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…
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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…
Despite being shown a valid court order, security personnel at the weekend prevented suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
A group of Ijaw speaking indigenes under the aegis of Pan Rivers Alliance, yesterday in Port Harcourt kicked against what…
President Goodluck Jonathan gave the hint on Sunday night that he may apply to the National Assembly to seek its…
The decomposing bodies of a man, his wife and five children have been found in their building at Bagido area…
Eminent jurist and retired Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC), Chukwudifu Oputa is dead. He was said to have died…
Follow @{0}Embarking on fish farming to cut back hunger in Casamance ZIGUINCHOR, 2 May 2014 (IRIN) – Reduced harvests in…