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In Nigeria, Islamist militant group Boko Haram has killed thousands since it launched an uprising in 2009. Civilians are targeted almost daily and there are concerns that the violence will only escalate as the country gets close the 2015 elections.…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday described as false reports in some quarters that Ebola fever had been detected…
Two youths have allegedly been killed in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jama’a local government area of Kaduna state, leading to a…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its downstream subsidiary, Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), have said that normalcy…
The Radio, Television and Theatre Workers of Nigeria (RATTAWU) and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have expressed opposition to…
Former Governor of Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva, has commended Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State for investing in infrastructure and manpower…
Five new cases of the deadly Ebola virus have been recorded in Guinea in the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The total number of suspected and confirmed cases of one of the deadliest viruses known to man has risen to 127…
The Special Adviser to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, on Tuesday attributed the drop in the nation’s power…
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has again reiterated his stance that come May 29, 2015, “power must shift to…
Chairman of Leadership Group, publishers of Leadership newspaper, Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah, will step down as chairman from today, Wednesday. In…
The Yoruba militia group, Oodua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, has assured relatives of the remaining eight victims of Soka kidnappers’ den…
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has described as subversive of the rule of law and…
Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke said the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is one of the component channels, if properly…
THE TRUCK WITH FULANI HERDSMEN INSIDE (CREDIT: SAHARA REPORTERS) The Southern Kaduna town of Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of…
A Former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, on Tuesday, declared that President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to convene the National…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has disclosed that teachers in Public Primary and Secondary Schools in the state, who…
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha in apparent response to some of his critics, who have questioned the rationale behind…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday urged delegates at the ongoing national conference to look into restructuring the nation’s federal…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, April 2, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone,…