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APC wins Nasarawa re-run poll

Alhaji Abubakar Sarki-Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Nasarawa State re-run…

Egypt: ex-president Morsi faces death sentence

Egypt's ex-president Mohamed Morsi faces being sentenced to death Tuesday on charges of inciting the…

UNHCR: 700 African migrants drown off Libya

Seven hundred people are feared dead after a fishing boat packed with migrants trying to…

Australia PM downs beer to lift sagging popularity

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was caught on video downing a beer in a few…

Protesters in Burundi face life jail

Burundi has charged 65 protestors with rebellion after they were arrested during clashes with police…

Zuma begs foreigners not to quit South Africa

President Jacob Zuma on Saturday pleaded with foreigners to stay in South Africa as he…

WHO probes deaths inflicted by 'god' in Nigerian town

A "mysterious" disease that kills patients within 24 hours, said to have been inflicted by…

Boko Haram: Cameroon villagers beheaded

Nineteen people were killed in Thursday night's attack on a Cameroonian village by Nigeria-based Boko…

Arik Air New York bound passengers stranded in Lagos

New York bound intending passengers on Arik Air have been stranded at the Murtala Muhammed…

Rivers Council chairman abducted

The Nigerian Police Command in Rivers state has confirmed the abduction of Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu,…