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Ethnic violence back in Kenya?

NAIROBI(AFP) – Six years after Kenya erupted into ferocious ethnic battles and post-election violence, security guard John Mboya is fearful…

Australian PM a sexist, says Senator

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is “a sexist” rather than a misogynist, a retiring politician from his party said in…

Fayose elected governor of Ekiti state

GBENRO ADESINA, SIMON ATEBA & NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI/ADO-EKITI Mr. Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, by a wide margin,…

Fayose wins by landslide

The breakdown of the results as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission The PDP candidate in Saturday’s governorship election…

Nigerian journalists in Boko Haram T-shirt protest

Nigerian journalists covering their country’s World Cup match with Bosnia on Saturday wore t-shirts protesting the Boko Haram Muslim militant…

Klose equals Ronaldo’s scoring record

Miroslav Klose equalled Brazilian legend Ronaldo’s all-time World Cup goalscoring record of 15 when he scored a minute after coming…

PDP criticises APC for condemning heavy security in Ekiti

The PDP on Saturday described as inciting, the condemnation of heavy security presence in Ekiti by the leadership of the…

#Ekitidecides: Fayose appears set for a landslide

Mr. Ayo Fayose, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ekiti governorship election, appears set for a landslide victory,…

Soyinka says Obasanjo should assist in rescuing Chibok girls

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka on Saturday asked former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo to assist in rescuing abducted Chibok…

Three killed in another cult clash in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three persons have been killed in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State as rival cult groups clashed. One person was…

Ekiti Poll: Observers commend INEC, set agenda for Osun

Observers monitoring the governorship election in Ekiti on Saturday said that there was tremendous improvement in INEC’s conduct of the…

Ekiti Polls: Amaechi, Oshiomhole, others should sue military, says Soyinka

Eromosele Ebhomele Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka on Saturday asked all governors under the All Progressives Congress, APC, who were…

We’ll address problems facing education – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said the Federal Government would comprehensively tackle challenges facing all sectors of the country’s education.…

Syria air raids kill 16 in Deir Ezzor

Air raids killed 16 people in Syria’s Deir Ezzor province Saturday, most of them people gathered at a mourning tent…

Boko Haram kills 10 in fresh raid on Borno, says Christian Priest

At least 10 people were killed Saturday in raids by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on two villages near the town…

Tambuwal urges legislators to protect democracy

Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker, House of Representatives, on Saturday advised legislators to perform their oversight functions diligently to ensure stability…

Brazil’s President Rousseff launches re-election bid

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff formally launched her re-election bid on Saturday, leading in opinion polls despite lingering discontent over World…

Spain’s new king, queen meet terror victims

The new king and queen of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia, carried out their first official function on Saturday, meeting…

10 students bag first class at Nigeria Turkish Nile University

No fewer than 10 graduating students bagged first class degrees at the 2nd convocation of the Nigeria Turkish Nile University…

#EkitiDecides: I’ll accept outcome of Ekiti poll – Fayose

The governorship candidate of the PDP, Ayo Fayose, on Saturday said he would accept the out come of the election…

#EkitiDecides: In Pictures Gov. Fayemi, Fayose, others vote

Photos by Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Ekiti

Security operatives arrest 36 APC members, journalists in Ekiti

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted Nigerians and the international community to the massive clampdown on its party’s leaders…

Malawi president weds partner in colourful ceremony

Malawi’s newly elected President Peter Mutharika married his long-term partner in a colourful ceremony before local dignitaries in a jam-packed…

The faces of the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram

Since 14 April, all the girls shown here have been in the captivity of Boko Haram militants. Abducted from their…

#EkitiDecides: 50 Mobile Policemen arrest journalists

Mobile policemen have arrested two journalists Jadesola Ajibola of Inspiration FM and Oyetunji Ojo of Osun State Broadcasting Corporation in…

Zamfara APC members defect to PDP

Top government officials in the Governor Abdulaziz Yari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in Zamfara are gradually resigning their appointments…

All eyes on Ekiti, says Tinubu

By Bola Ahmed Tinubu With today’s election, Ekiti State has become the epicentre of Nigeria’s electoral politics. Here, the major…

In Pictures: #EkitiDecides accreditation and voting

Ekiti voters turned out en mass on Saturday for accreditation as the state’s governorship election got under way amidst tight…

Jihadists execute three Syria rebel officers

Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have executed three officers of the Western and Arab-backed…

Kano to secure release of indigenes detained in Abia

The Kano State Government said it had dispatched a delegation to Abia to secure the release of the state indigenes…