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At least nine students have died during days of protests in Ethiopia's Oromia state, the government has said. However, a witness told the LaNUBlog that 47 were killed by the security forces. She said the protests in Ambo, 125km (80 miles) west of Addis Ababa began last Friday over plans to expand the capital into Oromia state.

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has expressed satisfaction with the team’s performance against Ethiopia's Walya Antelopes in an international friendly. The match, which ended 2-1 in favour of the Eagles, was played at the Abuja National Stadium on Saturday. It was to prepare the Super Eagles Team B for the third edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) n South Africa from 11 January to 1 February. Keshi told newsmen after the match that he was not bothered about the scoreline but how the players performed. The Super Eagles opened scoring as early as

Welcome to a liveblog of the friendly match Nigeria Vs Ethiopia in Abuja. The match serves to prepare both sides for the upcoming CHAN 2014 in South Africa. LaNUBlog SPORTS ARENA reporter, Aderonke Ogunleye, is at the stadium and will bring you live updates of the match. ————————————————— Thank you for following our live updates. FULL TIME: Nigeria 2-1 Ethiopia. 17:56 Gooooaaaal! An Ethiopian substitute, has grabbed one goal back for his country, raising their chances of scoring a last-minute equalizer.

The teams would play at the National Stadium in Abuja on Saturday. In what should serve as a fascinating appetiser for the 3rd African Nations Championship starting in South Africa next week, Nigeria’s senior home-based squad will tackle their Ethiopian counterparts in Abuja on Saturday. The match starts at 4 p.m. at the National Stadium. Both teams have qualified for the championship taking place over three weeks in three cities in the Rainbow Nation, and exclusively for professionals playing in the domestic League of their countries. The Ethiopian squad, known as Waya Antelopes, play in Group C of the competition alongside Ghana, Congo, and Libya in Mangaung; while Nigeria’s Eagles confront host South Africa, Mali and Mozambique in Cape Town.

The accused was granted bail after pleading not guilty to the charge.

The accused was granted bail after pleading not guilty to the charge.

The returnees are being re-united with their family in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Government said on Monday that it received some 2,540 of its citizens from Saudi Arabia, recently declared illegal immigrants by the authorities. Officials at the

Three Ethiopians were killed by Saudi security officials. More than 100 members of Ethiopia’s opposition Semayawi (Blue) party were on Friday arrested for staging a protest at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Addis Ababa. Some were allegedly beaten by the Federal police during the protest. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the party members had matched to the embassy in their hundreds protesting the killing of three Ethiopians by the Saudi security agencies. The Saudi authorities had said that there were more than 40,000 Ethiopian nationals in the country residing illegally in the country. This led to the Nov. 4 crackdown on them. However, the Blue Party Chairman, Yilekal Getachew, who confirmed the incident to journalists, said he was also arrested but later released by the police. Mr. Getachew said that the party was protesting the killing of the Ethiopians who had been molested by security agencies without adequate reason for doing so. But the Ethiopian pol...

The world is facing a wine shortage, with global consumer demand already significantly outstripping supply, a report has warned. The research by America's Morgan Stanley financial services giant says demand for wine "exceeded supply by 300m cases in 2012". It describes this as "the deepest shortfall in over 40 years of records". Last year, production also dropped to its lowest levels in more than four decades. Global production has been steadily declining since its peak in 2004, when supply outweighed demand by about 600m cases.

Los Angeles - An Ethiopian war criminal was convicted on Friday of lying to US authorities to obtain an American passport and move to the US state of Colorado, prosecutors said. Kefelegn Alemu Worku, who US authorities say was responsible for persecuting, torturing and murdering defenceless people during Ethiopia's "Red Terror" in the late 1970s, faces up to 22 years in jail. During an "emotional" week-long jury trial victims, whom he personally tortured gave evidence against him, said US Attorney for the District of Colorado John Walsh. "Their testimony was chilling, as was the fact that the defendant at trial sat with his back turned to them as they testified, until ordered by the court to turn around so that his victims could identify him," Walsh's office said. Alemu Worku, who lived in the United States under an alias, was convicted of identity theft and lying to gain entry to the country, ultimately becoming a naturalised citizen. Judge Jo...