Nigerian senate, flagged off its 2009 retreat today in Enugu, the coal city with the theme: “Legislating for an Enduring Electoral System.” Added Date : 2009-11-10 08:31:52Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=144Details : Nigeria may soon find itself in another round of debt quagmire if adequate measures are not taken, reports the Sunday Vanguard of November 8. The reason being that: the three tiers of government have Added Date : 2009-11-09 06:25:13Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=143Details : Johannesburg - Rescuers have found the bodies of two boys who drowned at Blue Dam in Fleurhoff on Sunday, Johannesburg emergency services said on Monday. Added Date : 2009-11-09 05:47:41Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=142Details : In Nigeria, the Supreme Court is the highest temple of justice. And in all electoral matters–except the presidential polls–the Court of Appeal has the final word. Beyond these institutions, the ne Added Date : 2009-11-09 05:36:41Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=136Details : As the global economy rebounds after the economic meltdown, experts say Nigeria faces a bumpy road to recovery in 2010 with the challenges posed by persistent illiquidity situation, reduced external r Added Date : 2009-11-03 06:58:56Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=135Details : A diet heavy in processed and fatty foods increases the risk of depression, according to research published on Monday. Added Date : 2009-11-03 05:01:17Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=134Details : The internet regulator has approved plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move that is set to transform the online world. Added Date : 2009-10-30 07:04:26Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=133Details : As the coalition of opposition forces in Nigeria regroup, under a new framework: National Democratic Initiative, which is to metamorphose into a big political party – with the aim of wresting power Added Date : 2009-10-30 06:53:42Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=132Details : Nigerian workers under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) took to the streets of Abuja to protest against the planned full deregulation of the oil industry. Government has planned to Added Date : 2009-10-29 13:53:18Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=131Details : For Hon. Dino Melaye, member, House of Representatives (representing Kabba/Bunu and Ijumu constituency), sponsoring of bills at the National Assembly should not just be done for the sake of it or to g Added Date : 2009-10-27 09:21:02Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=130Details : Just as the tension and bad-blood, generated by the Peoples Democratic Party’s choice of Prof. Soludo as its flag bearer, for the February 2010 governorship election in Anambra State is settling dow Added Date : 2009-10-27 07:38:22Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=123Details : The cascade of bank failures this year surpassed 100 on Friday, the most in nearly two decades. And the trouble in the banking system from bad loans and the recession goes even deeper than the number Added Date : 2009-10-23 22:12:29Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=122Details : Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum. Added Date : 2009-10-23 02:48:07Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=121Details : Irked by the incessant accidents occurring on the major roads of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, the FCT administration headed by Senator Adamu Aliero recently constructed speed brakes, ot Added Date : 2009-10-23 02:23:20Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=120Details : A motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Hon. Austin Nwachukwu, representing Ehime Mbano, Federal Constituency of Imo State, seeking the house to investigate the situation that led to the dea Added Date : 2009-10-22 07:03:56Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=119Details : One of the scheduled channels amongst the new multi-channel project started by the Nigerian Television Authority last year 2008, NTA News 24, has finally hit the air waves. Added Date : 2009-10-22 06:16:24Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=118Details : One of the aspirants said to have endorsed the adoption of Chukwuma Soludo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2010 Anambra State governorship election has dissociated himse Added Date : 2009-10-20 06:56:36Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=117Details : Following the uproar that greeted the nomination of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the February 2010 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, the lead Added Date : 2009-10-20 06:49:44Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=116Details : The leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Henry Okah yesterday had a closed door meeting with President Umaru Musa Yar\'Adua Added Date : 2009-10-20 06:30:20Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=115Details : Soccer’s international governing body claims to love all its children equally, but you can be certain there was a huge sigh of relief emanating from FIFA