Astronomers have captured the first direct images of a forming planet still embedded in a thick disc of gas and dust surrounding a young star, just 335 light-years from Earth. Using European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, an international team of scientists studied the disc of gas and dust that surrounds the young star HD 100546, a relatively nearby neighbour located 335 light-years from Earth.
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As African Movie Academy Awards celebrates its 10th edition this year there is an unprecedented upsurge in the number of films that have been submitted by film markers across Africa and in the Diaspora, with the Francophone African countries leading the pack.
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Ahead commencement of the 2012/2013 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) season, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reiterated its commitment to fulfill all financial obligation due the women league board. NFF president, Aminu Maigari stated this yesterday while declaring open the 2012 NWFL annual congress in Abuja.
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A Johns Hopkins Hospital gynaecologist accused of secretly videotaping patients wore a pen around his neck that may have been used to conceal a camera, according to the employee who reported the doctor.
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The International Tennis Academy, Lagos has fixed this year's edition of the CBN sponsored junior tennis championship for March 4 through 9th at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Race Course, Lagos. According to a press statement released by the sponsors, the championship is open to boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years and the objective of the tournament is to ensure that young talents are discovered early and nurtured to limelight.
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All the top seeded players had easy passage in the knock-out stage of the maiden Pastor Enoch Adeboye National Under-20 Table Tennis Championships. The top four seeded players in the men’s event, Ojo Onaolapo, Olawale Fagbamila, Olajide Omotayo and Azeez Ogunlade thrashed their opponents to berth in the last 16 of the championship.
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Newly appointed Kenya coach Adel Amrouche has said he is not afraid to face Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria in a 2014 World Cup qualifier on March 23 in Calabar. Kenya is bottom of Group F with one point, three points behind leaders Nigeria. But Amrouche has insisted playing Nigeria is like playing any other country and that against the likes of Nigeria, the motivation is normally there whether it’s a qualification game or not.
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The controversy surrounding the $1.56 billion loan said to have been obtained by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from a consortium of Nigerian banks, yesterday, took a different turn as the banks denied granting the corporation any such facility.
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There were multiple blasts in three areas of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, with one targeting a military patrol vehicle.
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The indoor sports hall of the Asaba Township Stadium Thursday witnessed a veritable gathering of titans and consummate personalities during the inauguration of 32 sporting associations in Delta State. Inaugurating the sports associations, the Executive Chairman of the Delta state Sports Commission, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, spoke glowingly about the rich pedigree, strong corporate character and passion which informed the appointment of the Chairmen and members of the sports associations.
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