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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has debunked reports alleging that a second mutiny attempt was carried out by soldiers of 7…

The federal government has said international best practice would be applied in the ongoing rescue mission of over 200 school…

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — President Obama called South African President Jacob Zuma today to congratulate him…

Ukraine was preparing Saturday for a presidential election seen as crucial to its very survival after months of turmoil that has driven the country to the brink of civil war. Sunday’s vote comes with tensions running high after a bloody upsurge in fighting…

South African President Jacob Zuma vowed to spearhead a “radical social economic transformation” as he was sworn in for a second term before dignitaries and a cheering crowd of thousands on Saturday. “Today marks the beginning of the second phase of…

African leaders in Pretoria for President Jacob Zuma’s inauguration will hold informal talks on the security situation in Nigeria, South Africa’s government said on Saturday. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is among more than 20 heads of state…

President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday signed the 2014 Budget into law and handed it over to Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…

Nigeria needs foreign help to defeat Boko Haram, a senior intelligence source has said, as the country’s top Muslim leader…

About 43 people have been killed by the outlawed sect, Boko Haram in the last three days in Borno State.…

Two pupils and three others were yesterday burnt to death at Asejire area on Ibadan-Ife expressway when two fuel tankers…

An Abuja-based organisation, Neighbour-to-Neighbour Initiative (N2N), has taken the lead by donating relief materials to victims of the Jos bomb…

The management of the University of Jos have dismissed reports that seven students of the university died in the bomb…

Plateau State governor, Jonah David Jang has described the insecurity situation in the country as a war situation, describing the…

The federal government has said it will establish trauma counselling centres to aid survivors of the recent bomb blast that…

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Friday urged United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) to intervene on environmental…

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Friday said the Federal Government disbursed N130.7 billion to the defence sector…

The leader of Nigeria’s Muslims on Friday announced plans to host a national day of prayer in the capital as…

To the Editor: My heart goes out to those parents of the schoolgirls in Nigeria who, through no fault of their own, are being used to extort money for the terrorist cause in that country. The country’s military has refused to get involved  in finding…

The United States is alone in helping Nigeria locate more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists, Secretary of State John Kerry said, despite help on the ground from Britain, France and Israel. With 80 military personnel sent to neighboring Chad…

Nigeria needs foreign help to defeat Boko Haram, a senior intelligence source told AFP on Friday, as the country’s top Muslim leader broke his silence to demand action to defeat the militants. The security source, who agreed to an interview on condition…