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(Nigeria) The organised labour has called off its proposed three-day warning strike in Edo State following agreements reached after a closed-door meeting with the state government.

(Nigeria) Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Sunday lifted the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on Ado-Ekiti on May 22, following a civil disturbance.

Two persons were killed and two more were wounded in shelling of the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, DPR, by the Ukrainian troops in the past 24 hours, spokesman for the DPR defence ministry Eduard Basurin said on Sunday.

(Nigeria) A civil rights organisation, One Child One Teacher Africa, OCOTA,, has expressed concern about Saturday’s attempted arrest of Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu by operatives of the National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Lagos.

(Nigeria) The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused out-going President Goodluck Jonathan of handing over a nation in deep crisis to it (APC), adding that the Jonathan's administration has continued to contrive more crises without making any effort to solve any of them.

A United States white police officer was cleared of all charges in the 2012 shooting of two unarmed black suspects, sparking riots late Saturday that saw at least three arrests, police said.

Iyab Shalabi has only been allowed to visit his father, Omar, in prison once since December, when he and eight other Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem were arrested by Israel for posts they wrote on Facebook and other social media outlets.

(Nigeria) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Saturday surrounded the house of a senator-elect wanted by the United States in a nearly 20-year-old heroin deal that was the alleged basis for the TV hit "Orange is the New Black." Buruji Kashamu is under house arrest, according to the chairman of NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, according to AP . But Kashamu's spokesman, Austin Oniyokor, said, "He has not been arrested but there is a siege to his house and an attempt to forcibly take him." He said the agents did not have an arrest warrant. Giade said Kashamu, 56, will appear in a federal high court Monday to start extradition proceedings to the United States. He said agents raided Kashamu's home in Lagos at around 5 a.m., before dawn Saturday. Armed agents were seen surrounding the property Saturday night. Kashamu has already been suing a Nigerian court to prevent attempts to extradite him. He had become a powerful politician and financier of Presiden

(Nigeria) The Nigerian military has killed dozens of Boko Haram fighters and rescued additional 20 women and children from Sambisa forest. Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said "Despite continuous encounter with large number of land mines which still litter the Sambisa forest, troops have forged ahead with the ongoing offensive operations as scores of the terrorists died in the assault on their bases on Friday.  Several of their weapons and equipment perished after the encounter.  Over 10 soldiers were however wounded while one died following explosions of land mines along the routes of advance.  Some equipment were also damaged or affected by the detonation of land mines in several points in the forest. "A total of 20 women and children were rescued at the end of the Friday operation.  They have all been airlifted out of the forest.  The wounded soldiers have also been moved out for necessary treatment. &quo

(Nigeria) The police have rescued 10 persons kidnapped in Ekiti State by gunmen. Force Police Spokesperson, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said  "The special operation ordered by the Inspector General of Police,  IG, Mr Solomon Arase, has this morning successfully rescued 19 persons from the hands of kidnappers in Ekiti State. The victims are being debriefed and receiving medical attention. "Some kidnappers have been arrested and the operation is ongoing. It will be recalled that the IG this week dispatched a crack team of operatives to the State to stem the rising tide of kidnapping. "The Police remain responsive and shall continue to apply proactive and prompt response measures to issues of crime nationwide, "  the statement added .

A court in Kiev has ordered the arrest of the second Russian national Yevgeny Yerofeyev detained by the Ukrainian law enforcers in the Luhansk region, advisor to the Security Service of Ukraine Markian Lubkovsky said on Friday. According to Lubkovsky, Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov were taken to custody as a pre-trial measure, reports Tass . "A decision was taken on their arrest until July 19," Lubkovsky wrote on his Facebook page. It was earlier reported that Russian national Alexander Alexandrov was arrested by a Kiev court.  The two Russian citizens are facing a prison term of at least 15 years, spokesman for the Security Service of Ukraine Vitaly Naida said shortly before. He noted that they were suspected of carrying out "terrorist attacks" under Article 258 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code. "They may be sentenced to at least 15 years in prison," he said. On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry made a statement expressing hope for "the

