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Pope prays for dead who nobody remembers

Pope Francis on Sunday at the Vatican City marked the “All Souls’ Day” and offered prayers for forgotten victims of…

Boko Haram: Adamawa to review curfew, warns against false info

Adamawa Government has cautioned the public against rumour mongering capable of raising tension in the state. A statement by Mr…

Withdrawal of Tambuwal’s security aides, unconstitutional, says Sen. Abe

Senator Magnus Abe on Sunday said there was no provision in the constitution that stipulated removal of security aides from…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Controversies trail PDP congresses in Oyo, Anambra others

Controversies trailed various congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in many states of the federation on Saturday. NAN reports…

Boko Haram’s video: The defiant message of Abubakar Shekau

Below is the transcript of Imam Abubakar Shekau’s latest video released to AFP and AP on Friday night. He denies…

Boko Haram: APC calls for inquiry into Jonathan’s fake ceasefire

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an independent inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding…

Israel closes Gaza border crossings after rocket fire

Israel has closed two border crossings with Gaza, the army said on Sunday, after a rocket fired from the Palestinian…

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…