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The IMF warns of growing threats to global economic recovery | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: 'Days without eating': Madagascar sees world's first 'climate change famine' Madgascar is experiencing what the UN…
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Professor Yusuf’s short term solutions to terrorism may cause bigger problems
It is no news that Northern Nigeria is in the choke hold of a brand of religion that could ruin it for generations to come. The overwhelming reports of the…
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US Navy SEAL killed in Somalia
by Itunuoluwa Adebo According to Fox News , a U.S. Navy SEAL was killed fighting terror group Al-Shabaab - Al Qaeda's third-largest affiliate in Somalia, Thursday. U.S. U.S. Africa Command…
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Opinion: What Trump’s ban says to Nigeria and the rest of us
by Chude Jideonwo “We live in a very unknown but somehow very scary world right now,” tweeted a friend from home barely 50 minutes after news of President Donald…
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The Explainer: Why Nigerians shouldn’t rejoice over Trump’s Muslim ban
For the past couple of days, all hell has literally been let loose since the signing of an executive order by United States President Donald Trump that restricted entry to…
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Somalian govt honours 136 Nigerian policemen
The Somalian government said it has awarded medals to 136 Nigerian Policemen on Tuesday to mark the end of their one year duty term in Somalia. This was in a…
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Saatah Nubari: WE will take back our country from THEM in 2019… get ready
by Saatah Nubari I rented an apartment about a week ago and the compound had a big generator house—that was part of the building plan—where tenants kept their generators. The…
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‘There’s proof that Boko Haram trained in my country’ – Somalian President
President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud revealed on Sunday that insurgents of terrorist sect, Boko Haram trained in his country before coming to Nigeria to unleash terrorism on citizens. Mohamud…
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Photo of the Day: You just don’t see stuff like this everyday, do you?
by Chinwe Okafor We haven't seen anything more hilarious. This picture went viral after it was posted via twitter with the caption, "Smart! "@Lattif: Only in #Somalia: Writing your phone…
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Steady improvement: Nigeria is now 39th most corrupt nation in the world
by Kolapo Olapoju According to global corruption scrutineers, Transparency International, Nigeria is now ranked as the 39th most corrupt country in the world. Based on the Corruption Perception Index 2014 released on…
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“We have indeed established an Islamic caliphate” – Boko Haram release shocking video
by Kolapo Olapoju Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram has released a new video showing how it controls and operates in the towns and villages it has captured and declared an…
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Wole Olabanji: Why Africa is a ‘country’ that doesn’t make sense
by Wole Olabanji Sometimes you are tempted to say “Africa is where sensible ideas go to die”, but you think about our extreme aversion to critical appraisal, and the deadly…
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“Don’t travel to #Nigeria” – #America warns its citizens against coming this way
by Kolapo Olapoju The U.S State Department has issued a travel advisory to its citizens, warning them against travelling to certain countries, which includes Nigeria. The US Passport and International…
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Kenyan militants echo Boko Haram, kidnap 12 women in deadly raid
by Akan Ido At least 15 people have been killed and 12 women abducted by suspected Islamist militants in an overnight raid on a Kenyan coastal area. The attack comes 24…
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For the record: Full text of Pres. Goodluck Jonathan’s Democracy Day 2014 broadcast (READ)
Fellow Nigerians, 1. I greet and felicitate with you all, today, as we mark 15 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in our beloved country. 2. Our dear nation, Nigeria, has…
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Cheta Nwanze: Sadly, Nigeria’s democracy will only churn out more GEJs
by Cheta Nwanze Let's accept one real, hard fact about this "democracy" that we have: democracy, American style, is nothing more than a popularity contest. Citizens such as we have…
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Somalian girl smuggled into the UK to have her organs harvested, 67 Nigerian children also trafficked
Shocking: Traffickers intended to sell the girl's organs on the black market A girl was trafficked from Somalia into the UK to have her organs harvested, it has been…
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Let the denials begin: Kenyan mall gunman was a Chelsea fan before he was radicalised in Somalia (PICTURED)
Norwegian-Somali Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow sits on a rock during a school outing in Larvik, Norway. The picture was taken six years before the mall shootings he is thought to…
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Somali terrorist group, Al-Shabab claims responsibility for Kenya’s deadly attack
A senior figure in the Somali militant group al-Shabab has told the BBC it carried out a deadly attack on a shopping centre in neighbouring Kenya. Al-Shabab, which has links…
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Murder-suicide: Employer shoots workers in his office, then kills himself
The owner of a small business in St. Louis is dead after killing three of his employees during an argument. The altercation also led to the man killing himself when…
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Genital mutilation: “Patients want me to restore their genitals” – Nigerian born UK midwife
A midwife who opened Britain's only clinic for victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) has spoken in harrowing detail about the horrors inflicted upon her young patients. Comfort Momoh, 50,…
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Breaking News: Explosion rocks Nairobi with several wounded
An explosion has rocked a mainly Somali neighbourhood in Kenya's capital Nairobi, police say. Nairobi police chief Moses Ombati told Reuters news agency there was no immediate word on casualties,…
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Explosions in Kaduna, as grenade kill Sunday School boy in Nairobi, Kenya
by Isi Esene The Joint Military Task Force on Sunday morning shot and killed two suspected Boko Haram militants who were suspected to be planning an attack on some churches…
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Newly elected Somali president escapes assassination attempt
by Akan Ido The newly elected president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was reported to have escaped an assassination attempt a while ago. Two loud explosions were heard near his temporary…
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Opinion: Reversing Boko Haram’s Somalialisation of Northern Nigeria
by Sumner Shagari Sambo Therefore, the North must press the reverse break from the road to Somalia. In the wee hours of yesternight, I got a distress call around one…
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“More deadly, more sophisticated, more effective” – Al-Qaeda blamed for increase in African bombings
by Lekan Olanrewaju Al-Qaeda has been named responsible for the increase in bombings in Nigeria, as well as Kenya and Somalia. According to the United States Pentagon’s anti-IED unit, Nigeria…
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Photo of the Day – How does our Dame Patience Jonathan look today?
by Hauwa Gambo The president, Goodluck Jonathan and the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan are in London now as part of an international summit on Somalia. Don't ask us whether…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy