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Father of Ex-Niger Delta Militant Tompolo Dies After ‘military Incursion’
The father of an ex-Niger Delta militant leader has reportedly died following injuries sustained during incursions by...
Nigerian Military Denies ‘arrest’ of Boko Haram-Linked Reporter
A Nigerian journalist accused of having information about the whereabouts of the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram...
Emergency Economic Stabilisation Bill 2016 And Dictatorship In Nigeria.
It’s heart-warming to note efforts by the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari to invigorate the...
Nigeria Projects Better Economic Outlook For Second Half of the Year
After more than six months marked plunging revenue caused by attacks on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta and ballooning...
Niger Delta Avengers Spawn Copycats In Nigeria’s Oil Heartland
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - When the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) rebel group announced this week it had called a ceasefire...
Full AfricaWatch Report
For some time now, functionaries of Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and their presidential...
Nigeria Reserves Fall To $19bn As Non-Oil Exports Drop By 43%
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s portion of the foreign reserves fell to $19.44 billion as non-oil exports fell by over...
I’m Willing To Swap Boko Haram Prisoners For the Chibok Girls
Nigeria’s President has again renewed his commitment to the rescue of the Chibok girls, saying government will not...
Why John Kerry Paid A Visit To the Sultan of Sokoto In Nigeria
When a top-ranking American diplomat visits Nigeria, one might imagine that their first destination would be the...
Nigeria Warns Foreign Diplomats Against Breach of Protocol
The Ministry of Foreign affairs in Nigeria has warned heads of foreign missions in Nigeria against violation of...
Nigeria Bans First Class Flights for Government Officials
The Nigerian Government has banned all top government officials from flying first class while embarking on officials...
Germany Starts Paying Immigrants to Go Back Home
Unsuccessful asylum seekers in Germany are returning home voluntarily, but only because the government is paying them....
How Ghana Compares to Other Emerging Markets for Foreign Property Ownership
Foreigners looking to buy property in Ghana will face some restrictions. Land ownership in particular is tightly...
Nigerian Terrorist Group Strikes Again: Boko Haram Raids Madagali, Kidnaps 45 Girls
(Magadli,Daily Post) In a clear indication that the ceasefire deal sealed between the Federal government of Nigeria and...
March into Sambisa, Bring Back Our Girls Dead or Alive – Chibok Chairman
(Nigeria, Premium Times) Apparently traumatized by the protracted wait for the rescue of the over 200 schoolgirls...
US Universities Screening African Students for Ebola
College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States...
Ebola-infected Nigerian Doctor Recovers
The first Nigerian Ebola patient has been discharged from the quarantine unit of the Emergency Operation Centre, EOC,...
Why Two Americans Get the Ebola Serum While Hundreds of Africans Die?
What should happen if a massive viral outbreak appears out of nowhere and the only possible treatment is an untested...
Nigerian Doctor Tests Positive for Ebola
One of the doctors who treated the Liberian Ebola patient who later died in Lagos has tested positive for Ebola Among...