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Opposition candidate, Patrice Talon, wins Benin Republic’s Presidential election

March 22, 2016

Opposition candidate, Patrice Talon, has emerged winner of the presidential election in neighbouring Benin Republic after garnering majority of the ballots in the second round of polls, AFP news agency is repor...

Chibok Girls: why UK, US could not rescue them even as location was known – Ex-British Envoy

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March 21, 2016

African News, Nigerian News, World News

The US and British governments knew where at least 80 of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram were but failed to launch a rescue mission, it has been revealed. The Boko Haram terrorists stormed a secon...

Ghana’s Deputy Attorney-General advises ICC on selective prosecutions

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March 17, 2016

African News, West

Ghana’s Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Ayine, has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be fair in it’s handling of prosecutions. Mr. Ayine asked the ICC to end the selec...

Guptagate: South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma denies wrongdoing over appointments

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March 17, 2016

African News, South

South African President Jacob Zuma denied being influenced by anyone in the appointment of cabinet ministers, responding to allegations by his own deputy finance minister that a wealthy family close to Zuma off...

Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari awarded Equatorial Guinea’s highest national honour

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March 16, 2016

African News, Nigerian News

President Muhammadu Buhari late Monday in Malabo received Equatorial Guinea’s highest national honour, the Grand Collar of the Order of the Independence, and dedicated it to the people of Nigeria, who, he ...

Nigeria’s ex-defence chief Alex Badeh sent to prison

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March 7, 2016

African News, Nigerian News

A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has ordered a former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, remanded at the Kuje Maximum Prison, pending the determination of his bail application on March 10. Justice...

How Nigeria’s minister of state for labour James Ocholi and family members died in auto crash

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March 7, 2016

African News, Nigerian News

James Ocholi, minister of state for labour and employment, died yesterday in an auto accident which occurred near Rijana along the Kaduna-Abuja road after the rear tyres of his car bursted. He and his son d...

Cameroon: Military frees hundreds of hostages, Kills 100 Boko Haram members

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February 27, 2016

African News, Central, Issues

Cameroon's military said Saturday that its forces had freed several hundred hostages and killed about 100 Boko Haram militants in a joint operation with Nigerian troops. Military commanders said the combined f...

Nigeria’s football chief coach Sunday Oliseh resigns

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February 26, 2016

African News, Nigerian News, Uncategorized

Sunday Oliseh has resigned as the Head Coach of the Nigerian football national team, the Super Eagles, just over seven months after he was appointed. Oliseh, who announced his resignation on Twitter, said h...

Boko Haram: Nigeria army foils attack in Borno

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February 25, 2016

African News, Issues, Nigerian News

Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman Nigeria’s troops have foiled a planned Boko Haram attack on a camp of displaced people in the northeastern town of Dikwa, previously targeted by the i...