Pipeline blast in Bayelsa cuts Agip’s crude export by 16,000 barrels daily     The pipeline blast allegedly carried out by militants on Agip’s facility on Thursday has resulted to a drop of 16,000 barrels of oil equivalent daily.   The explosion,which is coming barely two weeks after... Read more
Operation Pulo Shield Commander reads riots act, as troops nab oil thieves, destroy illegal refineries   Commander Operation PULO SHIELD, (OPPS) Maj.- Gen. Alani Okunlola on Thursday warned criminals in Niger Delta to relocate or get crushed.   A statement issued by Lt.-Col. Isa Ado, Spokesman, OPPS quotedOkunlola as... Read more
100 year old mother of Bayelsa APC Deputy Governorship candidate kidnapped     Mrs Ebifieghe Dikoro, 100 year old Mother of the Chief Wilberforce Agiri, the Deputy Governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, was earlier today kidnapped.     The Centenarian was reportedly abducted by unidentified... Read more
Bayelsa Monarch kidnapped  as kidnappers injure food vendor
  From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu Unidentified gunmen on Thursday kidnapped Chief C A O Otobotekere Paramount Ruler of Tombia Community in Tenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa.   Our Correspondent gathered that the gunmen who arrived the palace of the monarch on Thursday morning had fired several shots to scare... Read more
A Scientific Approach to Preventing Terrorism in Tunisia
By Dr. David Leffler In response to the deadly Bardo National Museum attack, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi deploys troops while fearful citizens worry about whether their government can stop future terrorism without loss of their precious freedoms. It remains only for President Essebsi (or even a leader of... Read more
Mark’s Aide Lauds Political Momentum in Cross River Ahead 2015 Elections 
  From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Mr Victor Abang, the Special Assistant to the Senate President, Sen. David Mark, says current build-up in Cross River politics towards 2015 elections is healthy for residents’ political consciousness.   Abang also lauded what he called massive interest by the government and residents of... Read more
Clitoraid and Raëlian Church win their case: obstetrician-gynaecologist Professor Charlemagne Marie Ouédraogo, who opposed the opening of AVFE/CLITORAID’s Kamkaso Hospital, is convicted of defamation
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina-Faso, July 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In its verdict, which was made public on 30 June 2014, …read more Source: AFRICAWIN Read more
Farewell Media Address Encounter of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Hilde F. Johnson and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
JUBA, South Sudan, July 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan cordially invites …read more Source: AFRICAWIN Read more
West Africa: Concrete coordinated action is needed now to stop the spread of Ebola virus disease
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Red Cross joins ministers of health from eleven West African …read more Source: AFRICAWIN Read more
Switzerland and IGAD sign framework agreement on partnership and cooperation
BERN, Switzerland, July 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Swiss ambassador in Ethiopia, Andrea Semadeni, and the executive secretary …read more Source: AFRICAWIN Read more