A group of gunmen razed two schools in Bauchi state, northern Nigeria, where Boko Haram gunmen previously attacked a girls’ school, a police spokesman said on Thursday. Dozens of gunmen in cars and on motorcycles stormed the neighbouring villages of…
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The House of Representatives yesterday said it approved the letter forwarded by President Goodluck Jonathan requesting a six months’ extension…
Committee on National Security at the ongoing national conference has rejected President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal to further extend the one-year…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 15, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Thursday for…
A heavily-laden ferry has capsized and sunk in central Bangladesh after being caught in a storm, leaving at least nine…
The Osun State Government has banned the indiscriminate use of siren in the state. The ban was announced in a…
The Senate has suspended debate on President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for the extension of the state of emergency in Borno,…
In continuation of its assignment, the Presidential Fact-finding Committee on the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls has held closed-door meetings…
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU has received special commendation for its commitment to the fight against money laundering and…
Whether you’re filling out a mail-in ballot or planning to rock the polling station in person on election day (June…
Abuja (National Conference Report) – The Committee on Devolution of Power at the on-going National Conference in Abuja has on…
Police are investigating Justin Bieber over allegations he tried to steal a cell phone from a woman he thought had taken pictures of him with it, a newspaper said. The incident happened Monday at a miniature golf course in the San Fernando Valley area…
9 May 2014 – The Security Council today demanded the “immediate and unconditional” release of the schoolgirls abducted a few…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is shocked and deeply…
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have struck again in Taraba, killing five persons and seriously injuring two others. The attack was said…
NEW YORK, May 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A regional court in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland remanded two…
9 May 2014 – The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern at renewed violence in Venezuela, and at…
The peace in Kachia town of Kaduna State was disrupted on Sunday, as adherents of the two major religions were…
Students of Nigerian polytechnics under the auspices of the National Association of Polytechnic Students, have called on the Federal Government…
Irish police arrested a man after a huge car bomb was found in Dublin hours before the city welcomed a stage of the Giro d’Italia cycling race at the weekend, police said Monday. The bomb, reportedly containing 50 lb (22 kilos) of explosives made from…