Drenched in sweat from an energy-sapping rehearsal at a Lagos dance studio, Rita Adoh hopes to make a fortune from dancing and catapult herself into the growing ranks of Nigeria’s millionaires. “From dancing, I get money to pay my school fees and other…
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Russia has denied a foreign Greenpeace activist permission to leave the country pending his trial over an Arctic protest, the group said on Friday. Greenpeace has received a letter from the Investigative Committee, which probes major cases in Russia…
A knife-wielding attacker who stabbed 22 students at a primary school in China was sentenced to death on Friday, a court said. The Xinyang City Intermediate People’s Court said Min Yongjun, 37, was found guilty of intentional homicide and condemned…
BERN, Switzerland, December 13, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Federal Council has approved a contribution of CHF 60 million…
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 13, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ECOWAS is deploying 50 election observers to Mali for the country’s…
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, December 13, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com) announces that five projects in its BipBop (1)…
Bangladesh was rocked by a new wave of deadly violence Friday as Islamist supporters went on the rampage to vent their fury at the execution of one of their leaders for war crimes. Abdul Quader Molla became the first person to be hanged for his role…
NEW YORK, December 13, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council…
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksCatherine M. RussellAmbassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues National Democratic Institute (NDI) OfficesWashington,…
13 December 2013 – The humanitarian situation in the conflict-wracked Central African Republic (CAR) is deteriorating, with 450 people killed…
Raja Club Athletic (MAR) treated a packed Agadir Stadium to a confident 2-1 display against OFC representatives Auckland City FC…
Cross-industry coalition aims to provide cheaper access in developing world, but analysts say service lacks support from ISPs
Private plane carrying ‘near to death’ asylum seeker forced back to UK
The White House rejected claims Thursday that it had clamped down on press access more than previous administrations after it was accused of mounting an “Orwellian” image control campaign. President Barack Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney faced a fresh…
Brutal communal violence is being perpetuated in central Nigeria because of a failure to tackle the root causes of the bloodshed and prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. The global rights monitor said in a new report that formal…
Jose Mourinho has warned his Chelsea stars that finishing top of their Champions League group is no guarantee they will be able to make a serious challenge for the trophy. Mourinho’s side ensured they took first place in Group E with a 1-0 win over…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi (left), presenting a gift and his recently authored book, “Regaining The Legacy” to the…
Let me begin with Chinweizu, the non-conformist pan- African intellectual who wrote The West and the Rest of Us, a…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has admonished Ekiti men that the signing of the Equal Opportunities Bill…
Norwich captain Sebastien Bassong signed a two-and-a-half-year contract extension with the Premier League club on Thursday. Bassong was voted player of the year by Norwich fans last season and has now been rewarded with a new deal. The 27-year-old Cameroon…