Ex-Islamist Somali warlord elected ‘president’ of key region
Former Islamist warlord Ahmed Madobe has been elected "president" of Somalia's volatile southern Jubaland region following weeks of tense negotiations between rival factions, officials said Wednesday.
Northern Elders Forum insists power shift to north in 2015
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) yesterday insisted that presidency should be shifted to the region comes 2015 general elections, as a mark of equity and justice.
Gunmen kill Borno CAN’s Secretary
Just as President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan declared state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States as a result of the sectarian terrorism caused by the Islamist Boko Haram information has it that members of the Islamic group, the Boko Haram killed the Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN),Bono State, Reverend Faye Pama Musa in Maiduguri home yesterday.
Man abducts, assaults GO’s 13-yr-old daughter
AN Oredo Magistrate Court sitting in Benin, Monday, remanded a cleric, Pastor Fidelis Ejoke, 23 for abducting and indecently assaulting his General Overseer’s 13-year-old daughter.
Podolski double condemns Wigan to relegation
LONDON (AFP) – Wigan were relegated from the Premier League just three days after their FA Cup final triumph as Arsenal seized control of the race to finish in the top four with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday.
NGF to hold Governance Share Fair for South West states
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has concluded plans to hold its second Governance Share Fair for South West states
