The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Dr. Martin Uhomoibhi has summoned the Zimbabwean envoy, Mr. Stanley…
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The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress has demanded that the position of the president, the vice president or…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, ex-Governor Ayo Fayose, has said he will not take up…
07:58 GMT – Crime scene – Nel is questioning Pistorius on police arriving at the crime scene after he shot Steenkamp. He is specifically asking him about evidence from Colonel Schoombie van Rensburgh that he had gone up to the scene first. “I don’t…
A loud blast rocked a bus station packed with commuters heading to Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Monday, with many people feared injured, the rescue agency spokesman told AFP. “This morning there was an explosion at the Nyanya Motor Park,” Manzo Ezekiel…
Seriake Dickson has tasked the newly sworn in commissioners to work as a formidable team to protect the overall interest…
furtherance of ongoing efforts at re-organizing and repositioning Ministries, Departments and Agencies for optimal performance and delivery of the restoration…
MBABANE, Swaziland, April 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 10th April 2014, the African Union Commission (AUC), through the…
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists killed at least 60 people in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern Borno state close to the border with Cameroon, a local official said. “The attackers, who are no doubt Boko Haram insurgents, attacked Amchaka and nearby villages…
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Bamidele Aturu, has hailed the National Human Rights Commission for its report on public hearing which…
FROM LEFT: VICE PRESIDENT, NAMADI SAMBO; ETSU NUPE, ALHAJI YAHAYA BUBAKAR AND Sultan OF SOKOTO, ALHAJI SA’AD ABUBAKAR 111, AT…
Troops or Military personnel deployed to the North Central zone of the country to checkmate herdsmen/farmers’ clashes as well as…
Concern has been raised by Nigerian banks over the possibility of losing about N1 trillion they invested in the acquisition…
Police in Plateau State have arrested a 70-year-old man for defiling a 13-year-old girl in Barkin Ladi Local Government of…
11 April 2014 – The recent sighting of unidentified planes over Yida, South Sudan, and the aerial bombing of a…
11 April 2014 – While Africa has recorded impressive economic growth in the past decade, more credible industrial policies and…
11 April 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency said today it is extremely concerned by reports that anti-Balaka militiamen…
10 April 2014 – The United Nations today called on the Government of Burundi to address ongoing political violence and…
A medical doctor (name withheld) has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for alleged impersonation…
fille photo: market fire At least 200 shops and goods worth over N100 million were burnt in Ose Okwuodu food…