A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory now Deputy National Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, Malam Nasir El-Rufai,…
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A CROSS-SECTION OF MUSLIMS PRAYING AT THE OBALENDE PRAYING GROUND DURING EID-EL-KABIR CELEBRATION IN LAGOS The Muslim Congress (TMC), an…
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 10 June 2014, the Government will arrange the ‘Conference on…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas…
Clashes broke out in Nigeria’s second-biggest city on Monday as hundreds of supporters of the newly appointed emir of Kano battled with backers of his main rival for the key post. An AFP reporter in the ancient city said people turned out in force wearing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday, June 6, 2014, arraigned the Finance Controller of Lonestar Drilling Nigeria Limited,…
Nigeria’s ousted central bank chief was on Sunday named Emir of Kano, the country’s number two Muslim leader, following the death of the previous incumbent, the state government announced. “The state government received their recommendations and Allah…
The Presidency on Sunday denied the rumor that the Federal Government was planning to rename the University of Ibadan after…
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Sunday reportedly grounded Rivers Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi’s chartered aircraft. The aircraft, which…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed regrets at the death of former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, in an…
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has promised to employ over 2,000 youths of the state under the yet to be…
Rising unemployment among young Nigerian pilots has been attributed to their inability to pass competence tests and low quality training…
Chairman, Delta State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Pius Odioko, has kicked against the proposal by…
APC members and passers by scampering for safety from rampaging policemen at the Scene of the attack in ijigbo area,…
4 June 2014 – The United Nations humanitarian chief today called for $60 million for the next three months to…
4 June 2014 – Citing aerial attacks, use of heavy weaponry and civilian casualties in Benghazi and elsewhere in eastern…
4 June 2014 – Thousands of women and children fleeing the Central African Republic (CAR) for Cameroon arrive in a…
Follow @{0}Malnutrition is high among the refugeesGBITI, 6 June 2014 (IRIN) – More than 80,000 Central Africans have fled the…
Follow @{0}Making room for the neighboursLOLO, 3 June 2014 (IRIN) – New open-air butcheries and stalls now flank the unsealed…