(Nigeria) Action Group of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State has condemned the ethnic clash which erupted between the Hausa/Fulani community and their host in Ado Ekiti, describing it is an unprecedented evil. The group also said it was pained by the torching of the popular Oja Oba market in Ado-Ekiti, despite the declaration of a 6p.m., to 6a.m., curfew in the town, adding that it would further cause untold hardship on the already impoverished  people. In a statement by its spokesperson, Segun Dipe, APC Action Group said the Hausa/Fulani, Igbo, Egbira and other ehnic groups have been living harmoniously with the indigenes in Ekiti from the time immemorial without history of any ethnic conflict, only for such a politically motivated crisis to rear its ugly head at this time, despite the assurance of adequate security by the governor. "Ekiti is not known for ethnic conflicts. We are a good host to all ethnic groups. This new trend of conflict resulting to maiming

(Nigeria) The President-elect,General Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, jetted out the country to Britain on a private visit, his first such trip outside the country since winning the March 28, presidential election. His Head, Media Team, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja, said General Buhari will use the opportunity of the visit to take a much-deserved rest ahead of his inauguration on May 29. ''He is expected back in the country a few days before the inauguration, refreshed and ready to hit the ground running once he is sworn into office,'' he said  

(Nigeria) The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has said the Nigeria Police acted overzealously by imposing a curfew in the state on account of what it described as  "illegal local government elections that the All Progressives Congress, APC, government in Rivers State is purportedly conducting. State PDP Chairman, Mr Felix Obuah in a statement by his media adviser in Port Harcourt on Friday, said the Police cannot be crying more than the bereaved as there was no security threat or any breach of public order that will justify the imposition of a curfew in Rivers State at this time. "The PDP noted that even during the last general elections with heightened competition and tension at that time, the Police did not impose a curfew and we are  wondering why the curfew at a more robust peace period and coming at a time the court stripped the election of legitimacy. “It amounts to double standards for the Police to aid illegality because they are a defendant as well

(Nigeria)  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  on Friday re-arraigned Opeyemi Ajuah, Majope Investment, Abdullah Alao, Axenergy, and Olarenwaju Olalusi before Justice Lateefa Okunnu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on eight-count amended charge of conspiracy,  forgery and obtaining money under false pretense. The suspects were first arraigned before the same court for allegedly obtaining  the sum of N1.110billion fraudulently as subsidy payments for 15,206,733 metric tons of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from the Federal Government. At Friday's re- arraignment, prosecuting counsel, Seidu Atteh, brought before  an amended eight- count charge against the suspects,  alleging that they obtained the  sum of N798.984million from the Federal  government in unearned subsidy payments for  20,386,583 metric tons of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). All the three accused persons and their companies pleaded not guilty to the charges. One of the charges read  :  "You Aju

(Nigeria) President Goodluck Jonathan has commissioned the first ultra-modern Military Radio station in West Africa, which he will mark a turning point in the way ongoing Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency (CT COIN) operations in the country. The radio station which is located on the hills of Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja, is envisioned to enhance the management and dissemination of defence information to the Nigerian public by promoting civil-military relationship in the country. In the maiden broadcast from the station, the President urged the Nigerian military to ensure that all their efforts against the Boko Haram terrorists are not overshadowed by propaganda from some foreign media. Commending the foresight of the leadership of the Armed Forces, the President acknowledged what he described as the resilience and doggedness of the military in the face of daunting security challenges in the country and the successes they have recorded so far. Jonathan emphasised on the fact

(Nigeria) The President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has again commended, President Goodluck Jonathan, for conceding defeat at the March 28 poll.

(Nigeria)The Nigerian military has confirmed the movement of 275 women and children from an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp in Yola for proper medical attention and psycho social therapy.

(Nigeria) Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Thursday imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the State due to the clash between Hausa community and a section of Yoruba residents in Ado-Editi.

California Governor, Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in Santa Barbara County following a coastal oil pipeline spill.

One soldier has reportedly been killed and another eight wounded in fresh separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine, according to Ukraine's military.

Protesters in Burundi battled police on Thursday in violent anti-government demonstrations against a third term bid for power by the president, as security forces tried to stem unrest a week after a failed coup.

A Hezbollah fighter patrols the Qalamun hills close to the Lebanese border with Syria On a windy hilltop overlooking the mountainous Syrian border, a fighter from Lebanon's Hezbollah says the battle against militants in the area is among the toughest the group has ever faced.

