July 06, 2015 - Page 2

East African leaders on Monday demanded Burundi delay a controversial presidential election by two weeks until July 30, after weeks of unrest and parliamentary polls internationally condemned for not being free and

US President Barack Obama was to visit the Pentagon on Monday to meet with members of his national security team for an update on the campaign against the Islamic State group in

The Secretary of the Tour Guides Association, Badagry, Mr Anago James, said on Monday that 3,634 tourists visited the Point-of-No-Return Island, also known as Gberefu Island, between January and June, this year.

A bomb fell from an Iraqi Sukhoi warplane and exploded in eastern Baghdad on Monday because of a “technical problem”, killing at least eight people and wounding 17, officials said. “One of

South Sudan’s army said on Monday it had retaken the strategic northeastern town of Malakal from rebels, the latest time the ruined state capital has swapped hands. Rebels led by ex-government general

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARDs), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has suspended its strike to attend to the urgent medical needs of victims of the twin bomb blasts in Jos. Dr

A 22-year-old trader, Oyinbuchi Ezeora, was on Monday docked at an Abule Egba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly beating up a woman and removing three out of her teeth. The accused, who

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, on Monday dissolved the 17 Local Government Councils in the state. A statement issued in Jos by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Rufus Bature, said

Kenyan anti-gay protesters marched in Nairobi Monday warning US President Barack Obama not to speak about gay rights when he visits the country of his ancestors later this month. “We do not