headquarters on Wednesday. Added Date : 2009-10-19 09:43:56Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=114Details : Iran\'s ability to break out of its peaceful nuclear program and make a weapon could be delayed at talks opening Monday that will test Tehran\'s willingness to make good on a tentative deal reached ea Added Date : 2009-10-19 06:30:46Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=113Details : After a tension soaked barren 120 minutes of play, the Ghana Under-20 football team, through penalty shoot-outs beats its Brazilian opponents, 4 goals to 3, to lift the trophy. Added Date : 2009-10-17 03:01:22Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=111Details : Teams of gunmen attacked three law enforcement facilities across the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, paralyzing Pakistan\'s cultural capital, while a car bomb devastated a northwest police station Added Date : 2009-10-15 07:50:46Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=112Details : Teams of gunmen attacked three law enforcement facilities across the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, paralyzing Pakistan\'s cultural capital, while a car bomb devastated a northwest police station Added Date : 2009-10-15 07:50:46Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=106Details : About 4 million people are now getting AIDS drugs worldwide — a 10-fold jump in five years — but 5 million others are still in dire need of the medicine, U.N. health officials estimated in a repor Added Date : 2009-09-30 08:11:14Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=105Details : It\'s an unprecedented find that could revolutionize ideas about medieval England\'s Germanic rulers: An amateur treasure-hunter searching a farmer\'s field with a metal detector unearthed a huge coll Added Date : 2009-09-25 06:33:53Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=104Details : A former senior Rwandan government official was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) over his involvement in the 1994 genocide. Added Date : 2009-06-24 10:42:05Submitted By : fatih fatihhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=103Details : Nigerian President Umaru Yar\'Adua on Wednesday ordered the release of the leader of a militant group from the oil-rich Niger Delta, who was arrested on returning from Germany, his spokesman said. Added Date : 2009-06-24 10:30:41Submitted By : Glory Ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=102Details : We\'ve all heard stories of incredibly quick births that happen in the most unexpected places. Sometimes these impatient babies make their grand entrances while mom is at home, in a taxi cab, a parkin Added Date : 2009-06-10 13:59:19Submitted By : Glory Ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=97Details : In what appears as a re-enactment of the good old Eagles, the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles defeated their Kenyan counterparts, the Harambe Stars of Kenya 3 goals to nothing Added Date : 2009-06-08 04:17:55Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=95Details : The Minister of Information and Communication, Professor Dora Akunyili has described as mischievous, the appearance of posters announcing her as seeking interest in contesting the office of the Govern Added Date : 2009-06-06 12:01:27Submitted By : Glory Ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=96Details : The Nigerian Senate has approved the nomination of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Central Bank Governor of Nigeria, after subjecting the ebullient banker to 3 hours of intensive scrutiny, whic Added Date : 2009-06-05 09:17:12Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=94Details : president Umaru Musa Yar\'adua has norminated mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Added Date : 2009-06-03 14:44:58Submitted By : NTA ADMINhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=93Details : As piracy and theft of intellectual property of creative works assume an all time alarming proportion, with the rise in the use of information technology aiding the shady trade, a 2-day Conference on Added Date : 2009-06-03 06:01:01Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=92Details : Was Air France Flight 447 downed by wind and hail from towering thunderheads? By lightning? Or by a catastrophic combination of factors? Added Date : 2009-06-02 03:53:01Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=91Details : The Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili has lauded NTA for its proactive approach in delivering practical performance indices as NTA re-launches what the Professor call Added Date : 2009-06-01 07:00:19Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=87Details : the proposed restructuring of the Nigerian oil and gas industry has received endorsement from the group president and chief executive officer of total plc, Christophe De Margerie. Added Date : 2009-05-26 11:22:58Submitted By : Glory Ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=82Details : South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena revealed on Sunday that he has agreed a three-year contract at Premier League club Portsmouth. Added Date : 2009-05-25 09:01:02Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=80Details : Alan Shearer\'s attempt to rescue Newcastle from relegation ended in failure on Sunday as Damien Duff\'s own goal sentenced them to a 1-0 defeat and Championship football next season. Added Date : 2009-05-25 08:58:19Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=83Details : Hardline Islamist insurgents in Somalia\'s capital fired mortar bombs at the presidential palace and attacked African Union peacekeepers on Saturday night at the end of a second day of heavy fighting. Added Date : 2009-05-25 08:55:17Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=86Details : A 6-year-old boy grabbed the wheel of his family\'s pickup truck when his father passed out from low blood sugar, keeping the vehicle from crashing until an officer could bring it to a halt, police sa Added Date : 2009-05-25 08:53:55Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=85Details : Rapper T.I. gave his fans a rousing send-off before he heads to prison on a federal weapons conviction. Added Date : 2009-05-25 08:51:58Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=79Details : The conservative vs. moderate split threatening to rupture the Republican Party played out across the airwaves Sunday, with Colin Powell and Tom Ridge denouncing shrill and judgmental voices they say Added Date : 2009-05-24 15:10:32Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=78Details : – Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun — whose hard-won reputation as a corruption fighter was tarnished by bribery allegations that drew in his family and closest associates — jumped to h Added Date : 2009-05-23 09:13:07Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=77Details : Nigeria\'s foreign minister said Friday that the military has rescued 12 hostages — eight Filipinos and four Ukrainians — from militants being targeted by the armed forces in the southern oil regi Added Date : 2009-05-22 12:09:12Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=73Details : LAGOS (AFP) – Doctors at government hospitals in Nigeria\'s main city agreed Monday to end a week-old pay strike after authorities met their demands, a spokesman for the movement said Monday. Added Date : 2009-05-16 05:42:04Submitted By : NTA ADMINhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=75Details : The Nigerian Television Authority has successfully re-launched her new website as one of the strategies earmarked by the Mallam Usman Magawata led administration to consolidate the Authority’s leadi Added Date : 2009-05-16 05:38:46Submitted By : NTA ADMINhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=76Details : Two editors at a private weekly newspaper were arrested on Monday in Zimbabwe on charges of publishing a falsehood, their lawyer told AFP. Added Date : 2009-05-12 07:56:48Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=74Details : – An American Army sergeant shot and killed five fellow soldiers following an altercation at a military counseling center in Iraq Monday, officials said. The attack drew attention to the issues of c Added Date : 2009-05-12 02:55:15Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=72Details : WASHINGTON – The government will have to borrow nearly 50 cents for every dollar it spends this year, exploding the record federal deficit past $1.8 trillion under new White House estimates. Budget Added Date : 2009-05-12 02:39:22Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=71Details : Alan Shearer experienced his first victory as Newcastle United\'s manager when precious goals from Steven Taylor, Obafemi Martins and Peter Lovenkrands ensured a 3-1 success over Middlesbrough in a St Added Date : 2009-05-12 02:26:41Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=67Details : The governor of southern Nigerian oil-rich Rivers state has signed a law making life jail terms mandatory for kidnappers in the area, a government spokesman said Saturday. Added Date : 2009-05-09 12:57:03Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=66Details : Jacob Zuma took power Saturday in the culmination of an extraordinary political comeback, pledging to Nelson Mandela and the nation to renew the spirit of commitment and hope of South Africa\'s first Added Date : 2009-05-09 12:47:49Submitted By : glory ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=41Details : A rare outbreak of human swine flu has killed at least 60 people in Mexico and spread to the United States where authorities are on alert, the World Health Organisation said on Friday. Added Date : 2009-05-01 12:22:18Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=61Details : May 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire, giving President Barack Obama his first chance to shape the nation’s highest court, people familiar with the decis Added Date : 2009-05-01 11:04:12Submitted By : Stella Agbohttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=60Details : authorities are pledging to eventually produce enough swine flu vaccine for everyone but the shots couldn\'t begin until fall at the earliest. Added Date : 2009-05-01 09:58:21Submitted By : Stella Agbohttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=59Details : What is Swine Influenza? Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. Added Date : 2009-04-30 08:42:28Submitted By : Ekanem Gloryhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=56Details : World health officials boosted moves to combat deadly swine flu, releasing millions of antiviral drugs Monday as the first cases were found in Europe and the likely Mexican death toll rose to 149. Added Date : 2009-04-28 13:20:45Submitted By : Ekanem Gloryhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=55Details : Fox became the first broadcast network to turn down a request by President Barack Obama for time, opting to show its drama \"Lie to Me\" on Wednesday instead of the president\'s prime-time news confer Added Date : 2009-04-28 13:15:39Submitted By : Ekanem Gloryhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=52Details : World health officials admitted they were powerless to halt the spread of swine flu and ratcheted up their pandemic alert level as the number of affected countries rose sharply on Tuesday. Added Date : 2009-04-28 12:33:57Submitted By : Ekanem Gloryhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=43Details : The minister of education,Dr.Sam Egwu has re-emphasized governments commitment to conclude the federal government ASUU negotiations which has been on for the past two years. Added Date : 2009-04-28 07:20:40Submitted By : Ekanem Gloryhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=51Details : A Russian police major went on a killing spree at a Moscow shop leaving three people dead and at least six injured, Russian news agencies reported. Added Date : 2009-04-27 13:45:19Submitted By : http://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=50Details : The United Auto Workers says it has reached a tentative deal with Chrysler and Italian giant Fiat and the US Treasury, clearing a major hurdle to bolster the US automaker\'s viability. Added Date : 2009-04-27 13:42:22Submitted By : http://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=49Details : Campaigning for president, Barack Obama pledged to bring greater transparency and openness to the White House and to use technology to reboot government. Added Date : 2009-04-27 13:30:14Submitted By : http://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=48Details : Ecuador\'s leftist President Rafael Correa celebrated victory on Monday after exit polls showed voters had handed him a second term in office. Added Date : 2009-04-27 13:22:21Submitted By : http://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=47Details : Yemeni forces have freed an oil tanker seized off Yemen\'s coast and arrested 11 pirates on board, the defence ministry said Added Date : 2009-04-27 13:18:24Submitted By : http://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=46Details : World health officials stepped up the battle against swine flu after Mexico upped the probable death toll from the epidemic to 103 and the United States declared a public emergency. Added Date : 2009-04-27 13:03:32Submitted By : http://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=45Details : The United States is \"on track\" on its pledge to double development aid to Sub-Saharan Africa by next year, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told world finance officials Sunday. Added Date : 2009-04-27 03:42:02Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=37Details : Pfizer has agreed to pay 75 million dollars compensation over a 1996 drug trial that caused the death of 11 children in northern Nigeria, a source close to negotiations said Friday. Added Date : 2009-04-05 04:29:15Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=29Details : Yossi Benayoun scored a 92nd-minute winner as Liverpool turned the screw on Manchester United in the Premier League title battle with a last-gasp 1-0 win at Fulham on Saturday Added Date : 2009-04-04 16:10:31Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=28Details : US police Saturday sought to uncover why a jobless immigrant snapped, going on a murderous rampage in the center where he learned English, mowing down 13 people before killing himself. Added Date : 2009-04-04 16:01:52Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=27Details : North Korea kept the world guessing about its planned satellite launch Saturday after the first day of a scheduled five-day launch period passed without blast-off. Added Date : 2009-04-04 15:51:16Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=26Details : NATO leaders chose Anders Fogh Rasmussen as the military alliance\'s next secretary general on Saturday after US President Barack Obama smoothed over Turkish objections at a summit in France. Added Date : 2009-04-04 15:33:32Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=25Details : Africa\'s voice was heard and surprising progress was achieved at the G20 summit, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who represented the continent in London, said Saturday in a statement. Added Date : 2009-04-04 15:16:37Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=24Details : Spanish first division side Valencia has received a loan of 50 million euros and plans a capital increase to help it over a financial crisis threatening the club. Added Date : 2009-04-04 13:11:18Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=23Details : The global diamond certification body on Friday ordered a ban on trade in diamonds from eastern Zimbabwe over