Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that the late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa has left behind…
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The three tiers of government in Nigeria – Federal, States and Local governments have shared a total of N675.650 billion…
Attacks by Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria’s restive northeast have killed more than 1,200 people since May, when a state of emergency was declared in the region, the United Nations said Monday. Nigeria placed the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe…
The State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson has described the successful completion of his thank-you-tour to the eight Local Government Areas…
Nigeria could soon become Africa’s biggest economy but there is growing recognition that the landmark will be largely symbolic and do little to change lives in the continent’s most populous nation. On paper, the future looks bright for Nigeria: the…
January 1, 2014 marks the centenary of the amalgamation of southern and northern Nigeria but the anniversary looks set to be muted, amid lingering questions about whether the union can hold. In the run-up to the landmark, opinion is split between those…
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At the end of her mission, the United Nations Special Rapporteur…
LOME, Togo, October 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Montfort Mlachila visited…
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJen PsakiSpokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCAugust 8, 2013We commend the…
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 5, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — FIFA can today confirm that the Togolese Football Federation (TFF) has…
ROME, Italy, June 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The crisis in Mali, terrorist infiltration, cross-border crime and, more in…
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCApril 26, 2013On behalf of the American…
NEW YORK, March 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Wednesday’s ruling by Togo’s Constitutional…
NEW YORK, March 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Togolese police on Thursday fired rubber bullets and tear gas to…
LOME, Togo, March 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) and the Investment and Development…
BERLIN, Germany, February 4, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister of State Cornelia Pieper met with Prime Minister Kwesi Séléagodji…
L-R: Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe; his wife, Eyeosrun Abosede; newly installed chief/wife…
It began as a rumour; then developed into what looked like a game-like gambit; and then the importunacy became truly…
Nine teaching staff of Community Secondary School, Aleibiri in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have been suspended for…
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji (2nd right), his wife, Mercy (1st right), Lady Victoria Aguiyi Ironsi, President General, Ibeku…