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Pope Francis urges peace in Nigeria

Pope Francis condemned this year's "brutal" religious persecution in the Middle East while urging peace…

Lagos agency plans 57 parks

The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) on Thursday said it planned to build…

Saudi beheads Pakistani for heroin smuggling

Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani man for heroin smuggling, the twelfth person from…

Mauritania court condemns man to death for blasphemy

NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) - Mauritania has delivered its first death sentence for apostasy since independence in…

Saudi sends 2 female drivers defying ban to 'terrorism court'

Two women's rights campaigners detained in Saudi Arabia have been transferred to a special tribunal…

Student arrested for 'insulting' Turkey president

A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in central Turkey for "insulting" President Recep…

Niger State budgets N80.8bn for 2015

If approved by the State House of Assembly, Niger State would be spending a budget…

Okorocha's urgent concerns

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, eastern Nigeria is using the opportunity of the Christmas…

INEC says it can't probe Jonathan's campaign donors

There will be no whistle-blowing by Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, over the hefty donations…