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Boko Haram’s ‘deadliest massacre’ reportedly kills 2,000 in Nigeria

January 14, 2015 Global Authorafrica, Boko Haram, Massacre, Nigeria

Jan. 12, 2015 – A child, at rear, walks through the scene of an explosion in a mobile phone market in Potiskum, Nigeria. Two female suicide bombers targeted the busy marketplace on Sunday, killing 4. Amnesty International called Boko Haram’s recent attacks “the “deadliest massacre” in the history of the violent group, saying as many as 2,000 people have died.… Read More

Africa’s Hope at Brisbane G20 Summit

November 14, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica Development, Brisbane, G20 Summit, Nigeria, South Africa

The 2014 annual summit of the group of 20 developed and emerging economies comes up from Nov. 15 to Nov. 16 in the Australian city of Brisbane. As usual the leaders of the G20 countries will be deliberating on issues that will have ramifications for not only their respective economies but also the rest of the world, including those who... Read More

Why T.B. Joshua was absent at Coroner’s Inquest: SCOAN Building Collapse

November 5, 2014 Global AuthorNigeria, SCoan Building Collapse, TB Joshua

Contrary to expectations, Prophet T.B. Joshua was conspicuously absent as a witness at the sixth sitting of Coroner’s Inquest into the collapsed building at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos, Nigeria. After a two hour delay in proceedings, the General Manager and CEO of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu was the first... Read More

Synagogue Collapsed Building: Contradictions and insufficient Information Mar Coroner’s Inquest

November 5, 2014 Global AuthorNigeria, SCOAN, Synagogue Collapse, TB Joshua

Contradictions and insufficient information from witnesses at the inquest into the collapse of The Synagogue building last month provided strong indications that ascertaining the real cause of the collapse will be a challenging task. At the fifth sitting of the inquest held on Thursday, 30th October, 2014, two major witnesses struggled to convince the court with their submissions on the... Read More

Nigerian student tells of kidnap ordeal after escaping Boko Haram captors

May 11, 2014 Global AuthorBring back our girls, Goodluck Johnathan, Missing girls, Nigeria

More of missing schoolgirls could have escaped but were too frightened because of threats to shoot them, says 19-year-old Women march in protest in Lagos, Nigeria, over the failure to rescue the 273 students from the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School who are still held captive. Photograph: EPA One of the teenagers who escaped from Islamist abductors said the kidnapping… Read More

In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock

April 28, 2014 Global AuthorLagos, money, Nigeria, poverty, Wealth

A burgeoning wealthy class is settling into one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities, attracting designers, world-class architects and a growing creative community that seeks to preserve its culture through art and fashion. Courtesy of Janice Robinson The Land Cruisers and Range Rovers began lining up on a steamy Sunday afternoon outside Tafawa Balewa Square long before sunset. The banking tycoon Otunba… Read More

African groups call for the African Union to urgently respond to gender and sexuality rights violations in Africa, and particularly to anti-gay laws

March 7, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica Civil Society, Anti-Gay Measures, Nigeria, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni

As African civil society organisations whose members live and work to improve the lives of all Africans, we condemn in the strongest terms, the disturbing increase in sexuality and gender-related rights violations and abuses, especially those aimed at women and gender non-conforming people, and people in same sex relations including lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-identifying African people. Specifically, we condemn... Read More

ICSFS Wins “Best Core Banking Systems Technology Provider, Africa” Award

February 19, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica Banking, Algeria, Congo (RDC), Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, kenya, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tunis, Uganda

LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 18, 2014/ -- ICS Financial Systems Ltd. - ICSFS (http://www.icsfs.com), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, is pleased to announce that it has won “Best Core Banking Systems Technology Provider” in Africa for its ICS BANKS® solution at the prestigious World Finance Technology Awards that was organized by World Finance magazine . Read More

Nigerian President Overhauls Military Leadership

January 16, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica News, Goodluck Jonathan, Major General Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Mimimah, Marshal Adesola Nunayon Amosu, Nigeria

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has replaced his chief of defense and the heads of the country's army, navy and air force.A statement Thursday gave no reason for the sweeping overhaul.The move comes as Nigeria struggles with a four-and-a-half-year insurgency by the militant group Boko Haram. A bombing Tuesday in the group's home city of Maiduguri killed at least 43 people. Read More

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Is TB Joshua’s Prophecy Being Fulfilled in South Sudan?

December 21, 2013April 3, 2020 Village ReporterNigeria, Prophet, South Sudan, TB Joshua

Sometime in late October or early November, Nigerian prophet TB Joshua prophesied that an East Africa president would be abducted by terrorists. Read More

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