31 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the staff of the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone…
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31 December 2013 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today voiced grave concern over mounting evidence…
31 December 2013 – United Nations agencies today warned of possible famine and severe malnutrition in the Central African Republic…
31 December 2013 – The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deplored the…
A French Roman Catholic priest freed Tuesday after being held captive for seven weeks by Islamic militants in Cameroon said he was “in great shape” and thanked those who helped secure his release. Georges Vandenbeusch, 42, was kidnapped on November…
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wished 15 million Malians “peace, nothing but peace” as he delivered a New Year greeting Tuesday at the end of one of the most turbulent years in the west African nation’s history. “I only want peace, nothing but peace…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday called for greater national unity in 2014, urging compatriots to build on the work of their predecessors as the country marked its effective centenary. The amalgamation of the separate protectorates of…
Mauritania is to set up a special tribunal to prosecute suspects accused of involvement in slavery, state media said on Tuesday, in a bid to eradicate the trade in the west African state. A judicial committee chaired by President Mohamed Ould Abdel…
A pastor whose supporters have claimed a wave of attacks across DR Congo is “on the run” and outside the country, government spokesman Lambert Mende said Tuesday, adding that the death toll from the violence had risen to over 100. Pastor Joseph Mukungubila…
L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Ade;abu; Governor Kayode Fayemi; Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin;…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan on Sunday warned employees of the State Government, contractors and other officials in the…
The naming of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Governor of Delta State as The Sun man of the Year has been described…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and his Kano State counterpart, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso have emerged joint winners of The…
As part of his efforts at promoting Ijaw national integration, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson paid a visit to…
30 December 2013 – The Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” the attack on a United Nations-African Union…
Production at two oilfields in southern Libya has restarted after it was suspended for several months, a national oil company official said on Monday. Mohamed al-Harairi of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) told AFP the Sarir and Msala oilfields…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that his administration has no plan to ban commercial motorcycle operators otherwise…
L-R: Chairman, Ekiti State Council of Obas, Oba Adamo Babalola; Onisan of Isan Kingdom, Oba Sunday Ajiboye; Ekiti State Governor,…
Barely 48 hours to the end of the year, the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun today signed…
The United States is still investigating last year’s attack on its diplomatic mission in Benghazi but has no evidence that “core Al-Qaeda” leaders directed the assault in which four Americans died, a US official said Monday. State Department spokeswoman…