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Military Commanders, the State Commissioner of Police, State Director of the Department of State Services, Commanders of Customs, Immigration, and…

Report from Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation. A passionate appeal has been made to all Nigerians not…

While briefing State House correspondents immediately after the Federal Executive Council Meeting, the Information of Minister, Mr. Labaran Maku told…

Abuja (National Conference Report) – The Chairman and Principal Officers of the 2014 National Conference have said that their attention…

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about…

The western zone of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (SSANU), has said the only way peace could return to…

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, May 29, 2014 as public holiday to mark the 2014 Democracy Day celebrations. Minister…

The Federal Government has accused the northern governors of not doing enough to end terrorism in the region. “They are…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said it is looking to partner with Kano State Public Complaint and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday May 21, 2014 arraigned Ibrahim Yusuf and Mainasara Yusuf before Justice…

A Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State has convicted and sentenced Idris Abubakar and Ibrahim Hassan to three…

Discord is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State over the recommendation of Felix Tangwame as the…

Mali was in crisis Thursday after admitting it had lost the flashpoint town of Kidal to Tuareg separatists in a humiliating defeat forcing the government to call for an “immediate ceasefire”. Ministers have not revealed how many lives have been lost…

Nigerian officials say the bodies of 118 people have been recovered from the scene of a twin bombing in the crowded business section of the central city of Jos. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan called the bombings “Cruel and evil,” and said he is…

Report from Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe has revealed that Israeli…

The United States deployed 80 military personnel to Chad on Wednesday to help find 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, as Nigeria probed its deadliest attack ever with the militant group the main suspect. In a letter to congress, US President Barack…

Britain said Nigeria’s deadliest ever bomb attack, which killed at least 118 people, would strengthen the international community’s resolve to defeat terror in Africa’s most populous nation. Islamist militant group Boko Haram was blamed for two car…

Boko Haram gunmen killed more than 50 people in three separate attacks, including two near Chibok, the Nigerian town where the Islamists kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, witnesses said on Wednesday. The first attack on Monday afternoon…

Nigeria on Wednesday probed its deadliest ever bomb attack, with Boko Haram blamed for the atrocity that killed at least 118 people and fresh attacks near the town where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped. Emergency services picked through the…

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — TestimonySarah SewallUnder Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights House Foreign…