Obama Demands Violence-free Elections From Nigerians In New Video
President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama has called on political leaders and candidates to caution their supporters against violence during the elections. In a recorded video published Monday by the US government, Obama also urged Nigerians to peacefully…
Jonathan Eulogies Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew
President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the government of Singapore on the passing away of the founding father and former Prime Minister of the country, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. President Jonathan assured Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong and the people…
Singapore Founding Father, Lee Kuan Yew Dead
Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91. The BBC reports that flowers, messages and other tributes are piling up outside the hospital…
Obanikoro Named Minister of State 2 as New Ministers Get Portfolio
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has emerged as the Minister of State 2 for Foreign Affairs. This followed the inauguration of new ministers by President Goodluck Jonathan shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. The new…
Study: China has Grown to World’s 3rd-biggest Arms Exporter
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BEIJING (AP) — China has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 percent share remains small compared to the combined 58 percent of exports from the U.S. and Russia, a new study…
War Against Boko Haram: South Africans Providing Technical Support, Training, Says Report
Nigeria’s senior military commanders have described stories in major international media and culled by local newspapers reporting that Nigeria is deploying hundreds of mercenaries against Boko Haram terrorists as a joke taken too far. The officers insisted the foreigners, who…
Electoral Violence: Former First Lady Simone Gbagbo Jailed
Ivory Coast’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for her role in the violence that followed the 2010 elections, the BBC reports. Gbagbo, 65, had been charged with undermining state security. Her husband,…