The United States has rejected Nigeria's appointed Ambassador Tunde Adeniran after his son was arrested and charged with rape in Baltimore last month. Efforts are being made by the Nigerian government to persuade Washington to reconsider.
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Earlier in the year Virgin Atlantic Airlines ended their partnership (Virgin Nigeria) with Nigerian Airlines. The dissolution of the partnership initiated the rebranding of the airline to Nigerian Eagle Airlines.
Nigerian Eagle Airlines say the eagle "typifies strength and foresight" and the choice followed intensive research into African culture.
Chief executive Dapo Olumide says its executives aim to maintain the "culture of excellence" from which the airline has benefited:
"We are glad that, under the new management of the airline, we are going to fill the gaps in the aviation sector,"
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The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) announced an extension of its ceasefire that expired on September 15th. But MEND warned that the government must address their demands or attacks on oil installations and kidnapping of foreign oil workers will resume.
MEND issued a statement via email by its spokesman, Jomo Gbomo:
"The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is extending its unilateral ceasefire, which expired midnight, September 15, 2009, by 30 days.
"MEND does not recognize an amnesty that has not made any provision for meaningful dialogue on the root issues that gave birth to the Niger Delta unrest in the first place.
"We have, therefore, resolved to continue fighting because the reasons for fighting has not yet been addressed.
"The government should use this extension of time to do the right thing instead of pretending to talk peace while arming the military for a war it cannot win.
"The oil and gas industry, which will bear the brunt of renewed hostilities, should not be deceived by the amnesty charade or the recent military hardware purchases as this is only leading to another cycle of violence".
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Ikechukwu Uche will unfortunately miss the last two World Cup qualifying matches for the Super Eagles due to injury. A scan showed the 25-year-old striker damaged the lateral and anterior cruciate ligaments of his left knee during Real Zaragoza's 4-1 loss to Sevilla in Spanish La Liga on Saturday.
Here's what he told the BBC in an interview:
"It's a terrible setback for me as it turned out to be worse than earlier thought,"
"I should be undergoing an operation in the next couple of days and the doctor said I could be out for at least five months.
"There's a chance that I could be back earlier but it's very remote."
His injury adds extra pressure for Nigeria to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa seeing that Uche is the top scorer for the Super Eagles.
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