| UN backs vaccination campaign after yellow fever outbreaks hit Cameroon and Ghana The United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people.
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| Benin President Yayi new African Union Chairman Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi was elected the African Union Chairman Sunday, taking over the one-year post from Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, officials... |
| Oshiomhole’s position on fuel subsidy won’t affect his re-election – Edo ACN Chairman Gov Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state rolled out palliatives for the people of the state to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government last week. But again, the Peoples... |
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| *what does the Boko haram really want? By Bisi Lawrence The trial of the former Head of State, General Sani Abacha’s Chief Security Officer, Hamza AlMustapha, who was accused of the murder of Kudirat Abiola, eventually came to a... |
| Discourage political thuggery, Sultan urges politicians By Abdallah el-Kurebe, Sokoto Sultan Sa'ad Abubakar has called on politicians to, as a matter of concern, discourage political thuggery, which seems to be overtaking the tolerable political... |
| Gombe: Conspiracy or dearth of opposition? By John Bulus His entry into the thresholds of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently put paid to the speculations that opposition is finally dead in Gombe State. But the development has also... |
| Bandits attack bank, kill one in Kogi By Isiaka Oyibo, Lokoja Agroup of heavily armed bandits again struck yesterday at a new generation bank at Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi state killing one person and leaving several others... |
| January : A month of fires and raving revolution By John Bulus Call it a month of unusual events, one definitely would not be mistaken. Liken it to an interesting football match that is characterized with boot-kicking and back stabbing; one would... |
| ”East-West road alone can gulp N-Delta allocation” Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Senator James Manager, has bemoaned the budgetary allocation of N59,723,482,821 to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in the 2012 federal budget,... |
| Adamawa Guber: Those who’ll influence victory By Charles Kumolu A S voters in Adamawa State go the polls today to elect its next executive governor, all eyes are on candidates of various political parties and their chances. But beyond this, the... |
| The politics, the trial and conviction of Al-Mustapha By Abdulwahab Abdulah Major Hamza Al-Mustapha like any ordinary man that has access to power would definitely have a time he will taste both the good and the sour aspect of what is attached to his... |
| Don’t underrate Rwanda, Ayinla warns Keshi By Ime Bassey Coach of Gateway FC of Abeokuta and ex- Super Eagles midfielder, Toyin Ayinla has advised Super Eagles handler, Stephen Keshi not to underrate Rwanda ahead of their first leg 2013... |
| Traders accuse Hausa man of turning girl into a goat There was pandemonium at the Mile One market Friday when some persons accused a Hausa man of turning a little girl into a goat. Details of how it happened were not clear but the alleged incident... |
| BOKO HARAM: Igbo can’t endure more killings – Uko Evangelist Elliot Uko, the President of Igbo Youths Movement (IYM) in this interview urges urgent action on the part of the Federal Government to halt the activities of Bokom Haram, which he claims... |
| I would have been killed like Kudirat – Omo Omoruyi Professor Omo Omoruyi is a cancer survivor and recuperating at his residence in Benin City . But he lost his emotions last week after the Lagos court sentenced Major Hamza Mustapha to death over the... |
| Subsidy: Lagos unions to reduce fares By OLASUNKANMI AKONI & MONSUR OLOWOOPEJO Stakeholders in the transport sector in Lagos State led by National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and affiliated unions, have announced the... |
| Boko Haram Strikes In Kogi, Kills 4; Police Station, Bank Burnt-PM News, Lagos By Yusuf Mohammed & Ben Adaji/ Maiduguri Men suspected to be members of the Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram struck early this morning in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, North Central Nigeria,... |
| Purported spokesman for Nigeria sect denies arrest MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - A purported spokesman of Nigeria's violent Islamist sect Boko Haram has denied he is the man authorities arrested on Wednesday, throwing into confusion the identity of the... |
| Nigerian interbank rates ease on budgetary inflows LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's interbank lending rates closed at an average of 13.50 percent this week, easing from 15.50 percent last week, following the release of some of December's... |
| Nigerian sect spokesman denies arrest Muslim men pray for peace and for people who lost their lives during the recent attacks, at a mosque in Kano, Nigeria, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. The emir of Kano and the state's top politician... |
| WAfrica Crude-Steady as Asian bids balance offers * Qua Iboe steady around dated plus $2.60 * Bonny assessed at Qua Iboe minus 30 cents * All but half a dozen March Angolan cargoes sold LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - West African crude oil ... |
| Coach Sanni strategises Pillars’ downfall Coach Tunde Sanni led Kwara United may have walked past visitors, Kaduna United with two second half goals to record 3-1 victory midweek, but will face the uphill task of Kano Pillars in Kano in this... |