concerns about human rights violations. Added Date : 2009-04-04 02:24:13Submitted By : NTA Newshttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=30Details : Yossi Benayoun scored a 92nd-minute winner as Liverpool turned the screw on Manchester United in the Premier League title battle with a last-gasp 1-0 win at Fulham on Saturday Added Date : 2009-04-04 00:00:00Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=22Details : Cows are sacred in India Added Date : 2009-04-01 12:38:52Submitted By : NTA NEWShttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=21Details : Leaders of various trade unions working in the federal establishments that are owed outstanding arrears on monetization of fringe benefits are asking the federal government to deliver on its promise Added Date : 2009-03-26 11:19:37Submitted By : NTA NEWShttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=20Details : Car magazines on Tuesday gave the thumbs up to the new Tata Nano, hailing the world\'s cheapest car as \"one of the greatest bargains of all time\" and \"a triumph of Indian ingenuity.\" Added Date : 2009-03-24 02:02:36Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=19Details : After spending most of her adult life in the glare of the media, British reality television star Jade Goody spent her last moments away from the cameras when she died from cancer Sunday aged just 27. Added Date : 2009-03-22 03:35:18Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=18Details : PHOENIX, March 22, 2009 (AFP) - Shaquille O\'Neal scored 13 points to help lift Phoenix to a 128-96 win over Washington and become the National Basketball Association\'s fifth all-time scorer. Added Date : 2009-03-22 01:59:57Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=17Details : Five Indian soldiers and two Muslim rebels were killed in a gunbattle in Kashmir on Sunday, police said, a day after Pakistani and Indian troops traded fire across the de facto border. Added Date : 2009-03-22 01:57:57Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=16Details : Arsenal required just 10 minutes midway through the second-half to ensure a 3-1 victory at Newcastle United and justify manager Arsene Wenger\'s pre-match claim that they can make inroads on the teams Added Date : 2009-03-22 01:50:25Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=15Details : Guus Hiddink admits Chelsea might have spurned their best opportunity of overhauling Manchester United in the Premier League title race. Added Date : 2009-03-22 01:42:47Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=14Details : After months of denial, authorities here have finally acknowledged that slumping oil income and a depreciating currency have taken a toll on Nigeria in the current global economic meltdown Added Date : 2009-03-22 01:28:34Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=13Details : Italian Serie A table on Saturday (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Added Date : 2009-03-21 16:30:38Submitted By : Adminhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=138Details : The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu in a dramatic turn, postponed the verdict on the appeal suit filed by Andy Uba Added Date : 1864-11-05 12:57:42Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=128Details : Can Sanusi be taken seriously? If the answer is yes, it means that millions of Nigerians who invested in the stock exchange market to buy shares should be leaking their wounds now. Added Date : 1802-10-26 12:56:56Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=64Details : Mexico announced a return to \"normalcy\" on Monday, preparing to reopen businesses and schools even as the virus sickened more than 1,400 people in 20 countries. Added Date : 0000-00-00 00:00:00Submitted By : Glory Ekanemhttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=88Details : The Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili has lauded NTA for its proactive approach in delivering practical performance indices as NTA re-launches what the Professor call Added Date : 0000-00-00 00:00:00Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=90Details : The Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili has lauded NTA for its proactive approach in delivering practical performance indices as NTA re-launches what the Professor call Added Date : 0000-00-00 00:00:00Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=98Details : In what appears as a re-enactment of the good old Eagles, the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles defeated their Kenyan counterparts, the Harambe Stars of Kenya 3 goals to nothing Added Date : 0000-00-00 00:00:00Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=99Details : In what appears as a re-enactment of the good old Eagles, the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles defeated their Kenyan counterparts, the Harambe Stars of Kenya 3 goals to nothing, in a Added Date : 0000-00-00 00:00:00Submitted By : Jenson Okerekehttp://nta.com.ng/index.php?page=news&news_id=101Details : A ghastly motor accident involving three vehicles: two Honda cars and an Abuja green coloured commuter bus, with registration No. Anambra XC 749 ABN as the vehicles collided on each other. Added Date : 0000-00-00 00:00:00Submitted By : Jenson Okereke