A total of 19 people were killed in a car bomb attack on a busy market blamed on Boko Haram militants, police in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, said on Wednesday. “From the latest tally at our disposal, the death toll stands at 19,” Lawan Tanko, the…
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EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union-United…
NEW YORK, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN…
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and CDC Group…
In response to a 14-Day Ultimatum letter by the National Union of Electricity Employees, the Federal Ministry of Labour and…
NEW YORK, January 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Gambian authorities should drop the charges against two journalists who have…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday…
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNAIDS and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria…
13 January 2014 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today denounced the murder…
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has charged all Muslims in the country to emulate the virtues of peace, tolerance…
JERUSALEM — Spoiled by sunshine for about 520 days a year, Jerusalemites are strangely phobic about cloudy weather, as if a grey day could infect them with Nordic melancholy. Sunday was one such day: the streets empty, the air quiet and chill. So…
Gay activists on Tuesday vowed to fight the Nigerian government after the country outlawed same-sex unions, warning the act legitimised homophobic violence and increased fears of persecution. The United Nations also attacked the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition…
The United States on Monday criticized Nigeria for approving a law that punishes same-sex marriage with prison, saying the move would curtail basic human rights. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States was “deeply concerned” by Nigeria’…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked a market in restive northeastern Nigeria, killing five and injuring many more, witnesses said on Monday. More than 30 attackers armed with guns, explosives and knives stormed the market in Borno State, where a state…
Nigeria on Monday provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a controversial bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions under threat of imprisonment. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States was “deeply…
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday blamed Boko Haram militants for a deadly bomb attack that killed at least 17 in a crowded market in Maiduguri, in the latest violence to hit the country’s restive north. Army spokesman Muhammad Dole said a Honda car laden…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Mark Simmonds offers condolences to those affected by the sinking of…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — William Hague welcomes significant progress in Tunisia’s National Dialogue Roadmap and…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Office Minister condemns murder of Libyan Deputy Minister and highlights…
The police in Lagos State, yesterday, said they have arrested a 29-year-old man, Samuel Mayegun, aka, Asiwaju, who masterminded the…