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GUNMEN suspected to be members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, on Thursday killed four policemen and injured another two near the house of the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar. In Minna, Niger State, some gunmen suspected to be members of the sect similarly killed two policemen. Also, a bomb suspected to have been planted by the sect ...

Written by Benedict Ezeagu “…Today, Save Nigeria Group (SNG) and Lawyers of Conscience are compelled by the conflicting information being given about the registration of SNG, as well as the unbearable misconducts of Alhaji Lamido Samusi Lamido, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to hold this joint press conference…” – Benedict Ezeagu PRESS TEXT: CLARIFYING CERTAIN ISSUES ON ...

The Malian government must end bomb attacks against the civilian population in the north of the country, Amnesty International said today after a four year old girl was killed amid shelling. Fata Walette Ahmedou was injured yesterday afternoon after an army helicopter shelled the Kel Essouck camp near the northern town of Kidal, some 1,600 km north-east of the capital ...

Single currency East Africa – East African Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and financial market executives will discuss recent developments in the financial markets in Europe in preparations for the region’s single currency plan, organisers said. The Arusha-based East African Community (EAC) secretariat said Thursday the regional financial sector meeting, set for 27-28 February in Arusha, northern Tanzania, will discuss ...

(AFP) – US President Barack Obama sent Afghan President Hamid Karzai a letter of apology over the burning of copies of the Qur’an at a US military base, Karzai’s office said Thursday. Obama said the incident was not intentional and pledged a full investigation, a statement from the president’s office said. “I wish to express my deep regret for the ...