African Union meets for Ebola crisis talks

– Tribune African Union chiefs held an emergency meeting Monday to hammer out a continent-wide strategy to deal with the Ebola epidemic, which has killed over 2,000 people in west Africa. “Fighting Ebola must be done in a manner that doesn’t fuel isolation or lead to the stigmatisation of victims, communities and countries,” AU commission […]

Britain ready to commit 3,500 troops to new NATO force

Britain could contribute 3,500 troops to a NATO rapid response force designed to meet new threats highlighted by the Ukraine crisis and Islamic militant gains in Syria and Iraq, Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday. Cameron said the alliance, set up in 1949 to protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union, had to show that […]

Boko Haram, ISIS must not link up -FG • Says Nigeria will never surrender to terror • Meets US, UK, China, Kenya

Christian Okeke -Abuja Thursday, September 4, 2014   advertisement         THE Government, on Wednesday, warned that the Boko Haram sect must not be allowed to establish fresh links with the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).   This was as it called the parties involved in combating terrorism to continue […]

British diplomat slumps, dies at Lagos airport

  Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos A top British diplomat on Tuesday slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, security officials at the flagship airport said. The envoy, who was said to have arrived aboard a United Airlines flight, died at the arrival hall shortly after disembarking from the plane around 3pm. A […]

Indian girl survives being buried alive

A seven-year-old Indian girl who was allegedly buried alive by relatives in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh has been rescued by a villager. Police say relatives first tried to strangle her and then left her to die in a shallow grave. It is unclear why. The man who found her in Sitapur district alerted […]

Zimbabwe police beat, detain opposition protesters

Zimbabwe riot police detained more than a dozen opposition protesters and beat up others at a demonstration on Wednesday over high unemployment, an AFP correspondent witnessed. Police armed with batons descended on around 100 members of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change marching in the capital Harare, days after its party leader advocated a wave […]

​Cameroon confirms disarming Nigerian soldiers (A national disgrace)

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Cameroon confirms disarming Nigerian soldiers The Cameroonian military authorities have confirmed the disarming of Nigerian soldiers in the country.This is coming on the heels of reports that about 480 Nigerian soldiers yesterday fled into Cameroon, following fierce fighting with Boko Haram militants. The Defence Headquarters, has however, explained how Nigerians soldiers crossed into […]

Almost 500 Nigerian soldiers flee to Cameroon, afraid to fight Boko Haram

Cameroonian officials have confirmed that at least 480 Nigerian soldiers are now in the protective custody of the neighboring country’s gendarmes after they crossed into Cameroon earlier today to escape from Boko Haram insurgents who have launched a massive offensive. Cameroonian gendarmes had disarmed the Nigerian soldiers, officials from the West African nation told a correspondent of […]

How Nyako beat security, escaped to Britain

HOW did ousted governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Hammanyero Nyako, escape from Nigeria a few hours before his impeachment despite the presence of eagle-eyed security agents waiting to arrest him to answer for his actions? – See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/nyako-beat-security-escaped-britain/#sthash.J65nm9N7.dpuf This is a question that has continued to prop up within the security establishment […]

S.Africa bans travellers from Ebola-hit nations

South Africa on Thursday issued a ban on all non-citizens travelling from three West African countries worst-affected by Ebola. A health ministry statement declared “a total travel ban for all non-citizens travelling from these high risk countries,” referring to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. You might also like – See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/s-africa-bans-travellers-ebola-hit-nations/#sthash.5383v0Cl.dpufwp_posts

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