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Boko Haram planning attacks on Maiduguri – US official

By Simon Ateba Boko Haram is planning to launch attacks on Maiduguri following the fall of Bama, Borno state second…

OAU, UNILAG Sensitize Students On Ebola

Akintola Lukman & Charles Agu The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has held a sensitization campaign to…

Flush Out Cult Gangs, Fashola Orders Police

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has ordered the Lagos State Police Command to flush out members of various…

‘One Person Commits Suicide Every 40 Seconds’

One person commits suicide every 40 seconds, an avoidable tragedy that fails to grab attention because of taboos and stigma,…

Solve your own crimes, British police tell citizens

Some victims of crime in England and Wales are being told to do their own detective work by the police,…

Sotloff family challenges jihadist killers on Islam

The family of murdered United States journalist Steven Sotloff have paid a moving tribute to “his gentle soul”, as a…

Ebola could spread faster in Port Harcourt than Lagos – WHO

An Ebola outbreak in Nigeria’s oil producing hub of Port Harcourt could spread wider and faster than in Lagos, the…

South Africa ‘refuses’ Dalai Lama visa for Nobel summit

South Africa has refused to grant a visa for the Dalai Lama to attend the World Summit of Nobel Peace…

Nine firms bid for struggling Cyprus Airways

Nine firms have made non-binding bids for Cyprus Airways with Ireland’s Ryanair and Greece’s Aegean Airlines among those still interested…

Experts debate experimental treatments for Ebola

Some 200 experts huddled in Geneva on Thursday to debate experimental treatments for the Ebola virus as the world’s worst-ever…

50 feared dead as bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 50 people were feared killed when flood waters swept a bus carrying a wedding party into a gorge…

S.Arabia executes Pakistani for drug trafficking

Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani on Thursday after sentencing him to death for drug trafficking, the interior ministry announced. Izzat…

Hong Kong students plan week long strike for democracy

Hong Kong students announced plans Thursday to hold a week long strike in response to Beijing’s refusal to grant the…

At A Glance: Attacks, abductions by Boko Haram in 2014

Nigeria has suffered a dramatic upsurge in violence claimed by, or blamed on, the armed Islamist group Boko Haram, including…

Taliban attack kills three, wounds 60, in Afghanistan

A Taliban attack on a government compound in Afghanistan on Thursday left three policemen dead and at least 60 people…

Massive blackout hits Cairo

A huge power outage blacked out most of Cairo on Thursday causing major disruption across the city of some 20…

US, S. Korea create army unit to destroy North’s nukes

South Korea said Thursday it would create a combined army unit with the United States, reportedly tasked with destroying North…

Sotloff family remembers gentle, compassionate soul

The family of murdered US journalist Steven Sotloff paid moving tribute to the reporter on Wednesday, remembering a gentle soul…

Boko Haram captures Banki town in Borno – BBC

Nigeria’s Islamist sect Boko Haram has captured the town of Banki, which borders Cameroun, after government troops fled, residents say.…

Saraki lauds Nigerian troops

Senator Bukola Saraki has lauded the effort of Nigeria’s military men following scathing attack on Nigerian troops by its citizens…

Obama to lead Security Council session September 25

President Barack Obama will lead a UN Security Council session on the threat of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria…

China to help build Argentina’s fourth nuclear plant

China will take part in the construction of Argentina’s fourth nuclear power plant, Buenos Aires announced Wednesday. The China National…

Osoba must not accept Amosun’s apology – Sen. Obadara

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Senator Gbenga Obadara, representing Ogun Central Senatorial district on Wednesday said that former governor of the state, Aremo…

Amosun dissociates self from Okada rider’s arraignment

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state government has reacted to a publication in a national newspaper on Wednesday 3 September that a…

Boko Haram: Shettima truncates trips to Sudan, UK

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has cut short his trips to Sudan and the United Kingdom following fierce attacks…

Ebola death toll at more than 1,900 – WHO boss

More than 1,900 people have died in the Ebola epidemic sweeping through West Africa, the head of the World Health…

Shut down funds, arms to Boko Haram – Foreign Ministers

Nigeria and its regional allies on Wednesday called for greater international support to shut down Boko Haram’s weapons and funding…

Ebola: Nigeria records death of seventh victim

Nigeria on Wednesday announced that a seventh person had died from Ebola and another person was confirmed as having the…

Ebola: Schools may resume mid-September – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said on Wednesday that students in private and public schools across country may…