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Uganda children ‘taken from families’ to feed overseas adoption boom

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Authorities in Uganda have raised fears that the east African nation’s children are being left vulnerable to abuse and exploitation…

Nasarawa govt. awards N1bn contract for Lafia market

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The Nasarawa state government has awarded a N1 billion contract for the construction of Lafia international modern market. Emmanuel Jaji,…

Mixed reports as Boko Haram claims another town in Borno

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Nigeria’s militant Islamist sect Boko Haram has seized the key northeastern town of Bama after fierce fighting with government forces,…

Ebola: FG Bans Importation Of Bush Meat

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The Nigerian governemnt has banned the importation of bush meat into the country following the outbreak of Ebola Disease Virus,…

Why I Killed My Father Over Cigarette —Son

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 22-year-old man, Bestman Momodu, has confessed that he killed his father over a missing stick of cigarette.…

Forgive Me, Gov Chime’s Wife Begs Him

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Jeminat Adamson The estranged wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Clara Chime, has begged her husband for forgiveness over her…

Africa must tackle scourge of terrorism, leaders warn

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African leaders said Tuesday the continent must work together to end the “scourge” of terrorism, amid fears of a growing…

Concerns over food shortages in Ebola-hit nations

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The United Nations warned on Tuesday of “grave food security concerns” in the west African countries hardest hit by the…

500,000 displaced by Ukraine conflict – UN

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Fighting in Ukraine has forced over half a million people to flee their homes, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday,…

Saudi Arabia beheads 3 Syrian drug traffickers

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Three Syrians convicted of drug trafficking were executed by the sword in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the interior ministry announced.…

Ebola kills 31 people in DR Congo – WHO

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An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 31 people and the epidemic remains…

Ikimi is a traitor, acting the PDP script… Good Riddance! – Bola Tinubu

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I ordinarily would not have responded to Tom Ikimi’s lengthy chronicle of falsehoods, cheap blackmail and abuse. My only reason…

Bus conductor bites off passenger’s ear over N20

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Cyriacus Izuekwe A 32-year old conductor, Taye Ajayi has been arrested and charged before Lagos court for biting off the…

Woman arrested for pouring faeces into vendors’ soup

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Cyriacus Izuekwe A 45-year old woman, Mrs Adedayo Fashola has been arrested and charged to Isolo Magistrate’s court for allegedly…

Over 7000 groups back Jonathan for 2015 – Alkali

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Prof. Rufai Alkali, Special Adviser to the President on Politics, claims there are over 7,000 Goodluck Support Groups (GSGs) across…

Lesotho PM expected to return after ‘coup’

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Lesotho’s prime minister is set to return home Tuesday after three days in exile in neighbouring South Africa, as regional…

FCT to clamp down on unpainted cabs

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As the 1 October deadline for the registration of unpainted commercial vehicles commonly known as “kabu kabu” approaches, the FCT…

Army reviews curfew in Maiduguri

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The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri said on Monday that it had “reviewed upward” the curfew imposed…

Amnesty condemns IS ‘ethnic-cleansing’ in Iraq

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Amnesty International has accused Islamic State jihadists of “systematic ethnic cleansing” and mass killings of minorities in northern Iraq, in…

Three injured as Laurent Gbagbo’s party HQ is ransacked

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The headquarters of the party of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo were ransacked on Monday, leaving three people injured, a…

PDP urges Jonathan to contest 2015 election

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President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to re-contest for the post of president in general elections of 2015. The National…

Former Kano deputy gov. Bibi Farouk is dead

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Former Deputy Governor of Kano state under Mohammed Abubakar Rimi’s administration in the Second Republic, Alhaji Bibi Farouk, is dead.…

Ban Ki-moon alarmed by Israel’s plan to seize West Bank

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is “alarmed” by Israeli plans to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land…

Police begin wearing cameras in US protest town

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Police in the US town roiled by protests after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager are now wearing…

UK parents of tumour boy held in Spain as sympathy grows

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A Spanish judge on Monday extended the detention of a British couple arrested for taking their seriously ill son out…

Nurses go on strike in Ebola-hit Liberia

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Nurses at Liberia’s largest hospital went on strike on Monday, demanding better pay and equipment to protect them against a…

Man kills father over stick of cigarette

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin has arrested and detained a 22-year old man, Bestman Momodu, who allegedly killed his…

In Pictures: President Jonathan in Kenya for AU meeting

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President Goodluck Jonathan arrives Jomo Kentatta international airport in Nairobi, Kentatta Nairobi Kenya for AU Peace and Security Council Summit…

Nasarawa Assembly set to boycott peace, security summit

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Members of the Nasarawa state House of Assembly said they will not attend the peace and security meeting initiated by…

Crisis: NYSC relocates 258 Youth Corps members

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nasarawa state said it had relocated no fewer than 258 corps members posted…

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