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Russia may demand payment of $3bn loan to Ukraine

Moscow may ask for early payment on its three billion dollar loan to Ukraine, Russian…

Boko Haram: A Baga resident tells horrifying escape story

by Aminu ABUBAKAR Yanaye Grema hid for three days between a wall and his neighbours'…

Fulani militiamen burn down Nigerian town

A town in Kogi state, in central Nigeria has been burnt down by a militia…

Damaturu calm after another night of Boko Haram assault

Sounds of gun fire and explosions quietened overnight in Damaturu, the capital of the Nigerian…

Update: AirAsia tail recovered, black box not found

The tail of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea was lifted to…

Australian newspaper publishes Mohammed cartoon

An Australian newspaper Saturday published a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed arguing with Jesus, as…

Sri Lanka new president appoints cabinet

New Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena began assembling a cabinet Saturday on his first day…

Tail of crashed AirAsia plane recovered

The tail of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea was lifted to…

UPN endorses Jonathan's candidacy

The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), long suspected as a creation of President Goodluck Jonathan,…

Only PDP favours women, says Dame Jonathan

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Friday, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is…