All vehicle movement in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state is banned from Christmas Eve until Sunday to prevent militant attacks, the army says. …read more
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Obanikoro Concedes Defeat, Reconciles With Agbaje
Former Minister of State for Defence and PDP Lagos Governorship aspirant, Musiliu Obanikoro has conceded defeat to the winner of the governorship primaries, Jimi Agbaje. Obanikoro, who recently dragged his party to court over irregularities recorded at the party primaries, has further agreed to work with him to defeat the APC in the forthcoming elections.… Continue reading Obanikoro Concedes Defeat, Reconciles With Agbaje
Cape Verde name Nations Cup squad
Cape Verde name their final 23-man squad for January’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Equatorial Guinea. …read more
Black Teen, Antonio Martin, Shot Dead In St. Louis Suburb
An 18-year-old black teen, Antonio Martin was fatally shot by police at a gas station late on Tuesday in a St. Louis suburb, close to the place where unarmed teen – Michael Brown – was killed by a white officer in August, police and local media have said. St. Louis County Police Department spokesman Brian… Continue reading Black Teen, Antonio Martin, Shot Dead In St. Louis Suburb
George H.W. Bush hospitalized
90 year old former U.S. President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized for shortness of breath. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). …read more
Africa in 2014: 10 things we’ve learnt
… and nine other things we’ve learnt in Africa this year …read more
Tornadoes kill at least 4
Tornadoes unleashed by thunderstorms along the U.S. Gulf Coast ripped through southeastern Mississippi, killing at least four people. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). …read more
Anti-terrorism police make two arrests
Two people arrested in Sydney Australia after police find links to Islamic State. Julie Noce reports. …read more
Ebola crisis ‘likely to last a year’
West Africa’s Ebola crisis is likely to last until the end of 2015, says the head of the World Health Organization body dealing with the epidemic. …read more
FG Inaugurates Enugu- Port Harcourt Intercity Train Service
The Nigerian government on Tuesday inaugurated Enugu- Port Harcourt-Enugu intercity train service, with a promise to also construct a coastal railway line from Lagos to oil producing states in the Niger delta region. At the inauguration ceremony in Port Harcourt, President Goodluck Jonathan, represented by the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, said his administration had been… Continue reading FG Inaugurates Enugu- Port Harcourt Intercity Train Service