Jurors in the trial of two men accused of hacking a British soldier to death in a London street retired Thursday to consider their verdicts. Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 22, are accused of running over soldier Lee Rigby in a car, then…
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British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Irish counterpart Enda Kenny toured World War I sites in Belgium on Thursday, deepening ties in remembrance of Irish soldiers who fought alongside Britons at the height of the Dublin insurrection. The visit…
The Palestinians on Thursday accused Israel of a “dangerous escalation” after the army killed two people in the West Bank, calling the violence a deliberate attempt to scupper peace talks. “This dangerous Israeli escalation aims to thwart American and…
A three-year-old boy born with a rare condition that forces his intestines through a hole in his abdomen should make a full recovery after a five-organ transplant, doctors have said. Adonis Ortiz received a new liver, pancreas, stomach and small and…
India wants to ensure the furore over the arrest and strip-search of a female diplomat in New York does not do lasting harm to its “valuable relationship” with the US, its foreign minister said Thursday. “I can’t believe that either side wants to put…
The US envoy to the United Nations Samantha Power flew into Central African Republic Thursday on a surprise visit to urge its leaders to help end the violence, warning the people there were “in profound danger.” Power is the highest-level US official…
South Sudan risks sliding into all-out civil war, analysts warned Thursday, after days of battles between rival army factions that began in the capital spread to other volatile regions. Fighting was sparked by what President Salva Kiir says was a coup…
An Egyptian court has acquitted Ahmed Shafiq, a former prime minister and presidential candidate, and two sons of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak, of corruption charges. Shafiq fled to the United Arab Emirates shortly after he narrowly lost to the Islamist…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue “developing” settlements following reports of US pressure ahead of a fresh round of Palestinian prisoner releases due later this month. “We will not stop, even for a moment, building our…
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has given December 2014 deadline for the completion of the multi-billion naira Ogbia-Nembe…
Bayelsa State Government has declared N23.8 billion as balance of funds in its coffers at the end of November 2013.Analyzing…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is urgently appealing to the…
Ado Ekiti at Night The urban renewal efforts of Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration in Ekiti State have peaked faster than…
Governments in the remaining 35 States of the country have been advised to replicate the Homeowners’ Charter programme recently…
An appeal has gone to residents of Irokun, Ode-Omi and neighbouring communities in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of…
Cocoa farmers operating within the various forest reserves owned by the Ogun State Government have been reminded to redeem…
Ogun State House of Assembly has assured that it will ensure prompt passage of the 2014 Budget before it. Chairman…
In Ogun State, government is set to increase its annual Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by at least 30 percent;…
Commissioners of Agriculture in Ogun, Lagos, Ekiti and Oyo States have held a meeting in Abeokuta where they draw…
Justice U. N Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt has dismissed the motion filed against the Economic and…