Eight people were killed in religious violence in Nigeria on Friday, including a Christian family of seven, while a roadside bomb killed seven others in an area known for Boko Haram activity. The two incidents follow deadly violence last weekend, which…
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Vice President Namadi Sambo has disclosed that, the Gbarain Power Plant in Bayelsa State is to be commissioned soon to…
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has underscored the need for political parties to put the unity of Nigeria above parochial sentiments.…
28 January 2014 – Peace and security, sustainable development and human rights are on the agenda at the second summit…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay,…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally…
More revelations emerged on Thursday January 30, 2014 at the on-going trial of Dayo Olagunju and six other executive officers…
31 January 2014 – The top United Nations envoy in Somalia today voiced his concern over escalating tensions in Baidoa…
30 January 2014 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South sudan is seeking to verify reports of human rights…
30 January 2014 – Unless the security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) improves, humanitarian agencies will not have…
30 January 2014 – Africa will always find a ready and willing partner in the United Nations as it progresses…
29 January 2014 – More than 400,000 people have been displaced recently in the so-called “Triangle of Death” – the…
OTTAWA, Canada, January 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On February 2 and 3, Minister Paradis will meet with representatives…
More than 2,000 people were forced from their homes after a market attack in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram militants that killed at least 52, a relief agency said Thursday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the region said…
The Bee Keepers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter, on Friday urged the Federal Government to support the private sector…
The Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna, on Friday said it trained 937 soldiers on counter terrorism as part…
Members of the dreaded Boko Haram sects have adopted new strategy in their terror attacks in Borno state. . Seven…
The release of the modalities for the National Conference by the Federal Government has elicited mixed reactions from lawmakers and…
A businessman, Mr Seyi Ogundeji, on Friday pleaded with a Customary Court in Ake, Abeokuta, to dissolve his marriage to…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)…