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Saturday, February 9th, 2013
Two pastors in Kenya were shot by unknown gunmen who killed one of the men and wounded the other, according to a report from Open Doors, a Christian persecution watchdog. Open Doors, who has ministry workers in the east Africa country, received information that Pastor Ibrahim Makunyi of the East Africa Pentecostal Church and Pastor […]
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Saturday, February 9th, 2013
Indian villagers beat a leopard and hanged it from a tree after the beast savaged three people in the state of Assam. These photos were taken yesterday in the village of Choriyakhola Bisiondoi in the Golokgunj area, which is rife with the ferocious animals. The leopard entered the house of Haren Roy and attacked him […]
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Saturday, February 9th, 2013
Edo LG Polls: Oshiomhole battles ACN leaders, awaits PDPs onslaught SIMON EBEGBULEM, Benin City Political tension in Edo state is heating up daily as political gladiators rally behind their supporters ahead the April 14, 2013 Local Government Council election in the state. Being an Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) controlled state, the leadership of the […]
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Thursday, February 7th, 2013
It was a black day in Zambia as 53 people were killed in a high-speed collision between a bus and a truck in Zambia on Thursday. The government said the accident was one of the country’s worst-ever traffic accidents. The bus carrying 73 passengers hurtled into an oncoming truck, leaving bloodied bodies and wreckage on […]
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

While French, Chad and other forces chase terrorists out of Mali, Nigeria is yet to send 20 per cent of its pledge. The deployment of Nigerian soldiers as part of the Africa-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) is turning out to be a complete charade as army authorities and the Ministry of Defence are […]
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Monday, February 4th, 2013
French warplanes pounded Islamist rebel camps in the far north of Mali, military sources said, hours after French President Francois Hollande visited the West African country, Reuters reports. Thierry Burkhard, spokesman for the French army in Paris, said on Sunday the overnight raids targeted logistics bases and training camps used by the al Qaeda-linked rebels […]
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
President Susilo Yudhoyono Mohammed Bello in Abuja The Federal Government has asked for a stay of execution of those on death row for drug-related offences and financial crimes in Indonesia, while the two countries explore ways for the exchange of prisoners and mutual legal assistance. A 27-point joint communiqué issued at the end of bilateral […]
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said South Africa and Nigeria should leverage on the strong brotherly relations between the two nations, for the benefit of the African continent. President Jonathan was speaking to the outgoing South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Kingsley Mamabolo, during a farewell audience at State House, Wednesday. ‘We worked together […]
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Friday, February 1st, 2013
By VINCENT UJUMADU, awka NO fewer than 18 Nigerians are presently languishing in various prisons in Indonesia with the fear that some of them may be among 10 slated for execution soon. The18 Nigerians were condemned to death by the Indonesian courts in 2008 for their alleged various criminal offences ranging from drug peddling and […]
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Sunday, January 27th, 2013
Sudan’s President, General Ahmed Al-Bashir and South Sudan’s President Silva Kiir met in Addis Ababa on 4th January for talks aimed at resolving their on-going conflict.But this has all happened before, and is likely to happen again, until they come to address the underlying causes of the conflict. Sudan is a country of extreme ethno-cultural […]