document.writeln("<IMG HEIGHT=5 WIDTH=1 SRC='images/blank.gif'><table width=100% cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td bgcolor=#F8BF24><IMG SRC='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/patch/sectionarrow.jpg' border=0><br></td><td width=1 nowrap bgcolor=ffffff></td><td bgcolor=#F8BF24 nowrap><font style='font-family:Trebuchet Ms, Verdana;font-size:13px;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Africa & The World</b></font><br></td><td bgcolor=#F8BF24 width=10 nowrap></td><td bgcolor=#F8BF24 valign=top><img src='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/patch/slash-yellow.gif'><br></td><td width=100% background='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/patch/slashx-yellow.gif'>&nbsp;</td></tr></table><IMG HEIGHT=5 WIDTH=1 SRC='images/blank.gif'><br><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/822.html'>Nigeria's ambassador to US get letter of credence</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/14.html'>Jonathan tasks C'Wealth nations on youths' role in growth</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/620.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Nigerian Tribune Editorial: </font>Togo's presidential election</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://naijanet.com/news/source/2010/mar/17/1001.html'>Woods will return to golf at Masters on April 8</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://naijanet.com/news/source/2010/mar/17/1000.html'>Tiger Woods' return to golf, April 8, -- at the Masters, no less -- will generate the biggest television ratings of the year, bigger than the Super Bowl</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://naijanet.com/news/source/2010/mar/17/1002.html'>Scientists find living creatures beneath 600 feet of ice</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/803.html'>Early warning signs of kidney failure</A></DIV><IMG HEIGHT=5 WIDTH=1 SRC='images/blank.gif'><table width=100% cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td bgcolor=#F8BF24><IMG SRC='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/patch/sectionarrow.jpg' border=0><br></td><td width=1 nowrap bgcolor=ffffff></td><td bgcolor=#F8BF24 nowrap><font style='font-family:Trebuchet Ms, Verdana;font-size:13px;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>The Nation Today</b></font><br></td><td bgcolor=#F8BF24 width=10 nowrap></td><td bgcolor=#F8BF24 valign=top><img src='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/patch/slash-yellow.gif'><br></td><td width=100% background='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/patch/slashx-yellow.gif'>&nbsp;</td></tr></table><IMG HEIGHT=5 WIDTH=1 SRC='images/blank.gif'><br><!----- Begin Education Chronicle -----><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/613.html'>NECO releases 2009 SSCE results  &bull;  4,223 have 5 credits, including English, Maths</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Nigerian Tribune</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/817.html'>Lagos public schools get $90m World Bank intervention fund</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Punch</font></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/821.html'>NYSC to open 15 area offices nationwide</A></DIV><!----- End Education Chronicle -----><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/23.html'>Army chief tasks officers on training, professionalism</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/27.html'>Why development plans have failed, by Minister of State for Works</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/843.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Punch Editorial: </font>Electricity tariff: First things first</A></DIV><IMG HEIGHT=5 WIDTH=1 SRC='images/blank.gif'><br><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 BORDER=0 WIDTH=100% style='border-top:1px solid #99CCCC;'background='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/patch/focusbox-back.png'><TR><TD CLASS='focusbox3'><a href='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/news/big/politics/national-assembly.jpg'><IMG SRC='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/news/small/tiny-legislature-25.png' border=0></a></TD><TD width=100% CLASS='focusbox3'>&nbsp;Legislature</TD></TR><TR><TD WIDTH=100% colspan=2 valign=top bgcolor=#F2F1ED style='border-right:1px solid #99CCCC;border-bottom:1px solid #99CCCC;' CLASS='focusbox4'><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/13.html'>Commission queries pay rise for National Assembly workers</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/211.html'>National Assembly Clerk: Bill seeks to empower Senate President</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/835.html'>2010 Budget: N1.5tn deficit may rise - Senate</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/614.html'>Senate summons Army chiefs over Jos crisis</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/17.html'>Mark rejects legislature's clerks, Bankole seeks reports on Plateau crisis</A></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE><IMG HEIGHT=5 WIDTH=1 SRC='images/blank.gif'><br><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/18.html'>Protesters besiege National Assembly</A></DIV><!----- Begin Health Chronicle -----><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/802.html'>Ogun shuts five sub-standard hospitals</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/28.html'>NAFDAC warns of fake consumer goods, forged documents</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/616.html'>FG raises alarm over high maternal mortality rate</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/617.html'>Lagos begins scheme to combat malaria in 2 LGs</A></DIV><!----- End Health Chronicle -----><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/320.html'>Enugu: EFCC arrests 2 council workers over N66m debt</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Vanguard</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/22.html'>Councillors suspend Ibadan North LGA Chief, allege fraud</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Guardian</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/610.html'>Nigerians abroad to expose corrupt Nigerian leaders with ill-gotten assets in foreign countries</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/813.html'>Reps warn Jonathan on special advisers</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/203.html'>‘Conflict of interests’ allegation rocks Bunu Probe Panel</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -ThisDay</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/6.html'>Why Jonathan should be accorded full presidential powers, by Nwankwo</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/5.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Interview: </font>Jonathan won't want to hurt the North, says Balarabe Musa [Northern leaders or the oppressed people?]</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Guardian</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/820.html'>Nigerian Peoples Parliament demands Jonathan's inauguration</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/836.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Viewpoint: </font>Jonathan: Between challenges and the shadows of an unseen President</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/823.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Viewpoint: </font>Nigeria's abiding romance with terrorism</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/404.html'>Don’t judge Nigeria on American standard, Kayode counsels critics [Against benchmarking?]</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Daily Independent</font></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/600.html'>Osunbote's books highlight solutions to Nigeria's problems</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Nigerian Tribune</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/611.html'>Climate change: North to face water stress unless ...</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Nigerian Tribune</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/811.html'>National Assembly urged to formulate policy on climate change</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Punch</font></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/400.html'>Dear Agatha, At 25, friends think I’m odd coping with girl</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Daily Independent</font></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/214.html'>A’ Ibom: 33 Suspected kidnappers in police net</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/25.html'>Soyinka, Babawale honour Ofeimun at 60</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/514.html'>A sunset for our ‘headteacher,' Stanley Macebuh</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/35.html'><FONT COLOR='#9C0000'>Paul Odili: </font>For Stanley Macebuh</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/515.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Daily Sun Editorial: </font>Stanley Macebuh (1942-2010)</A></DIV><IMG HEIGHT=5 WIDTH=1 SRC='images/blank.gif'><br><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 BORDER=0 WIDTH=100% style='border-top:1px solid #99CCCC;'background='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/patch/focusbox-back.png'><TR><TD CLASS='focusbox3'><a href='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/news/big/niger-delta/niger-delta-struggle.png'><IMG SRC='http://nigeriaworld.com/images/news/small/niger-delta-struggle-small.png' border=0></a></TD><TD width=100% CLASS='focusbox3'>&nbsp;Niger Delta</TD></TR><TR><TD WIDTH=100% colspan=2 valign=top bgcolor=#F2F1ED style='border-right:1px solid #99CCCC;border-bottom:1px solid #99CCCC;' CLASS='focusbox4'><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/842.html'>Jonathan, amnesty committee in emergency meeting</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Punch</font></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/209.html'>Jonathan orders fast-tracking of post amnesty programmes</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -ThisDay</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/319.html'>Amnesty: Jonathan demands immediate action</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Vanguard</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/311.html'>How is Warri? Jonathan asks Niger Delta Minister</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Vanguard</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/30.html'>Govt probes Warri bombings  &bull;  Ag President meets Niger Delta panel  &bull;  Senate summons security chiefs</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Guardian</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/8.html'>Post-amnesty dialoge in Warri: The bombs boomed, goodwill burst</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Guardian</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/402.html'>Small favors: We stopped third bomb to save lives – MEND</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Daily Independent</font></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/204.html'>We stopped third explosion to save lives, says MEND</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -ThisDay</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/317.html'>Warri bomb explosions sadden Togo, Tompolo</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Vanguard</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/814.html'>Ex-militant leaders list fresh conditions for peace in Niger Delta</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Punch</font></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/207.html'>Niger Delta Elders seek probe of NDDC projects</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/504.html'>AC to MEND: Give peace a chance</A></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE><IMG HEIGHT=5 WIDTH=1 SRC='images/blank.gif'><br><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/819.html'>Lecturer urges FG to drop federal character principle</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Punch</font></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/318.html'>Nigeria should jettison federal character principle, says Don</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Vanguard</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/212.html'>Imo: Destruction of landmines imperative, says Defence Minister</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/818.html'>Jos: Reps to set up truth and reconciliation committee</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Punch</font></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/607.html'>Bankole visits Jos, attributes crises to non-implementation of past reports</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Nigerian Tribune</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/300.html'>As peace goes on exile in Jos: A raging flame of failed criminal justice system?</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Vanguard</FONT></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/321.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Vanguard Editorial: </font>When lives mean nothing</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/217.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Viewpoint: </font>Jos and a rethink of integration</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/800.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Opinion: </font>Jos massacre: Where Gov Jang got it wrong</A></DIV><DIV CLASS='newstype'><A HREF='http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2010/mar/17/32.html'><FONT COLOR='#808080'>Letter: </font>St. Patrick's Day</A><FONT COLOR=808080 FACE=verdana SIZE=1> -Guardian</FONT></DIV>");