| Obama extends sanctions against three Gbagbo’s aide WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama on Friday extended for another year a freeze on the assets of three Ivory Coast nationals accused of being responsible for political violence in the... |
| Lagos reopens Mile 12 Market By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowoopejo Barely 72 hours after closure, Lagos State Government, Friday ordered the reopening of the popular Mile 12 Market in Ikosi-Isheri Local Council... |
| Nigerian air hostess docked for drug trafficking in London ANigerian air stewardess who was caught trying to smuggle a quarter of a million pounds worth of cocaine into the UK has been jailed for five and a half years. Chinwendu Uwakaonyenma Ogbonnaya, 29,... |
| Teams get opponents for Lagos Principals’ Cup The 24 teams that qualified for the second round of this year's Lagos State Principal's Cup sponsored by Guaranty Trust Bank have known their opponents for the second round of the... |
| Arrested kingpin not our spokesman – Boko Haram MAIDUGURI(AFP) – A member of Islamist group Boko Haram has confirmed one of the group’s high-ranking members was arrested, but refuted reports that the detained person was its spokesman. ... |
| Public sector unions petition govs, asworkers lament high cost of living BY VICTOR AHIUMA-YOUNG & LAJU ARENYEKA SINCE the January 1, 2012, hike in pump price of petrol to N141 from the N65 per liter, workers in the country have been finding it difficult to cope with... |
| 4 killed as Boko Haram attacks police station, bank in Kogi Radical Islamic sect, Boko Haramstruck, today,at Ajaokuta in Kogi state killing 4 persons as the sect attacked and burnta police station and a bank in the... |
| Boko Haram members killed in Nigeria Nigerian police after Boko Haram violence. Abuja (dpa)- Six Boko Haram members have died in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, apparently after fighting broke out among members of the Islamist group,... |
| Boko Haram Attacks Police Station, Bank Radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram struck, today, at Ajaokuta in Kogi state killing 4 persons as the sect attacked and burnt a police station and a bank in the... |
| Nigerian Court Restores Econet's Shareholding A NIGERIAN Federal High Court has reinstated Econet Wireless International (EWL)'s 5% shareholding in Bharti Airtel Nigeria Ltd after the Zimbabwe-incepted mobile phone operator challenged the... |
| Court of Appeal As Father Christmas The proceedings at the Court of Appeal, Enugu which gave rise to the court's nullification of the election of Senator Andy Uba who represents Anambra South Senatorial district in the Senate are... |
| Bishops Named in Canada, Congo, Nigeria Quebec Auxiliary Moved to Mont-LaurierROME, FEB. 2, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican today announced several bishops' appointments.Bishop Paul Lortie, auxiliary of Quebec, Canada, was named bishop... |
| The dynamics of Boko Haram's war on Nigeria's Christians For Nigerian Christians, last Christmas and the days that followed have been a nightmare. Christian communities have become the sole target of... |
| EU to mitigate Niger delta crises with €478 million On 3 February, the European Commission has approved funding for projects aimed to increase stability and security in the Niger delta region in Nigeria. EU programmes will provide training and... |
| Nigeria's forex reserves jump Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves rose to $34.67 billion on February 1, their highest level in four and half months, central bank data showed on Friday, raising hopes of a more stable exchange... |
| Boko Haram refutes claims of spokesman's arrest in Nigeria Two residents pass by bombed corner shops attached to Bompai police barracks in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on January 24, 2012, after multiple explosions and gun assaults by Boko Haram... |
| Nigeria's fx reserves jump to a 4 1/2 mth high LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves rose to $34.67 billion on February 1, their highest level in four and half months, central bank data showed on Friday, raising hopes of a... |
| AFRICA DEBT-Strong demand seen at Kenya, Nigeria auctions NAIROBI Feb 3 (Reuters) - Strong demand is expected at Kenyan and Nigerian debt auctions next week as investors try to lock in high yields before easing inflation in both countries drags the rates... |
| As protests fade, Nigerians left to cope with fuel hike LAGOS (AFP) – Lukman Ayodeji makes his living pumping air into tyres next to a tattered shack in a bustling Lagos market — and now he’s worried he’ll end up flat broke. His... |
| Ojukwu: Rename Anambra state university in his honour, by Charles I was born in 1967 during the Nigeria civil war. The civil war story I learnt from my mom, dad and uncles who where all active in the Biafran army then, all hailed Ojukwu as a hero. I don’t see... |
| Terry skinned of England captaincy again LONDON (AFP) – John Terry was stripped of the England captaincy for the second time in two years on Friday after mounting concern his ongoing racism court case had made his position untenable. ... |
| Fresh clashes erupt between protesters, police in Cairo CAIRO (AFP) – Fresh clashes erupted between protesters and police in the Egyptian capital on Friday as anger mounted over football-related clashes that have left 74 people dead, an AFP... |
| Court of Appeal as Father Christmas THE proceedings at the Court of Appeal, Enugu which gave rise to the court's nullification of the election of Senator Andy Uba who represents Anambra South Senatorial district in the Senate are... |
