At least seven people were killed in ethnic and religious violence in eastern Nigeria’s Taraba state, police said Thursday, with…
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Nigerian Christians have been called upon to use the Easter period to intensify prayers for the restoration of peace and…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, on Thursday said it has…
JUBA, South Sudan, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “I am deeply saddened and frustrated by the violence that…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU),…
Like many 13 year-olds, Gach Chuol is timid, shyly looking down at the ground as he speaks to a stranger. But he is also joining South Sudan’s war to avenge the death of his parents, and brandishes an AK-47 assault rifle as he recalls why he traded…
Sunday afternoon is showtime in Soweto, a time when it seems everyone in South Africa’s iconic township is out on the streets strutting their stuff. An armada of sleek German sedans — the must-have ride for South Africa’s black nouveau riche — slithers…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on April 14, 2014 arraigned duo of Isiyaku Ibrahim and Alhaji Mallam Usman…
Khalil Ahmed Bappah, a self appointed agent to communications giant, Globacom has been arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting…
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Funding Opportunity AnnouncementBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationApril 16, 2014Funding Opportunity Number:…
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it had plans to acquire farmlands in some states in the northern part…
The Supervising Minister of National Planning Commission, Alhaji Bashir Yuguda, on Thursday assured delegates to the forthcoming World Economic Forum…
Parents of the abducted school girls in Chibok, Borno State have accused the Nigerian military of lying. The Defence Headquarters…
Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja has declared the park and pay policy of the FCT Administration…
Report from the Office of VP’s Wife. Hajiya Amina Namadi Sambo, the Wife of the Vice President has announced the…
Report from Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs. Given the critical need for the grassroots to feel the…
Report from Ministry of Labour The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu has described the Nyanya bomb incidence as…
The U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, has expressed his country’s readiness to collaborate with Nigeria in the fight…
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCApril 17, 2014On behalf of President Obama…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The importance of laboratory research and quality diagnostics cannot be…