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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said it is looking to partner with Kano State Public Complaint and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday May 21, 2014 arraigned Ibrahim Yusuf and Mainasara Yusuf before Justice…
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State has convicted and sentenced Idris Abubakar and Ibrahim Hassan to three…
Discord is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State over the recommendation of Felix Tangwame as the…
Thailand’s new ruling junta on Friday warned it would block social media platforms in the country if they carry any content provoking violence or opposing their military coup. “If we find any to be in violation, we will suspend the service immediately…
Pro-Russian rebels firing mortar shells and grenades killed 14 Ukrainian soldiers on Thursday, the blackest day yet for the military and a dramatic ratcheting up of tensions just three days before a crunch election. The attacks in the eastern industrial…
More than 300 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the government’s retaliation for attacks blamed on a self-proclaimed “prophet” in the Democratic Republic of Congo in December, a rights group said Thursday. The government has previously denied…
A California man was charged Thursday with kidnapping and repeatedly sexually assaulting a woman for a decade while holding her captive with threats and coercion, police said. Isidro Medrano Garcia, 42, was indicted a day after police announced that…
Mali was in crisis Thursday after admitting it had lost the flashpoint town of Kidal to Tuareg separatists in a humiliating defeat forcing the government to call for an “immediate ceasefire”. Ministers have not revealed how many lives have been lost…
Floodwaters crept lower in the shellshocked Balkans Thursday to reveal widespread devastation after the region’s deadliest natural disaster since records began more than a century ago. As thousands of relief workers began an immense clean-up operation…
The leader of Thailand’s pro-government “Red Shirt” movement called Thursday for a national referendum to resolve a political deadlock that prompted the army chief to declare martial law. Jatuporn Prompan said he made the proposal a day earlier during…
England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Paul Downton gave his most detailed explanation yet on Thursday for the controversial decision to end the international career of the “frustrating” Kevin Pietersen. The South Africa-born batsman, England…
US Vice President Joe Bidens met Cyprus leaders Thursday to spur talks on ending their island’s 40-year division and seek support for threatened sanctions against Russia. After talks with President Nicos Anastasiades, the Greek Cypriot leader, and Turkish…
Nigerian officials say the bodies of 118 people have been recovered from the scene of a twin bombing in the crowded business section of the central city of Jos. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan called the bombings “Cruel and evil,” and said he is…
Chinese online retailer JD.com rallied Thursday in its Wall Street debut, suggesting an appetite for its larger rival Alibaba. The company, trading under the symbol JD on the Nasdaq exchange, jumped 10.5 percent to $21 from its initial public offering…
Report from Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Reng Ochekpe has revealed that Israeli…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. At the invitation of the Government of the Republic…
LUSAKA, Zambia, May 22, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IBM (NYSE:IBM) (http://www.ibm.com) today announced a collaboration with the Zambian Ministry…
The United States deployed 80 military personnel to Chad on Wednesday to help find 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, as Nigeria probed its deadliest attack ever with the militant group the main suspect. In a letter to congress, US President Barack…