Guinea: Top Military Officials Die in Plane Crash
United Nations peacekeepers in Liberia are today assisting with response and recovery efforts for a plane crash outside of the capital city Monrovia that is believed to have claimed the lives of at least 11 high-ranking military officials from neighbouring Guinea. “The United Nations Missions in Liberia (UNMIL) offered its condolences and sympathy More...
Gambia: Kofi Annan Launches Initiative Against Drugs
Accra — Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today unveils a major new initiative to help tackle the growing threat from illegal drug trafficking in West Africa. The West Africa Commission on the More...
Nigeria: Equities Take Lead in New Scramble for Africa
The Nigerian equities market is leading African markets posting a return of 63 per cent in United States dollar terms during the last 12 months as foreign investors scrambled to be part of the bumper harvest in More...
Nigeria/Burkina Faso: Super Eagles Fans Have Plenty to Look Forward To
Nigeria’s triumph at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in the perfect example of how a team can improve through a tournament with the confidence that wins bring. Written off by the media as also-rans, by their More...
Nigeria: Clampdown On Lagos Beggars
This Tuesday, a court in Lagos sentenced 30 beggars to jail for constituting themselves into public nuisance, among other related offences. The government of Lagos State, it seems, is determined to eradicate street More...
Nigeria: Clampdown On Lagos Beggars
This Tuesday, a court in Lagos sentenced 30 beggars to jail for constituting themselves into public nuisance, among other related offences. The government of Lagos State, it seems, is determined to eradicate street More...
Nigeria: The Eagles Show They Are Super
And it has come to pass; Nigeria last night won the 2013 edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), thanks to the national team, the Super Eagles. It has happened only on two previous occasions in the history More...
Nigeria/Burkina Faso: Keshi Leads Super Eagles to Victory – Again
Photo: Barry Aldworth/BackpagePix Sunday Mba after scoring Nigeria’s winning goal against Burkina Faso in the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in Johannesburg. Nigeria have claimed their third Africa More...
Nigeria: 2015 – Group Endorses Yuguda for President
Ahead of the forthcoming 2015 general election in the country, the Bauchi based political organisation, Bauchi Awareness Action Group, has endorsed the state governor Isa Yuguda to contest for president. In a press More...
Nigeria: NASS to Resist Alteration of 2013 Budget
The executive and the presidency may be heading for another showdown as opposition members have vowed to resist any move by the presidency to alter the 2013 budget to remove constituency projects. This is just More...
