LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Foreign Secretary expressed disappointment that the Nigerian Same Sex Marriage…
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BERLIN, Germany — On Facebook, lying is an unfriending offense. Geopolitics may be slightly more complicated. So after the news that the United States is backtracking on a promise not to spy on its ally by the National Security Agency (NSA), will…
The US military has suspended 34 officers in charge of launching nuclear missiles for cheating on a proficiency test, Air Force leaders said Wednesday. The scandal at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana marked the latest in a series of damaging revelations…
Nigerian activists say the country’s new anti-gay law could have negative consequences for gay people in Nigeria and beyond. President Goodluck Jonathan signed the measure which criminalizes same sex marriage, and effectively outlaws gay organizations…
The Nigerian Government and the Republic of Germany are set to partner on trade facilitation and micro, small and medium…
FOUR persons, including a 4 year-old girl, were, yesterday, badly injured following an early AM explosion that rocked a two…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan is set to participate in an Investment Summit for Delta State during which he…
One of South Africa’s two polar bears has died at the Johannesburg Zoo, leaving its mate now believed to be the only polar bear in Africa, a veterinarian said Wednesday. Geebee, the 29-year-old polar bear, came from Canada and had long survived the…
President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Wednesday led leaders of the legislature and judiciary as well as military and para…
The bomb blast that rocked Maiduguri, was not from the dreaded Islamist Boko Haram sect but an act of arson…
Rare video footage of Liu Xia, the wife of imprisoned Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, reading two self-written poems under house arrest was posted online Wednesday. Chinese authorities have not charged Liu Xia with any crime but have restricted her…
Mrs Theresa Akindeju, the mother of Mr Benson Akindeju, the Chief Executive Officer of Big Soul Hotel, Igbotako, Ondo State,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger said it arrested 143 drug suspects and seized 2,157.48kg of drugs…
The embattled chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, Wednesday, made a surprise appearance at the party’s Board of…
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Tahir Umar, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for signing Same-Sex…
AFTER several months of intrigues and political maneuvering, embattled National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Wednesday…
BUSINESS activities were hindered, Wednesday, in the busy city of Onitsha following violent protests by hundreds of youths over the…
JUBA, South Sudan, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Heavy fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Hugh Robertson, visits…
Queen Elizabeth II was presented jewels, fine wine and a London travel card during royal engagements last year, a list revealed on Wednesday. The Oyster card was presented to the monarch when she marked the 150th anniversary of London Underground by…