The young woman introduced as “The Revolutionary” was breaking a taboo in Libya by speaking out about how she and other women had been raped by Muammar Gaddafi’s men in the early months of the country’s uprising. “They arrested me publicly at Nasser University,” she said, recalling how guards... Read more
Egypt’s armed forces and Islamist President Mohamed Mursi refused to back down on Wednesday as a deadline for a military takeover passed with rival demonstrators out in force in the streets of Cairo. Military chiefs, vowing to restore order in a country racked by protests over Mursi’s Islamist policies,... Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has presented a draft of N200 million to Cardinal Resources for the provision of potable water in ten communities in the state. Speaking at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU), in Government House, Governor Dickson expressed satisfaction with the effectiveness of... Read more
Traditional rulers from the South-South and South East axis of the country met on Tuesday in Yenagoa and adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as their candidate ahead of the conduct of the 2015 General election. Expressing their readiness to mobilize support for President Jonathan at ensuring the actualization of his... Read more
Bayelsa State Government says the arrest and detention of an alleged leader of a notorious cult group; Mr. Nengi Ikiba would serve as a deterrent to his likes, stating that its declaration of war against cultism and other related vices has begun to yield dividend. Describing the arrest of... Read more
By Diana-Okon Effiong Nigerians have been told to continue to love one another, encourage family cohesion and sustenance of the marriage institution for the development of positive social values among young people. Gov Liyel Imoke of Cross River gave the advice Sunday in Calabar at the solemnisation of the... Read more
