January 2016

The Court is now in recess. The next sitting will begin on February 22. The calendar for that sitting is available here. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scotusblog/pFXs/~3/6ujn2Lo8C3w/

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 31 (Reuters) – At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/29SOnzyhy8A/idAFL8N15F0I6

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 31 (Reuters) – At least 65 people were killed on Saturday during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/T4GkIcpIaE0/idAFL8N15F0HF

I’ve been taking pictures for about 20 years, but I never took a class in photography. I lie when people ask me what shutter speed I’m using. I only pretend to know what an F-stop is. And I never learned what a darkroom is or what all those chemicals do. In my imagination, darkrooms are […]

COTONOU, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Benin’s prime minister Lionel Zinsou, favoured by the president to succeed him in next month’s election, received a boost on Saturday when the leading opposition party also named him as their preferred candidate. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/wg80LtXh4Ag/idAFL2N15E0HJ

YENAGOA, Nigeria, Jan 30 (Reuters) – A crude oil pipeline in Nigeria’s southern state of Bayelsa operated by the local subsidiary of Italy’s Eni was attacked on Thursday night, a state lawmaker told reporters on Saturday. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/h4Qe66AQJIo/idAFL8N15E0PF

* Man City thump Villa with Iheanacho hat-trick (Adds quotes) Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/HptivO5eEng/idAFL3N15E0AZ

LAGOS, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Coca-Cola has bought a 40 percent stake in Nigerian juice and snack producer Chi Ltd, it said on Saturday, as it continues to expand in Africa to tap a young and fast-growing population. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/6ETClItIEEU/idAFL8N15E0DI

LAGOS, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The Coca-Cola Company has bought a 40-percent stake in Nigerian juice and dairy firm Chi Ltd from unlisted European firm TGI Group, both companies said in a statement on Saturday. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/jZV1u99i4fI/idAFL8N15E0CT

The Supreme Court released on Friday the argument calendar for its March sitting, showing that the seven cases challenging the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate are set for a ninety-minute hearing on March 23. There will be one more argument sitting, in April. The daily schedule for March, with a summary of the legal issues […]