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43-year-old Nigerian mother of three, Doris Chibuko, was among the victims of a deadly shooting at the Koreans Nursing school in Oakland, California on Monday. Doris was among the 7 people fatally shot by a lone gunman at Oakland’s Oikos University in Oakland. Doris hails from Enugu State and studied and practiced law before migrating to the U.S. She got ...

The Joint Military Task force killed three suspected members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram in a gun battle Tuesday night in Kano. According to JTF Spokesman, Lt. Ikedichi Iweha, the incident occurred in one of the military checkpoint in the ancient city while security personnels on guard tried to apprehend the gunmen fleeing the city in a “stolen ...

2Face dedicates this song (One Love) to Trayvon Martin, 17-year-old “African American” boy that was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. To show his concern and plea for love and unity, irrespective of your colour or your race we all need to show love to our fellow humans.

The row over gays and lesbians in Liberia has taken an ugly twist with the emergence of a purported hit-list detailing the identities of targeted individuals. A poster attributed to a notorious group of anti-gay activists have been posted at various places in Monrovia containing the names of seven men known for their pro-gay stance. The Movement Against Gays in ...

Unidentified gunmen in two Hummer Jeeps have shot and killed four policemen in Oraifite community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria. The four policemen were on routine patrol in the area on Monday night when the incident happened. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that an inspector and eight other policemen had gone on routine ...