The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku has disclosed that a high-level meeting at Aso Villa to review the security situation…
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A statement released and signed by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade has denied any attack on…
The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku has disclosed that a high-level meeting at Aso Villa to review the security situation…
MAY 02, 2014 President Goodluck Jonathan today called a high-level meeting at Aso Villa to review the security situation in…
CNNi talks to Nigerian child rights advocate, Toyin Olakanpo, about the Nigerian president’s speech on the missing girls.
First lady Patience Jonathan fueled anger Monday when a leader of a protest march said she ordered the arrests of…
A Nigerian woman who led a protest demanding the release of hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists was arrested Monday after meeting Nigeria’s First Lady Patience Jonathan, activists said. The first lady’s office has denied reports…
OTTAWA, Canada, May 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie,…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Over 2,600 detainees have been treated for scabies in an eradication…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Judy Cheng-Hopkins, arrived yesterday in…
Three foreigners have been kidnapped in Nigeria’s southern oil-producing Niger Delta region, police said Monday, after the Dutch foreign ministry told AFP it was “aware” of reports that those taken were Dutch citizens. “Three expatriates tried to access…
I came across this report released by Sahara Reporters and decided to share. Apparently, it’s a compilation of the 200+ abducted…
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram yesterday attacked a village market in Borno State, shooting sporadically on…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has said plans to make her a widow, in apparent reference to the pressure…
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday declared that his government was at a loss on the exact location the abducted students of…
A 65-year-old man (names withheld) in Kalabari Beach in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State narrowly escaped lynching at…
The death of eminent jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court, Chukwudifu Oputa (rtd), has been described as a colossal…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday kept Nigeria guessing over whether or not he will seek re-election, saying the issue was not important at the present time. “Whether Jonathan declares or not (his intention for re-relection) is not a key factor,”…
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has warned former loyalists of his predecessor in office, Chief Timipre Sylva against “jumping…
Senate President David Mark has advocated the use of full military action against insurgents in the country, saying their actions…