Gunmen in northwest Nigeria’s Katsina state killed 69 people in attacks on four villages, a local lawmaker told AFP Thursday, amid rising communal tension in the region. “So far, 69 bodies have been recovered from the attacks carried out by a large…
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Nigeria on Thursday protested the “merciless beating” of one its nationals by South African police and demanded that the perpetrators be punished. Amateur video footage of two armed uniformed policemen and private guards punching and kicking a man on…
Nigeria, under fire internationally for banning gay marriage and alleged abuses while tackling Islamist insurgents, on Wednesday received its first visit from the United Nations human rights commissioner. But Navi Pillay said she had not come to Africa…
Nigeria on Wednesday re-imposed a telephone blackout on many parts of Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, the base of Boko Haram Islamists who have intensified attacks that has claimed scores of lives, the army said. “GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication…
Nigeria must reform its oil sector to end decades of suspicion of widespread corruption and build up public trust, the country’s finance minister said in an article published on Thursday. The minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said that an investigation…
Paris authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather and lack of wind. The French capital has been under maximum…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union (AU) has today received a contribution worth…
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJen PsakiDepartment Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCMarch 12, 2014The AU…
NEW YORK, March 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — [AS DELIVERED] Madam President, Members of the Council Thank you for…
MONROVIA, Liberia, March 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, along with Liberian Minister of Gender and…
L-R: Head of Service, Ekiti State, Mr. Bunmi Famosaya, Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu;…
An Indian guru declared dead has been in a deep freezer in his ashram for nearly six weeks with followers confident he will return to life to lead them, his spokesman said. Devotees placed Ashutosh Maharaj, whom authorities declared clinically dead…
Planes searching an area where Chinese satellites spotted possible debris from a missing Malaysian passenger jet have found no sign of wreckage, officials said Thursday, dimming hopes of a breakthrough in the mystery. China said late Wednesday its satellites…
In furtherance of his unflinching support for President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, urged all presidential aspirants…
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has charged Abia delegates to the forthcoming national conference to represent the state well…
The Ogun State government says making potable water available for residents of the State is one of its priorities,…
Efforts of the Ogun State Government to increase cassava production has received yet another boost as it has secured…
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has forwarded two executive bills on Urban and Regional Planning and the State…
12 March 2014 – The United Nations said today that in addition to logistical challenges that hindered Assistant Secretary-General for…
11 March 2014 – Senior United Nations official Ivan Šimonovic is meeting with local authorities in Kharkiv, Ukraine, today to…