'Mass arrests' at Nigeria funeral
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:39 GMT
About 120 militant Islamists are arrested in Maiduguri as they organise the funeral of a commander killed in clashes, the Nigerian army says. Obama plans Africa tour in June
Mon, 20 May 2013 20:53:18 GMT
US President Barack Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in his first extended tour of sub-Saharan Africa, the White House says. Uganda raids over Museveni 'plot'
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:55 GMT
Ugandan police raid the offices of at least two newspapers following reports that President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son to succeed him and people opposed to the plan could be killed. Pistorius will not compete in 2013
Mon, 20 May 2013 15:23:02 GMT
Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not compete again this year as he awaits trial for murder. Deadly Ghana 'holy water' stampede
Mon, 20 May 2013 10:51:03 GMT
Police say they were overwhelmed by the large crowd scrambling for "holy water", after a stampede killed four people at a church in Ghana's capital, Accra, on Sunday.
Investment of $1b Sovereign Wealth Fund begins in June
Tue, 21 May 2013 04:50:23 +0000
Investment of the 1 billion dollar Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) will start in June, Mr Uche Orji, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), has sid. Orji, who disclosed his at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, said the board of directors, inaugurated seven months ago, had approved the investment allocation [...] How 4 died in stampede for TB Joshua’s anointing water
Mon, 20 May 2013 22:07:35 +0000 A stampede at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All nations, has killed four persons in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The incident happened Sunday a thousands scrambled for “holy water”, which they believed had healing powers, leading to the crush. “All of us were caught by surprise. No-one knew the crowd will be so huge,” said police [...] Nigeria not in Obama’s itinerary in second African trip
Mon, 20 May 2013 21:14:11 +0000 US President Barack Obama in his planned second visit to Africa has snubbed Nigeria again. Obama will head out on his first major African tour since taking office, traveling to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania from June 26 to July 3, the White House said Monday. The National Security Council announced the trip on its [...] Fashola Sets Up Tribunal On Collapsed Buildings
Mon, 20 May 2013 20:50:26 +0000 Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola has set up a tribunal of enquiry into incessant collapse of buildings in Lagos State. The tribunal is chaired by Arch. Abimbola Ajayi, while other members are Mr. Joseph Adewale, Mrs. Roli Craig, Mr. Segun Adedeji, Mr. Moses Ogunleye and Architect Biodun Rufai. Inaugurating the tribunal at the State House, [...]
Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive
Mon, 20 May 2013 23:23:41 -0700
By Joe Brock MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants' activities had been stifled by nearly a week of attacks on their bases. Military officers in the combat zone, deep in a semi-desert frontier region, said operations continued and that troops faced considerable opposition from ... Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
Mon, 20 May 2013 00:01:27 -0700
By Joe Brock MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast. In their biggest offensive since the insurgency began in 2009, Nigerian forces are trying to chase well-armed militants out of territory they ... Nigeria says it has retaken five Islamist strongholds
Mon, 20 May 2013 12:11:34 -0700
Nigeria's military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized territory, as it pressed on with a sweeping offensive against Boko Haram militants. Nigeria says switching to foreign debt to lower costs
Mon, 20 May 2013 04:54:43 -0700
By Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria will increase the amount it borrows overseas to around 40 percent of all debt over the next three to five years, from 12 percent currently, to lower its cost of funds, the head of the debt office said on Monday. DMO Director General, Abraham Nwankwo, said he expected Nigeria's debt to GDP ratio to fall to 17 percent over the same period from 21 ...
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A stampede at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All nations, has killed four persons in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The incident happened Sunday a thousands scrambled for “holy water”, which they believed had healing powers, leading to the crush. “All of us were caught by surprise. No-one knew the crowd will be so huge,” said police [...]
US President Barack Obama in his planned second visit to Africa has snubbed Nigeria again. Obama will head out on his first major African tour since taking office, traveling to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania from June 26 to July 3, the White House said Monday. The National Security Council announced the trip on its [...]
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola has set up a tribunal of enquiry into incessant collapse of buildings in Lagos State. The tribunal is chaired by Arch. Abimbola Ajayi, while other members are Mr. Joseph Adewale, Mrs. Roli Craig, Mr. Segun Adedeji, Mr. Moses Ogunleye and Architect Biodun Rufai. Inaugurating the tribunal at the State House, [...]
