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FILE PHOTO No fewer than 200 people were killed in the border town of Gamboru, Borno State, on Monday when…
As one would expect, President Goodluck Jonathan’s government’s ratings has dropped, according to NOIPolls Limited. on job performance of his…
A group known as Association for Good Governance (AGG) said on Tuesday that the acting Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji…
Plano, TX, May 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — WorldVentures Foundation™ (http://www.worldventuresfoundation.org), the philanthropic arm of WorldVentures™ (http://www.worldventures.com), collaborated with…
GABORONE, Botswana, May 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Lamin Leigh…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has called on Muslim faithful to join in a one month fasting…
Sitting in a Mexican bar in the US capital, Maria complains that “using lemon instead of lime in a margarita is like using onions instead of garlic.” But lemon margaritas just might be coming to a cantina near you, thanks to the skyrocketing price of…
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a row over censorship of the popular messaging application, media reports said Wednesday. Access to social networks, including Twitter and Facebook, are routinely blocked by…
Los Angeles Clippers President Andy Roeser, who has been with the NBA club since 1984, will take an indefinite leave of absence starting immediately, the league announced. The news came three days after the NBA announced that it would appoint a new…
US President Barack Obama described the kidnapping of more than 220 schoolgirls by Islamists in Nigeria as “heartbreaking” and “outrageous” as Washington deployed military experts in the hunt for the children. Obama urged global action against Boko…
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has condoled with the Oputa family on the sudden demise of legal icon and…
5 May 2014 – The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned today’s deadly terrorist attack in Sana’a, as well as…
5 May 2014 – Gunfire stopped distribution of food today in a besieged Palestinian refugee camp, a United Nations spokesperson…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the death of the Lagos State Governor, Sir Michael Otedola. The Governor…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday reassured the international community that the Federal Government would do everything possible to ensure the…
Lagos State AIDS Control Agency has revealed that 1,702 pregnant women in the state tested positive to HIV and had…
Forensic DNA technology could help identify and reunite with their families the more than 200 Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by Islamist militants, scientists told AFP Tuesday. Software already exists to match missing people with their relatives,…
Major-General Chris Olukolade stood outside the Nigerian Defence Headquarters in Abuja and raised his hands for silence, as 100 or so men and women sat in the road blocking traffic. In front of him opposite the Old Parade Ground, the protesters, most…
Alibaba — often described as a Chinese version of Amazon or eBay — filed documents Tuesday for its US stock listing, widely expected to be one of the largest offerings in history. The initial filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicates…