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Cuban Ebola worker dies of malaria in Guinea

Guinea authorities buried a Cuban Saturday who died of malaria while working in the country to help battle the killer…

Kwankwaso: Forces against Nigerian unity will fail

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State on Saturday said those trying to break the unity of the country would fail.…

Violent protests in France over police brutality

Violent protests broke out on Saturday in two French cities against alleged police brutality, leaving several people injured. Officers fired…

Shimon Peres slams war-mongering Israelis

Israel’s former president and Nobel peace laureate Shimon Peres on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government…

Nigeria’s military studying Boko Haram new video

Director of Defence Information in Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, Maj. General Chris Olukolade said the latest video released by the insurgent…

Boko Haram: Sack Sambo, Gusau now, CAN tells Jonathan

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to sack Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the National…

Boko Haram: Benue evacuates students from Mubi

The Benue Government said it had commenced the evacuation of students from Mubi in Adamawa following the recent attack on…

Zimbabweans plan demonstration against Mugabe regime

Zimbabwe’s opposition party Saturday announced a plan for “peaceful and constitutional demonstrations” to press long-ruling President Robert Mugabe to accept…

Babangida returns from medical treatment in Germany

Nigeria’s former military leader, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has returned from medical treatment at a German Hospital. Babangida, who was away…

Confusion trails PDP ward congresses in Enugu

The PDP ward congresses were enmeshed in confusion in Enugu State on Saturday following conflicting reports from two “emerging factions”…

1 in 3 Nigerian women experience domestic violence

A United Kingdom based women empowerment coach and cousellor, Ms Felicity Okolo, said on Saturday that one in three Nigerian…

APC stakeholders endorse Gov. Gaidam for second term

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday endorsed Yobe governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam as its sole governorship candidate in the…

2015: Jonathan warns against imposition of candidates

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday urged political office seekers to shun desperation, saying that their ambitions should never be ‘do…

Nigeria military step up air, land deployment to fight Boko Haram

The Defence Headquarters said necessary deployment of troops and equipment was ongoing to reverse recent violation and breach of security…

Ebola: Sierra Leone hits out at Canada over visa block

Sierra Leone accused Canada on Saturday of discrimination over its decision to suspend visa applications for residents of Ebola-hit nations.…

We’re fed up with Patience Jonathan in Rivers – 16 PDP gov. aspirants

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The crisis in the Rivers state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP deepened as sixteen governorship aspirants in Rivers…

Ogun govt. suspends RTEAN activities in the state

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Government has suspended the activities of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the…

Egypt jails eight men for three years over ‘gay marriage’

An Egyptian court jailed eight men for three years Saturday over a video prosecutors claimed was of a gay wedding,…

Families of Chibok girls shocked at marriage claims

Families of the 219 schoolgirls held for more than six months by Boko Haram militants on Saturday said they were…

Power struggle in Burkina Faso after Compaore flees

Rival military factions laid claim to power in Burkina Faso on Saturday after the west African nation’s president fled following…

Presidential campaign gets under way in Tunisia

Campaigning opened Saturday for a presidential election in Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, with secularist Beji Caid Essebsi…

Boko Haram still holding kidnapped German hostage

Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau claimed in a new video obtained by AFP on Friday to be holding a German…

Nationwide blackout hits Bangladesh

A nationwide power blackout hit Bangladesh on Saturday after a transmission line failed, the government said. Engineers “are working to…

US judge says nurse can leave home in Ebola row

A US judge ruled Friday that a nurse quarantined by her home state after treating Ebola patients in Africa could…

Bomb wounds three in Egyptian capital

A bomb hidden in a rubbish bin wounded three people in the Egyptian capital before dawn on Saturday, the interior…

Jonathan’s promise on power 4 years ago

Speaking with United Nations diplomats on Monday, 31st January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, President Goodluck Jonathan made this promise:…

Mubi: Police warn residents against rumour mongering

The Adamawa Police Command on Friday warned residents of the state against spreading unfounded rumour that often leads to panic.…

FOI Act not binding on 36 states, court rules

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, ruled that the 36 states of the federation cannot be made to…

Policeman kills immigration officer

The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, Mr Gabriel Adaji, has confirmed the death of an immigration officer shot by a…

Jega to sanction political parties for violating election timetable

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon apply sanctions for non-compliance with its timetable for the 2015…