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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…

US judge says nurse can leave home in Ebola row

A US judge ruled Friday that a nurse quarantined by her home state after treating Ebola patients in Africa could…

Bomb wounds three in Egyptian capital

A bomb hidden in a rubbish bin wounded three people in the Egyptian capital before dawn on Saturday, the interior…

Jonathan’s promise on power 4 years ago

Speaking with United Nations diplomats on Monday, 31st January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, President Goodluck Jonathan made this promise:…

Mubi: Police warn residents against rumour mongering

The Adamawa Police Command on Friday warned residents of the state against spreading unfounded rumour that often leads to panic.…

FOI Act not binding on 36 states, court rules

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, ruled that the 36 states of the federation cannot be made to…

Policeman kills immigration officer

The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, Mr Gabriel Adaji, has confirmed the death of an immigration officer shot by a…

Jega to sanction political parties for violating election timetable

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon apply sanctions for non-compliance with its timetable for the 2015…

Jonathan, most performing president since independence – Okupe

Dr Doyin Okupe, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, said on Friday that President Goodluck Jonathan,…

2015: More Nigerians will vote Jonathan, says Abba Morro

Minister of Interior, Abba Morro has given assurance that the gains of the transformation agenda will give President Goodluck Jonathan…

Lagos, no go area for criminals, says Commissioner of Police

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Kayode Aderanti, on Friday declared the state as a “no-go-area” for criminals…

Talks claims, ceasefire ‘lies’, says Shekau in new video

Boko Haram denied that they had agreed to a ceasefire in a new video obtained on Friday by AFP, describing…

Shekau in new video denies ceasefire, says Chibok schoolgirls married off

It is now certain that President Goodluck Jonathan will never be able to #bringbackourgirls. What a pity! The whole campaign,…

Senzo Meyiwa: One suspected killer arrested, charged

A suspect appeared in court on Friday over the slaying of South African football captain Senzo Meyiwa, whose murder during…

Tambuwal Asks Court To Stop PDP From Removing Him As Speaker

Felix Nnamdi/Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal and his party, the All Progresives Congress, APC, on…

Landlord gets 3-year jail term for evicting tenant with force

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a landlord, Iyabo Adakeja, (47), to three years imprisonment for removing a tenant’s…

Clashes in West Bank after Muslim prayers

Clashes erupted in the West Bank Friday after weekly Muslim prayers while security forces deployed heavily around Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa…

El-Rufai picks form, says guber aspiration not do-or-die

Malam Nasiru El Rufai, former FCT Minister, on Friday obtained the APC nomination forms to contest for the 2015 governor…

NBA, lawyers fault withdrawal of Tambuwal’s security aides

Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday faulted the withdrawal of the security aides of the Speaker of the House of…

Gov Suswam swears in high court judge

Governor Gabriel Suswan of Benue State on Friday sworn-in Mrs Theresa Shija as a high court judge in the state.…

Bus Driver Jailed For Driving Against Traffic

Kazeem Ugbodaga A driver of a commuter bus, locally called danfo, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment by the…