Nigeria: Jonathan versus Buhari in 2015 presidential election
The February 2015 presidential election in Nigeria is destined to be most closely contested in the country’s history that has often been marred by military […]
Boko Haram
Cameroon: Opposition warns President Biya not to sign anti-terrorism bill
Cameroon’s parliament has approved a bill on Wednesday geared towards fighting terrorism in the country but there are worries that it will empower the government […]
Nigeria: U.S justifies refusal to sell lethal weapons to Nigeria
US State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, has replied to Nigeria’s Ambassador Prof. Adebowale Adefuye comments that the US has refused to sell lethal weapons to […]
Nigeria: HRW Denounces Boko Haram Violence against Women, Government’s Inadequate Response to Abuses
Human Rights Watch has vehemently denounced the horrific abuses committed by the Islamist Boko Haram group against the women and girls it abducts as well […]
WB Forecasts an African Growth Rate of over 5% in 2015-16
Africa is forecast to remain one of the world’s three fastest growing regions and to maintain its impressive 20 years of continuous expansion with a […]
Four ‘Boko Haram’ members sentenced to life in prison
A Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja has on Tuesday sentenced Four ‘Boko Haram’ members: Shuaibu Abubakar, Salisu Ahmed, Umar Babagana-Umar and Mohammed Ali to […]
Boko Haram attacked a school in Nigeria
About 29 children and a teacher have been reportedly killed at a school in Mamudo town, in the state of Yobe Northeast of Nigeria on […]
Fugitives apprehended in Nigeria
Security officers in Nigeria have rearrested 49 prisoners amongst the 175 inmates that have escaped last Sunday night, in the staged jailbreak in Akure (Ondo […]
Nigeria: 175 inmates escape in staged prison break
About 175 inmates escaped from prison in a staged prison break by some unidentified gunmen yesterday night in the southern town of Akure in Nigeria. […]
Hezbollah and the African Connection
While the world media and analysts are still focusing on the direct involvement of Hezbollah in the Syrian war and commenting on the impact such […]