Francois Hollande: I will quit if I fail on unemployment
French President Francois Hollande has said he will not seek re-election in 2017 if he fails to cut unemployment. In a televised interview, Mr Hollande acknowledged he had made mistakes since taking...
View ArticleMy husband’s administration has changed lives of Nigerians – Patience Jonathan
First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has called on Nigerians, irrespective of political and religious inclinations, to assists the federal government in ending insurgency in the country. She spoke at the...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Nigeria is living under the cloud of shame, embarrassment – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has described Nigeria as a nation living under a cloud of shame, embarrassment and feeling of dereliction. The literary doyen observed that the Boko Haram sect...
View ArticleKenya Police Raid Mombasa Mosques; 1 Dead, Hundreds Arrested
NAIROBI— One man was killed early Monday as Kenyan police raided two mosques allegedly controlled by radical youths in Mombasa as worshippers held morning prayers, officials said. Mombasa police...
View ArticleOkorocha Urges Nigerians To Unite In The Fight Against Terror
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has called on all Nigerians irrespective of their political and religious affiliations to come together and fight terrorism in the country. The Governor stated this...
View ArticleTambuwal Seeks Amendment Of Case Challenging Security Details Withdrawal
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, has sought the permission of a Federal High Court to properly present his case, challenging the withdrawal of his security...
View ArticleMubarak cleared: Drama not over yet, but Egypt’s revolution is dead
Cairo (CNN) — It is the trial of the century for Egypt. Egyptians crowded around televisions, struggling to glimpse former President Honsi Mubarak in a white prisoner’s uniform when the court session...
View ArticleTambuwal Kicks Against Postponement of 2015 Elections
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has said the security challenges in the country should not cause a consideration of the postponement of the 2015 elections. Tambuwal,...
View ArticleExplosions, gunfire in Nigeria`s Damaturu city: Residents
Explosions and gunfire rocked the north Nigerian city of Damaturu on Monday, in a suspected Boko Haram attack that targeted police, residents told AFP. The sound of blasts and heavy weapons being fired...
View ArticleAtiku Woos Ondo APC Delegates
Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) , Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, at the weekend, met with Ondo State APC party executives and national delegates as the...
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