Nigeria Politics :100 DAYS OF PRESIDENT BUHARI
EDITORIAL BY ‘JIDE ADESINA I think President Buhari is a man of his words according to his speech at chathamhouse in London. In all honesty...
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Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency Nabbed Four Nigerian University Graduates With N57m cocaine
He said, “I am a 2009 graduate of Economics but I have no job. I left Nigeria in search of job opportunities. My condition of...
The Al Jazeera Trial: The Verdict, Reactions, and Next Steps
On Saturday, August 29, Egypt’s Cairo Criminal Court sentenced journalists Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed, and Peter Greste to three years in prison, in the latest...
Hunger Rises in Somalia As El Nino Floods Loom – U.N.
Author: Katy Migiro The number of Somalis in hunger has risen in the past six months, the United Nations said on Monday, predicting a further...
South Sudan’s Rebels Accuse Government Forces of Burning Down villages, Rapping Women And Girls in Unity State
SPLA soldiers in Bentiu, Unity State. Photo: AFP/File South Sudanese rebels have accused government troops of rapping women, girls, and burning down villages in Unity...
Chinese Investment In Africa Is More Diverse And Welcome
China’s economic engagement in Africa tends to elicit controversy. Many Chinese deals are accompanied by Western headlines such as “China in Africa: Investment or Exploitation?”;...
Crisis : Algerian Troops Kill Senior Terrorist Leader ; Somali Forces Kill 20 Al-Shabaab Fighters
Algerian army troops on Tuesday overnight killed a senior leader of an armed group linked to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and his assistant...
500 Days On, No Trace of Chibok Girls
By Soji Bamidele and Kristin Palitza Manasse Allen says he is running out of patience. Two of his nieces are among the kidnapped group of...
Mugabe Set To Work With The West ,…
Mugabe said he planned to amend the country’s investment laws, a move which may be seen as a climbdown from the tough stance on indigenisation....
UNHCR Delivers Aid To Thousands in Southern Libya As Conflict flares
In Libya, UNHCR has managed to distribute aid to tens of thousands of displaced people in and around Tripoli and in the south-west over the...
UN Chief Arrives in Nigeria To Mark Bombing, Abducted Girls
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Nigeria on Sunday to commemorate the Boko Haram bombing of his organisation’s headquarters and focus new attention on...
INEC Begins Procurement of Materials For Kogi Election
Acting Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Amina Zakari, said the commission had begun the production and procurement of materials for upcoming Kogi and...
President Buhari of Nigeria Urge Guinea Bissau To Respect Rule of Law And Constitutions
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed deep concerns at the unfolding political situation in Guinea Bissau and urged respect for constitutional order. The Nigerian...
Tanzania Suspends Job Agencies in Crackdown On Sex, Labour Trafficking
Tanzania has suspended about a quarter of its recruitment agencies in a bid to crackdown on human trafficking after complaints that girls sent as domestic...
South Africa Suspends Pistorius Release….
South African authorities have suspended the release of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, convicted of killing his girlfriend, into house arrest this week. South Africa has put...
150 People Drowned or Shot Dead Escaping Boko Haram Ambush in Nigeria: Local Reports
File photo of Boko Haram fighters with their leader Abubakar Shekau. Up to 150 people drowned in a river or were shot dead fleeing Boko...
South Sudan’s Leader Refuses To Sign Peace Deal, Says He Needs Time
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir refused Monday to sign a peace agreement with rebel forces, saying he needs more time, mediators said Monday. Kiir said...
UN Agency Assists Nigeria’s Neighbours As Escalating Violence Sparks Waves of Refugees
Displaced Nigerians expelled from Cameroon wait in line for a meal. Photo: OCHA The United Nations refugee agency today expressed concern about the escalating violence...
Nigeria External Reserves Increase By 0.2% To $31.5 billion
Nigeria’s external reserves rose 0.2 per cent month-to-date to $31.5 billion as at last week, representing a $200 million increase from the July record, which...
Nigeria To Boost Arms Production Against Boko Haram
Nigeria’s overdependence on military equipment from abroad is “unacceptable,” according to president Buhari. The army has long complained that the lack of weapons is harming...