Justice Sylvester Chukwudifu Akunne Oputa (Nwa Uzoukwu) has died in Abuja at 96 according to sources from his immediate family. Justice Oputa was appointed to…
Nigerians Demand Release of Abducted Girls
Nigerians took to the streets Thursday to demand the government do more to rescue scores of girls abducted by militants more than two weeks ago. Militants…
Abuja Blast Maims at least 80
ABUJA—A rush-hour bomb blast on Monday at a bus station on the outskirts of Abuja killed at least 71 people, an attack that is likely…
Nigeria poised to become Africa’s biggest economy
Lagos (AFP) – Nigeria could leap-frog South Africa to become Africa’s biggest economy this weekend, when the results of a new way of calculating national…
“These senseless killings of innocent civilians must stop” – Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has expressed her outrage at continuing acts of barbarism…
Akon to provide electricity to a million African households
The five-time Grammy nominated artist has initiated a partnership to bring electricity to one million households in Africa by the end of 2014. With two-thirds…
World’s 1st Clitoral Repair Hospital to open in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina-Faso – The world’s first clitoral repair hospital for victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), located in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, will open on March…
World Economic Forum, Davos
Every January, politicians, finance chiefs, captains of industry, analysts and businessmen and women start talking about Davos. “Did you hear about the great Davos talk…
Lagos State Tax Stakeholders Conference
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Thursday addressed the State’s Seventh Annual Taxation Stakeholders’ Conference expressing joy that taxation has enabled the State to…