Vacancy - Finance Resources Officer Needed At BBC Media Action

Employer: BBC Media Action

BBC Media Action, the international charity arm of the BBC, is seeking talented professionals with the right experience to join our Nigeria team as:

Job Title: Finance Resources Officer
Location: Abuja

The Company:

BBC Media Action is the international development charity of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), working in over 25 countries across the world.

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Nigeria's push into Boko Haram's forest stronghold fraught with risk

The Nigerian military's push to invade the Sambisa Forest, the last stronghold of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, capture its leader and wipe the group out is delicate, highly dangerous and unlikely to be completely successful, analysts said.

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Widowed Edo State Governor Re-Marries A Beautiful Model

Edo State Governor, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, doesn’t want to be a widower anymore. He has announced his willingness to remarry beautiful model Miss Lara Fortes five years after losing his first wife Clara in her long battle with cancer.

Lara Fortes  (above) is Adams Oshiomhole’s new love after his first wife Clara died of cancer aged 54.

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APC Cheiftain Escapes Assassination In Rivers

Some unknown gunmen on Tuesday, stormed the residence of one of the chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Tribune reports that the suspected assassins attempted to force their way into the residence of Dr. Davies Ikanya, located along Herbert Macaulay Street, Amadi Flat, Old GRA, Port Harcourt.

It was gathered that the assailants were repelled after a serious gun fight between them and Ikanya’s security operatives.

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Fire! Fire!! Fire!!! 12 Dead, 25 Injured In Exlosions

Two bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring 25, Al Jazeera has learnt.

The first bomb detonated in central Baghdad’s Bab al-Sharji area near al-Nassir Square around 7.30pm Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 18.

An Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Baghdad said separate police sources said the explosion was caused by a car bomb and a suicide bomber with a vest.

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Nigerian, Chad troops fail to cooperate in Boko Haram fight: Deby

Chad's President Idriss Deby said on Monday in Nigeria's capital Abuja that the fight against islamist Boko Haram insurgents was being hindered by failure of the two countries' troops to work together.

He said there were plans to form a rapid response force for the African Union from troops of the four countries around the Lake Chad basin - Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Nigeria's outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan, Deby said he was disappointed that a joint agreement with Nigeria was not working.

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