A total of 19 people were killed in a car bomb attack on a busy market blamed on Boko Haram militants, police in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, said on Wednesday. “From the latest tally at our disposal, the death toll stands at 19,” Lawan Tanko, the…
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In response to a 14-Day Ultimatum letter by the National Union of Electricity Employees, the Federal Ministry of Labour and…
NEW YORK, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Gambian authorities should drop the charges against two journalists who have…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNAIDS and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria…
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has charged all Muslims in the country to emulate the virtues of peace, tolerance…
Gay activists on Tuesday vowed to fight the Nigerian government after the country outlawed same-sex unions, warning the act legitimised homophobic violence and increased fears of persecution. The United Nations also attacked the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked a market in restive northeastern Nigeria, killing five and injuring many more, witnesses said on Monday. More than 30 attackers armed with guns, explosives and knives stormed the market in Borno State, where a state…
Nigeria on Monday provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a controversial bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions under threat of imprisonment. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States was “deeply…
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday blamed Boko Haram militants for a deadly bomb attack that killed at least 17 in a crowded market in Maiduguri, in the latest violence to hit the country’s restive north. Army spokesman Muhammad Dole said a Honda car laden…
The police in Lagos State, yesterday, said they have arrested a 29-year-old man, Samuel Mayegun, aka, Asiwaju, who masterminded the…
The Plateau State Police Command has initiated a peace meeting between two Muslim groups in the state following tension over…
Yoruba Council of Elders has called on. President GEJ to compensate the South West with position of the governor of…
A new global report on polio has shown that Nigeria has made considerable progress toward polio eradication in the last…
Alhaji Ahmed Gusau, former Minister of Solid Minerals, on Tuesday advised against the use of religious sentiments in the run…
At least 17 people have been confirmed dead when an explosion ripped through a crowdy market in the north Nigerian…
The Owner of the O’odua People’s Congress (OPC) Dr Frederick Fasehun, on Tuesday ordered a manhunt by the group for…
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has promised to improve all federal roads across Nigeria in 2014 and beyond, an…
The Court of Appeal today dismissed the suit filed by former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva’s in his bid…
As the All Progressive Congress (APC) leadership tussle in Bayelsa State continues unabated, the leadership of the ruling party in…