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South Africa warns Lesotho coup ‘shall not be tolerated’

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Regional powerhouse South Africa warned Saturday that it would not tolerate an apparent military coup in Lesotho, after soldiers surrounded…

Two Algerian diplomats freed after two years’ captivity in Mali

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Two Algerian diplomats kidnapped in Mali in April 2012 by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO)…

Four Yemen soldiers, 10 Qaeda suspects die in barracks attack

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A double overnight attack, one a suicide car bombing, by Al Qaeda suspects on a barracks in southeast Yemen killed…

Death toll rises to 12 in Port Harcourt boat capsize -NEMA

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Two more people were confirmed dead on Saturday after an overloaded boat capsized off the coast of southeast Nigeria, taking…

Saudi king warns West will be jihadists’ next target

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King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has warned that the West will be the next target of the jihadists sweeping through…

Police HQ seized in Lesotho coup

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Lesotho’s military seized control of police headquarters in the tiny African kingdom in the early hours of Saturday, a government…

India police drop corruption case against top industrialist

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India’s top police agency has dropped a corruption case against leading industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, who had been accused conspiring…

Pussy Riot say no place for Putin at G20

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The two best known members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot Saturday called on Australia to withdraw its invitation to…

Man arraigned for stabbing co-tenant with bottle

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A 29-year old man, Wasiu Tajudeen, accused of stabbing a co-tenant with a broken bottle, was on Friday brought before…

Dad not discharging fatherly role, says son

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A 17-year old boy, Abdulrasaq Amusa, on Friday testified against his father, Tajudeen Amusa, at an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court in…

Zamfara traditional ruler advocates gender equality, social inclusion

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The Emir of Anka in Zamfara, Alhaji Attahiru Muhammed, on Friday in Gusau advised on the way forward for gender…

Kerry urges global ‘coalition’ to fight IS jihadists

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United States Secretary of State John Kerry has called for a global coalition to combat Islamic State fighters’ “genocidal agenda”…

PDM pulls out Adamawa guber election

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The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) says the party will not participate in the 11 October Adamawa state gubernatorial bye-election. Alhaji…

Taliban attack Afghan intelligence office

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Taliban militants Saturday attacked an Afghan intelligence service office in the eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least three people…

20 miners rescued, five still missing in Nicaragua

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Rescuers in Nicaragua on Friday rescued 20 miners who had been trapped deep underground for nearly two days after a…

I can never fight Osoba, he is my leader – Amosun

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Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun has stated categorically that he can ‘never fight’ Chief Olusegun Osoba, a former governor of…

Education is Priority of our Government – Amosun

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Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria has emphasized that education remains the highest priority of…

Sokoto Assembly passes confidence vote on Gov. Wamakko

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The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Friday passed a vote of confidence on Governor Aliyu Wamakko of the state…

Katsina builds 361 clinics to boost healthcare, says Shema

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Katsina State Government has constructed 361 clinics in the last seven years as part of efforts to bring healthcare closer…

Researchers trace Ebola outbreak to funeral in Sierra Leone

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Researches at Harvard University, USA on Friday linked the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone to the…

Oyo local govt. gets electricity 30 months after outage

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The people of Ona-Ara Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State on Friday had a reason to rejoice after electricity…

Commissioner’s killers die in gun battle, says Gov. Orji

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Governor Theodore Orji of Abia said those who killed the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Kenneth Nwosu, have also been…

My husband has improved fortune of women – Patience Jonathan

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Wife of the president, Dame Patience Jonathan, has described her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, as gender-loving and had improved the…

NMA applauds FG reversal of residency programme

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Dr Kayode Obembe, National President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Friday commended Federal Government’s reversal of suspension on residency programme…

Police detain woman for burning girl’s genital

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The police in Dutse, Abuja, have detained a woman for allegedly forcing a 14-year old girl to sit on a…

Sambo meets with Kogi, Anambra govs. over boundary dispute

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Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday met with the governors of Kogi and Anambra to discuss the longstanding boundary dispute…

Military lacks political will to curb insurgency – Audu-Bida

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Muhammad Audu-Bida, Chairman, International Emergency Management and Engineering Society (TIEMES), Nigeria/West Africa Chapter, says the military needs political will to…

2 DIGs, 37 CPs promoted by PSC

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The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 30 Commissioners of Police with…

Ebola drug clears early test hurdle

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A prototype drug that has been urgently given to a handful of patients with Ebola has cleared an important test…

Britain raises terror threat level on Iraq, Syria fears

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Britain raised its terror threat risk level to “severe” on Friday because of fears over the situation in Iraq and…

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