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Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 07:09
With less than a month to go before its national elections, Nigeria is awash with serious problems which are not likely to go away soon.
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 07:41
During a confrontation between the Burundian army and armed rebels which took place in Cibitoke Province between 30 December 2014 and 4 January 2015, 95 assailants were killed, 37 cases of which qualified as extra-judicial killings.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 06:07
The governor of the southern province of Kwanza-Sul, General Eusébio de Brito Teixeira, 61 years old, has recently authorized on his own and for himself land for agricultural use and the construction of condominiums. Through a glaring scheme of self-dealing, the governor and his family have already grabbed over 30,000 hectares (over 300 square kilometers) of land in Kwanza-Sul.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:32
The police are prosecuting one of their dismissed officers for allegedly escaping from detention, drawing salaries from 15 commands, and stealing N20m meant for the salaries of officers of the Enugu State Command.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 08:16
The National Defence Ministry, on Friday, took delivery of equipment from the United States, consisting in a cargo of night vision goggles.
U.S. ambassador in Tunis Jacob Walles said during the ceremony held in the barracks of Aouina that the equipment delivered to Tunisia is worth $2 million (about 3.2 million Tunisian dinars).
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:04
Boko Haram insurgents have so far seized control of over 20,000 square kilometers of territory in three North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, Daily Trust reports.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:10
Somalia's army and African troops deployed forces on Monday inside a strategic port which they retook from Islamist rebels at the weekend, promising residents they would be protected.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 06:07
The United States government has urged South Sudan government to engage in an inclusive consultation process on draft legislations seeking to regulate operations of non-governmental organisations and the national security service.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 05:49
Nigerian security forces are reported to have entered Bazza and Michika towns in Adamawa State to retrieve them from Boko Haram stranglehold, Daily Trust learnt in Yola yesterday.
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 07:31
The failed high level negotiations between Boko Haram leaders and the Nigerian government team, led by a former Minister of Information, Edwin Clark, would have seen the country swapping 16 detained terrorists for 220 Chibok girls, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.