A suspected Boko Haram attack on a military base and police station in northeastern Nigeria left at least 33 people dead, a security source told AFP on Wednesday. The source, who requested anonymity, said 18 soldiers and 15 police lost their lives in…
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A Cambodian court sentenced three foreigners from Australia, France and Nigeria to between 23 and 27 years in prison on Wednesday for attempted heroin smuggling. Australian woman Yoshe Ann Taylor, 41, and French woman Charlene Savarino, 19, were arrested…
The United States expressed skepticism Tuesday that more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants had been located by Nigeria, stating that it had no “independent information” on the matter. The country’s highest ranking military officer on…
Scores of young men armed with bottles and stones on Wednesday attacked women protesters staging a demonstration over the plight of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, an activist said. Hadiza Bala Usman, a leader of the Bring Back Our Girls…
Nigeria faces a race against time to tackle its worsening security situation, which has grown in scale and scope due to a lack of political leadership, an influential governor told AFP. Kano state governor Rabiu Kwankwaso said the country was unprepared…
The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has assured the National Committee Against Touting (NCAT)…
MAPUTO, Mozambique, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Government of Mozambique will…
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJen PsakiDepartment SpokespersonWashington, DCMay 27, 2014In light of Madagascar’s successful 2013…
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJen PsakiDepartment SpokespersonWashington, DCMay 27, 2014The United States condemns in the…
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCMay 27, 2014On behalf of the government…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “The Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union and…
Report from Federal Ministry of Education. Federal Government Girls’ College, Lejja, Enugu State has emerged overall winner of the quiz…
ABUJA (Women Affairs Ministry Report) The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zainab Maina has ascribed the shunning of…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An urgent call for protection of human rights, peace and security…
NEW YORK, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General welcomes the adoption by the Security Council today of…
ABUJA (Parliamentary Report) The Nigerian Senate has considered and approved the appointment of Jummai Audi (Professor) as Commissioner for the…
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led…
As part of its resolve at ensuring that, Bayelsans participate fully in all future elections in the country, the State…
Disturbed by the activities of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram in the northern part of the country, especially the abduction…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson at the weekend restated his administration’s resolve to creating an enabling environment for private…