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Governors promise to deliver North central states to Jonathan 100%

*Governors of Benue, Plateau, Niger made the pledge PDP North-Central Governors on Saturday promised to deliver 100 per cent votes…

Yemen: Huthi rebels admit abducting chief of staff

Shiite militiamen in control of Yemen’s capital said they seized President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi’s chief of staff Saturday, a claim…

Uganda LRA commander handed over to ICC

Captured Lord Resistance Army rebel commander Dominic Ongwen was on Saturday handed over to the International Criminal Court’s office in…

Turkey in red alert as 3,000 residents linked with IS Jihadists

Around 3,000 people in Turkey are believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, a Turkish intelligence…

NEMA sympathises with victims of Gombe blast

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sympathised with the victims of Friday’s bomb-blast in Gombe, where six people were…

Boko Haram forces of evil, say Chadian demonstrators

Tens of thousands of people rallied in the capital of Chad on Saturday to support the authorities’ decision to send…

Police arrest 10 for looting at scene of bombing in Gombe

The police in Gombe on Friday arrested 10 youths who tried to take advantage of a suicide bombing incident to…

Charlie Hebdo protests: Churches burnt in Niamey,rally in Russia

At least two churches were torched in Niger’s capital Saturday as protests raged on against the publication of a Prophet…

Yemen’s chief of staff abducted by armed men

Gunmen on Saturday seized Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi’s chief of staff, whose nomination as prime minister last year was…

Fashola: Ambode tested and trusted

Jamiu Yisa Lagos state governorship candidate of the All Progressives party (APC), Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode campaign train arrived Apapa to…
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Flee from desperate politicians, Wamakko urges youths

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state, has advised Nigerian youths to resist the temptation of being used by desperate politicians…

France defends freedom of speech after violent protests

President Francois Hollande stressed on Saturday that France was committed to “freedom of expression” after fresh violence broke out in…

Pope Francis flees Philippines ferocious storm

Pope Francis was forced Saturday to flee a fierce storm in the Philippines that killed a papal volunteer, cutting short…

Nigerian, others to die by firing squad; Indonesia rejects clemency pleas

Five foreigners and an Indonesian woman sentenced to death on drug charges will be executed by firing squad despite international…

Pakistan hangs 19th militant after school terror attack

Pakistan on Saturday hanged a sectarian militant whose execution was cancelled but later reinstated after a court rejected a pardon…

Man beheads wife, 3 year old daughter, commits suicide

A farmer, Olubusayo Sunday, 46, on Wednesday, committed suicide after beheading his wife and daughter. In a statement issued by…

US kicks as Israel’s ‘war crimes’ come under ICC scrutiny

The United States on Friday condemned as “tragic irony” the International Criminal Court’s decision to open a preliminary probe into…

Kwankwaso urges youths to shun violence

Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State on Friday urged youths in the country to shun violence during and after the…

APC will govern Nigeria with humility, probity, transparency – Buhari

The presidential candidate of the APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, has promised that he will rule Nigeria with humility and transparency…

Jonathan promises special fund for youth empowerment if reelected

President Goodluck Jonathan said his administration will create special fund for the empowerment of youths in the country. Jonathan announced…

Jonathan’s visit to Borno, morale booster to military, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Thursday’s visit by President Goodluck Jonathan to Maidiguri, Borno, was a morale…

Police nab 2 with fake Presidency number plate, ID cards

The Police in FCT have arrested two suspected fraudsters and recovered a fake number plate and two identity cards purportedly…

Jonathan’s campaign train heads to Owerri

President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign train will arrive Owerri on Saturday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said. This is contained…

Charlie Hebdo sells 1.9 million copies

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has sold 1.9 million copies of its latest issue, which has provoked protests by Muslims…

Angry mob kill Boko Haram suspect in Kano

The Kano State Police Command on Friday confirmed the killing of a man suspected to be a member of the…

US diocese files for bankruptcy to pay sexual abuse victims

A US archdiocese said Friday it is filing for bankruptcy to compensate victims of sexual abuse, the 12th Roman Catholic…

Libya’s militia alliance announces ceasefire

An Islamist-backed militia alliance on Friday announced a ceasefire in conflict-strewn Libya, following an agreement at UN-brokered peace talks between…

World muslims protest Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Prophet Muhammed

Thousands demonstrated across the world Friday and violent clashes erupted in Niger and Pakistan as Muslims vented fury over a…

Chad joins war against Boko Haram, deploys troops to Cameroon

Dozens of Chadian tanks headed out of the capital Friday south towards Cameroon to help fight Nigeria’s dreaded Boko Haram…

Suicide bomber strikes again in Gombe, kills 6

A suicide bomber killed five people and wounded 11 Friday in northeastern Nigeria, an emergency services official told AFP. “It…