Revellers strip off and jump into the water of the sacred waterfall in Haiti about 150 miles north of the capital Port au Prince  Every year thousands of voodoo devotees seek fortune in the goddess Erzulie at a sacred waterfall in a bizarre ceremony. 

Butchered: Horrific images posted online show decapitated bodies strewn across a street, victims of the terror group's unrelenting savagery as they rampaged through the city Shocking images emerged today showing decapitated bodies strewn across blood-filled streets in Palmyra – victims of the Islamic State's unrelenting savagery as they stormed the ancient city.

After a Swiss court reportedly ordered an Israeli oil firm to compensate Iran over a scrapped joint venture, Israel said Thursday that its laws prohibited any payment to "the enemy."

Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi border military site and caused unspecified casualties, a Houthi official said on Thursday, as a Saudi-led coalition mounted new airstrikes against the Iran-backed rebels in the impoverished country.

(Nigeria) President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, Mr Peter Maurer has called on the international community and other humanitarian organisations to do more to address the devastating consequences of the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region caused by the activities of Islamist Boko Haram group.

Islamic State is now controlling more than half of Syria after the extremist militia seized the historic city of Palmyra, a monitoring group said on Thursday.

A United States navy surveillance plane flew over disputed islands in the South China Sea, prompting the Chinese navy to issue several warnings, a news report said Thursday.

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on Thursday terminated a treaty with Russia on cooperation in the military sphere.

Ukraine has refused to guarantee protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the zone of military operations in the east.

Flooding caused by heavy rain in southern and central China has claimed the lives of at least 15 people while many remain missing. Thousands were reportedly forced to abandon their homes due to the flooding.

South Africa's president has apologised to the neighboring country of Mozambique for a spate of attacks on foreigners in his country.

A World Health Organisation, WHO, official in Tanzania says a cholera outbreak has killed at least 30 people in a refugee camp for Burundians fleeing political unrest.

(Nigeria) The All Progressives Congress, APC, will hold a two-day retreat for all its Senators-elect in Abuja on May 22 and 23.

Ukraine has charged two suspected Russian soldiers who were captured during a gun battle in the separatist eastern region of Lugansk with involvement in "terrorist activity", a security official said Wednesday.

Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko sparked fresh Kremlin fury on Wednesday by warning that his crisis-torn country was fighting a "real war" against Russian aggressors that could escalate at any time.

Chad's parliament on Wednesday voted to stay engaged in a regional offensive that it joined earlier this year against Boko Haram Islamists.

Execution: ISIS have executed a suspected spy (pictured) in the Iraqi city of Fallujah - which they seized last January - just 30 miles from the city of Ramadi which they violently seized a few days ago Shocking images show ISIS militants parading a suspected spy through the streets of Fallujah - just 45 miles west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad - before publicly hanging him from a bridge.

A child bride accused of murdering her husband with rat poison has had the charges against her dropped, Nigerian prosecutors confirmed.

Burundi's president on Wednesday postponed legislative and local elections by 10 days, as anti-government protests continued after a failed coup attempt.

(Nigeria) Two battalions of the Nigerian Army are to be inducted into the theatre of war against terrorists in addition to personnel of the 151 battalion which has already completed its training and are helping to defeat the insurgents in the North East.

The United States government released Wednesday a list of now declassified documents recovered during the 2011 raid on al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan that provide insight into the terrorist leader's thinking in the years before he was killed.

The Nigerian army says 579 officers and soldiers are facing a court-martial "to emphasize discipline" on charges believed to be related to the fight against Boko Haram uprising in the northeast.

(Nigeria) Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu has resigned as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after much pressure from party members to quit for not contributing meaningfully to the party in the just concluded general elections.

Lonely and hurting, two men lie in narrow beds in a Kiev hospital as controversy swirls around them.

A British citizen and former Pakistan army officer has been accused of selling the secret hiding place of Osama Bin Laden to the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA.

The bid by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state to used a Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State to  stop the inauguration of Chief Nyesom Wike as governor of Rivers State and his Deputy Dr. Mrs Ipalibo Harr- Banigo on May 29, 2015, has suffered a setback, as the court struck out the suit.

Islamic State militants seized parts of the ancient town of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday after fierce clashes with government troops, renewing fears the extremist group would destroy the priceless archaeological site if it reaches the ruins.