Following last Monday’s ruling by the Federal High Court (Abuja Division) which declared as unconstitutional, the defection of 37 members…
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Gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram, yesterday struck in Yobe State killing no fewer…
Frontline Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark can now heave a sigh of relief after his son, Ebikeme, who was kidnapped…
The attention of the Bayelsa State Government has been drawn to some misleading reports by a section of the media surrounding…
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and largest oil producer, is set to emerge as the continent’s biggest economy on Sunday when the results of an overdue rebasing of its gross domestic product are announced. Although United Nations statisticians…
United States Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Bisa Williams, who visited Nigeria, said corruption is extremely high in…
A student of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) has been shot dead during a clash by rival cult groups in the…
4 April 2014 – During his official visit in the Czech Republic’s capital, United Nations Secretary-General congratulated the city of…
4 April 2014 – From reducing poverty and hunger to addressing climate change, the world faces big challenges that cannot…
The Anambra State Police Command on Saturday paraded 19 suspected kidnappers. The command also displayed arms and three bags of…
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has called on the Federal Government to review the military operation in the state…
The new smart national identity card is in compliance with the security recommendations and standards of the International Civil Aviation…
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, (DIG) Mike Zuokumor Saturday constituted an 8-man joint task force to ensure Benue and…
Thousands of soldiers in armored vehicles, trucks and on foot fanned out across Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious slum on Saturday to shore up security before the World Cup. The move is the latest attempt to drive drug gangs out of the notorious Mare…
Nicaragua’s president Saturday defended his country’s right to strengthen its military with Russian help, seemingly backtracking on statements earlier in the week shrugging off suggestions of increased cooperation. Daniel Ortega said Nicaragua was “…
The United Nations office in Venezuela expressed deep concern Saturday over the “high human cost” of anti-government protests which have left 39 people dead during two months of unrest. Since early February students backed by the opposition have staged…
Twenty-two Jordanian policemen and three Syrian refugees were hurt in clashes in a northern camp Saturday as police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of rioters, security officials said. Eyewitness said a Syrian refugee woman was killed in the rioting…
Villagers and experts warily eyed an Ecuador volcano Saturday that spewed a 10-kilometer (six-mile) high column of ash a day earlier in a spectacular eruption. “For now, the ash fall is mild,” Ecuador’s National Secretariat for Risk Management said…
A robber was killed during a bungled raid by an armed gang at the private residence of former Malian president Alpha Oumar Konare in the country’s capital, police and a guard told AFP on Saturday. Konare, who was head of state from 1992 to 2002, was…
US President Barack Obama welcomed the completion of Afghanistan’s presidential vote, set to usher in the country’s first democratic transfer of power, saying it was critical to ensure continued international support. “These elections are critical to…