BANGUI, Central African Republic, May 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union (AU) and partners have concluded a…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) continues to contend with a ‘leadership tussle’ in the build- up to the 2015 general…
Boko Haram is probably beyond the reach of global sanctions but attempts to curb the Nigerian Islamists’ reign of terror is an indication of growing international commitment, analysts said. The UN Security Council this week designated the extremist…
At least 24 people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram gunmen raided a village in northeast Nigeria, where the Islamists have stepped up deadly attacks on villages in recent months, residents told AFP. Dozens of motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed Kamuya…
The abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month was “contrary to the teachings of Islam”, the head of the African Union (AU) said at an event to mark Africa Day on Sunday. “We strongly condemn the abduction of the young, innocent schoolgirls…
Nigeria’s Niger Delta Sunday declared that it would settle for nothing less than a new constitution premised on Autonomy or…
Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, has said he would compel members of the state executive council to give out…
The Lagos State Government has described the strike embarked on by lecturers of the Lagos State University (LASU) as an…
Former Defence Minister, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd), on Saturday told a gathering at the 40th coronation anniversary of the…
Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang has stated that the insecurity confronting Nigeria is the outcome of earlier threat by some…
Islamic clerics resident in the United States have called for the immediate release of over 200 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok,…
A non-government forum of Ekiti Stakeholders, e-eleven has approached the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti to seek the disqualification…
24 May 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all candidates, political parties, and state institutions in…
24 May 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed deep concern by recent developments in Libya and called on all…
23 May 2014 – The top United Nations official in South sudan has met with rebel leader David Yau Yau…
23 May 2014 – Deadly clashes between Tuareg rebels and Government forces in northern mali have sent a “small but…
23 May 2014 – Nearly 30 children – the youngest a baby – died in the past month fleeing violence…
23 May 2014 – The United Nations Security Council has added Boko Haram, the Nigerian militant group that has claimed…
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BAMAKO, Mali, May 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — H.E. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the Islamic Republic of…