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8 killed in night of rampage in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt The Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital,…

Jonathan commissions flyover bridge in Kano

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday inaugurated a multi-million naira bridge in Kano and named it…

Police begin manhunt for abducted emir

The police in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara state have commenced the search for the Emir of…

Chadian troops return to unprotected Gamboru town

Chadian troops on Saturday returned to the northeast Nigerian border town of Gamboru, locals said,…

Mayor, 14 others kidnapped by gunmen in eastern Cameroon

At least 15 people, including a mayor and local government officials, were kidnapped by unknown…

Boko Haram presents Nigeria with $1bn humanitarian crisis

by Nina LARSON Violence by Islamic extremists has led to staggering levels of misery and…

Ebola strikes in Liberia again after 27 days lull

Liberia Friday confirmed its first new Ebola case in more than a month in a…

Synagogue church deaths: 6 bodies yet to be identified

Six persons who died when a guesthouse for foreign followers of Nigerian preacher TB Joshua…

In Pictures: Igbo in Northern Nigeria endorse Buhari

Leaders of Igbo people in the 19 northern states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital…

Gunmen shoot 2 APC chieftains at rally in PDP base

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt At least two chieftains of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Rivers…