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Yoruba sons and daughters will meet in New York from September 9 to 11, 2011 for the 19th National Convention of Egbe Omo Yoruba North America. The convention will take place at Long Island Marriott Hotel, Uniondale, New York. The theme of the convention is: “Yoruba Beyond 2011″. Yoruba leaders including political and traditional rulers are expected to attend the ...

There has been a bomb blast at the United Nations headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, claiming at least 18 lives. The explosion around 10:00 Friday morning, is by a suicide bomber believed to be member of the Boko Haram Islamic sect that has claimed responsibility for several bomb blasts in the West African country. Report says the suicide bomber drove into ...

The president of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, made some remarks yesterday in Benin City, Edo State, indicating that Christians in Nigeria are considering having their own version of non-interest banking after the Swedish model. He said this in relation to the ongoing plan to introduce Islamic banking to the West-African country. CAN said it expects the ...