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Nigeria - President Jonathan Pleads With MEND Not To Turn Security Crisis Into Religious War
After the former Niger Delta militant group known as MEND threatened to attack Muslim interests in retaliation for Boko Haram attacks, The P...
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Ghanaian Kevin Prince-Boateng Appointed To FIFA Anti Racism Task Force
Football Association chairman David Bernstein will be part of Fifa's new anti-racism taskforce. Established by football's governi...
Niger Delta Militants Kidnap Five Crew From Ship Off Nigeria
Suspected Militants have kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off Nigeria, the vessel's management company said on Monday, part...
Inside Michael Jordan’s Lavish Wedding
Basketball legend Michael Jordan got married again over the weekend in a very private, lavish wedding. Newlyweds Michael Jordan and Yvett...
President Goodluck Jonathan Admits Nigeria Is Going Through 'A Trying Moment'
Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is currently going through "a trying moment", President Goodluck Jonathan said Monday...
US President Obama Threatens Daughters About Getting A “Family Tattoo”
Prior to the Boston Marathon Bombings, President Obama spoke on NBC’s “Today” show about what he would do if his daughters ever wanted to ge...
Chris Brown’s Dad - I Don’t Want My Son Dating Rihanna
Chris Brown’s father has the same feelings as most of America does when it comes to his son dating Rihanna… he thinks they should have never...
Everything You Need To Know About The NBA’s First Gay Player, Jason Collins
NBA free agent Jason Collins shocked the world today by coming out as the first openly gay athlete in major American sports. He didn’t j...
Boko Haram Islamist Rob Bank, Kill 3 Policemen In Northern Nigeria
Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked a police station and a bank in northern Nigeria, killing three policemen and two civili...
Cameroon Ruling Party Peoples Democratic Movement Sweeps Senate Elections
Cameroon's ruling party won 56 of the 70 seats contested in the country's first senate elections held on April 14, according to resu...
PHOTO OF THE DAY - First Female Catholic Priest Ordained In The United States
Rosemarie Smead (L), a 70-year-old Kentucky woman, weeps openly as almost the entire congregation comes to lay their hands on her head in ...
Nigeria - Nine Oil Workers Kidnapped By Militants In Niger Delta
Nine workers of two oil servicing companies, the Octopus Clan Nigerian Limited and the Deck Oil Services, were yesterday confirmed kidnapped...
Gunman Shoots Two Policemen In Rome As New Government Sworn In
If Italy’s new prime minister, Enrico Letta, had even the slightest doubt about the difficult task awaiting him, they were dispelled by a dr...
Opinion - The 10 Commandments To Being Friends With Benefits
So, you want to embark on a casual, no-strings attached relationship? Just sex, no emotional commitment; get in, get off, get out. Havin...
Nigerian Troops Arrest 76 For Oil Theft In President Jonathan's Home State
Nigerian troops operating in the oil-rich Niger delta region have arrested 76 suspects and seized two boats used for oil bunkering, the mili...
Nigerian Mikel Obi Left On The Bench As Ref Clattenburg Officiated Chelsea
Chelsea kept up the hunt for Champions League qualification with victory over Swansea City on Sunday. Much of the pre-match talk had sur...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Suffers Mini-Stroke
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is in a Paris hospital after suffering a minor stroke. Bouteflika was flown to France late Satur...
Nigerian President Orders Ban Of Oil Rich Governor's Private Jet In Ongoing Political War
Acting of the directives of President Jonathan, The Federal Government of Nigeria on Saturday intensified its attack on the Rivers State Gov...
Lack Of Composure Cost Nigerian Eaglets African U 17 Crown
Plateau United coach, Patrick Mancha has said the Golden Eaglets suffered a hang-over of their group game loss to the Baby Elephants of Ivor...
Opinion - The Unrealistic Expectations Women Have Of Men
Many women have unrealistic expectations of men that were most likely derived from Disney movies or some Nicholas Sparks movie (or book if ...
Premier League - Wayne Rooney Named English Top Flight's Richest Player
Rooney was highest-placed of the twenty-four Premier League players are among the top 100 richest sportsmen in Britain and Ireland, accordin...
Nigerian Senator Says 228 Killed In Gunfight With Boko Haram At Baga
A gunbattle between security forces and Islamist insurgents in Nigeria a week ago killed 228 people, a local senator said on Saturday, putti...
Jews Revive Annual Pilgrimage To Africa's Oldest Synagogue
Africa's oldest synagogue is playing host to that rarity in the Arab world - a religious gathering of hundreds of Jews drawn from Europe...
Nigeria - Islamist Attack State Governor's Hometown, Kill 2 Policemen
It was tears and bloodbath on Thursday night in Mayo-Belwa in Mayo-Belwa Council, the hometown of Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, as ...
