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Profile of new Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Faruk Yahaya

Nigeria's new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5…

Profile: Kachikwu, new man at NNPC a workaholic

(Reuters) - The new head of Nigeria's state oil company is a workaholic stickler for…

Olisa Metuh: PDP's Foreman of opposition politics

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja In the absence of a substantive National Chairman, the lot seems to…

The New Leaders Of Nigeria

Here are bio-facts you may not know about Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice President Professor…

Karim Wade: Loved by his father, hated by Senegalese

by Frankie TAGGART/dakar "Karim is one of the best financiers in Africa," former Senegale president…

Grabar-Kitarovic, Croatia's first woman president: A profile

Croatia's first female president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, is a moderate conservative who styles herself as "a…

Profile: Fernandes, AirAsia mogul faces first major test

*Fernandes also owns English Barclays Premiership club, Queens Park Rangers Tony Fernandes has been hailed…

Maya Angelou, the literary icon who never went to college

Celebrated African-American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou died early Wednesday, her family…