Two Tunisian policemen were convicted late Monday of raping a young woman and sentenced to seven years in prison in a case that has captured international attention for the victim. Earlier in court the two policemen had denied the charge, instead accusing…
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A man who opened fire on the White House with an assault rifle after telling friends he was on a mission from God to kill President Barack Obama was jailed for 25 years on Monday. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez drove more than 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers…
A prison gun battle in Nigeria has left 21 people dead. Security officials say detainees suspected of being members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram overpowered their guards at a prison near Nigeria’s presidential villa in Abuja on Sunday, seizing…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — To mark the 12 months of extreme and unacceptable violence that…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the olive branch extended to him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and urged…
SCREEN GRAB OF THE 37 REP MEMBERS THAT DEFECTED TO APC FILING PAST SPEAKER AMINU TAMBUWAL A Federal High Court…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has condemned Edo State Government for going ahead with the competency test for primary and…
No fewer than six persons, between ages 20 and 22 years, died after allegedly consuming a local beverage, Zakami, at…
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has urged northern governors and other leaders in the region…
HEAD OF Service OF THE FEDERATION, ALH. BUKAR GONI AJI Alhaji Bukar Aji, the Head of the Civil Service of…
The spate of mob action in Oyo State continued yesterday evening as a sales boy was allegedly beaten to death…
Two British nationals arrested for an alleged plot to steal oil from a pipeline in Nigeria are “totally innocent” and should be released immediately, according to their employer. Maritime security company Port2Port West Africa said the charges against…
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Monday announced a five-year investment programme for sub-Saharan Africa to fuel the company’s growth and to serve an area with “pressing health needs”. GSK will invest up to £130 million ($216 million…
31 March 2014 – Senior United Nations relief officials began a visit to South sudan today to meet conflict-affected people…
In an effort to encourage more investments into the country, Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has met with Prince Al-Waleed…
African leaders have been urged to pursue policies that will ensure that the current growth momentum on the continent is…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…
The Ogun State Civil Service Commission has announced dates for the final phase of the interview for successful candidates who…
The flyover bridge and road construction embarked upon by the Ogun State Government in Sabo, Sagamu Local Government Area of…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists NUSOJ condemns the arrest of…