Nigeria - 15 Soldiers Arrested For Killing 185 Civilians in Borno State
Investigation into the mayhem that claimed about 185 lives in Baga, Borno State last week has begun with more than 15 soldiers already arres...
Study - 69% Waiting Until They Turn 18 Before Loosing Their Virginity
More young girls are deciding to hold out for that special guy when it comes to loosing their virginity. A new study has revealed that 69 pe...
Cameroon Village Celebrates 2 Years of Internet Access
An information and communication technology, or ICT revolution is taking place in Africa. The World Bank and the African Development Ban...
Nigeria - 5 Policemen Confirmed Dead As Boko Haram Engage JTF In Yobe
A total of 25 people, including police and assailants, were killed on Thursday in a crossfire between military operatives and gunmen in Gash...
Ethiopia To Pull Out Military Forces From Somalia 'As Soon As Possible'
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has said Ethiopia is "anxious" to pull its forces out of Somalia "as soon as po...
Opinion - The 10 Things You Can’t Learn In The Classroom
Sometimes I wonder why we bother going to school. To learn, of course. Well… yes, but why is it that we have to go to a building specifical...
Boko Haram Islamists Kill 2 Policemen, 5 Others In Northeast Nigeria
Nigeria - Authorties in Nigeria say at least 11 people have been killed in violence blamed on Islamic insurgents in the country's northe...
Nigeria - CBN Governor Sanusi Exposes $1 Billion Niger Delta Amnesty Scam
Federal Government of Nigeria has so far expended over $1 billion (N158 billion) on the amnesty programme since 2009. Governor of the C...
Ghana Coach Appiah Back To Share Skills With Manchester City
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has begun another knowledge-sharing programme with the technical team of English Premier League side Manchester Cit...
Nigeria Army Seizes Heavy Weapons From Islamist In Northeast Borno
Nigeria's army has said it seized rocket-propelled grenades during last week's fighting in Baga - believed to have been one of the f...
Nigeria President Jonathan Pulls Plug On #OccupyNigeria Film Over Fears That It Could Spark Violence
A documentary focusing on a massive strike in Nigeria has been banned by the country’s officials. Entitled Fuelling Poverty, the 30-minu...
French Foreign Minister Visits Libya After Embassy Bombing
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has flown to Libya to inspect the damage and visit the wounded after a car bomb devastated France’s e...
Northern Nigeria Leaders Reject PIB, Say It Will Impoverish Region
Ahead of the debate on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the National Assembly, the Kano state Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso has joined other...
France Legalize Same Sex Marriage Despite Massive Protests
French lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to ...
Nigeria Gun Battle That Killed 187 Civilians Was Joint Assault With Chad, Niger
A gun battle in a Nigerian border town that looked likely to have killed dozens last week involved forces from neighbouring Chad and Niger, ...
UN Chief Ban Ki Moon Saddened By Deadly Violence In Northeast Nigeria
UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Monday said that he was “shocked and saddened” by the weekend violence in northeast Nigeria, which left ...
Libya - 2 Wounded As Car Bomb Explodes At French Embassy In Tripoli
A car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, officials are quoted as saying. The blast is reported t...
Fifa President Sepp Blatter Steps Down In Bizarre Twitter Account Hacking
Some media agencies thought FIFA President Sepp Blatter had stepped down until it was discovered that both his Twitter account and Fifa’s we...
Opinion - Why It Is Impossible For Entrepreneurs To Have Girlfriends By Preston Waters
This is the age of entrepreneurship. Working for someone else and slaving away at a company for 35 years only to receive a second hand rolex...
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Charged With Conspiring To Use Weapon Of Mass Destruction
The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was charged Monday with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction and could face ...
Red Cross: At Least 187 Civilians Killed As Nigeria Soldiers Battle Boko Haram
Fighting between soldiers and Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria killed at least 187 people, the worst single incident of violence in t...
Somali Reporter Killed In Fourth Journalist Murder This Year
A Somali journalist working for the government broadcaster was shot dead outside his home in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, the fourth rep...
Nigerian President Jonathan Mocked In 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" TV Show
In a foreign episode of the popular quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, the Nigerian President was described as having a name sounding ...
Over 185 Dead As Nigerian Forces Clash With Boko Haram In Borno
At least 185 people have been killed in fighting between Nigerian forces and Islamic extremists in a north-eastern town, according to offici...
New Facebook App ‘With Friends’ Reveals Which Friends Want To Hit You
A new Facebook app looks to exponentially increase the amount of hookups between friends, as “Bang With Friends” notifies friends who mutual...
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