A suicide bomber killed 13 people at a Shiite mosque in central Baghdad Tuesday while violence elsewhere in Iraq left four dead, the latest in a protracted surge in bloodshed. The bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the mosque in the capital’s…
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Nigeria’s ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, a source close to the talks told AFP. The meeting took place last weekend at Obasanjo’s farm…
JUBA, South Sudan, May 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) cordially invites…
Residents of Attagara and Kawuri villages in Gwoza and Bama local government areas of Borno State, respectively, repelled attacks on…
Birmingham City’s Hong Kong holding company said it received an undisclosed offer for a stake in the football club, sending its shares soaring, months after its owner Carson Yeung was jailed for money laundering. In a filing to the city’s stock exchange…
Nigeria’s highest ranking military officer on Monday gave a glimmer of hope to the families of more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants, revealing they had located the missing teenagers. But Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday assured that the August 9 governorship poll in Osun State would be free…
Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday called on security agencies in the state to ensure the…
TOKYO, Japan, May 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. Japan welcomes the fact that the second round voting for…
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has signed a new four-year contract extension at the Catalan giants. The former Manchester United defender…
It has come to the notice of the Ekiti State Government through a National Newspaper publication, that His Excellency, Dr.…
Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Abubakar Gumi, has taken a swipe at the military, over what he called vandalism and…
The Gombe State Government said it would use the Children’s Day celebration to pray for the release of the abducted…
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, May 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultation (DIDC) Implementation Committee…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — SECOND FIELD MISSION OF THE African UNION COMMISSION OF INQUIRY…
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japanese Government for $85 million dollars (N1.38 billion)…
Former Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Adamu Aliero, has rejected the claims in some quarters that northern states governors and…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has condemned the…
26 May 2014 – Senior United Nations officials today demanded that Republic of the Congo immediately stop expelling citizens from…
25 May 2014 – The world must do more to unleash Africa’s full potential in agriculture, United Nations Secretary-General Ban…