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Pres. Jonathan on Why he Conceded Defeat: “I Made a Choice to Keep the Country Away from Conflict”

President Goodluck Jonathan is speaking once again about why he conceded defeat in the 2015 presidential elections. He spoke about the matter while receiving members of the African Ambassadors’ Group,.

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President Goodluck Jonathan In Line For United Nations Job

President Goodluck Jonathan, 57, is set to be appointed a global crises envoy by the United Nations (UN), a report on Maxnaija.com suggests. If this slides through, Nigeria’s outgoing president would be.

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South Africa in Top 50 Most Tourist-Friendly Countries in the World

South Africa has been named among the top 50 most tourist-friendly countries in the world, in Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum. The index is a.

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Is Food Security Prompting A New Scramble For Africa?

Rising food security concerns are driving developed countries to negotiate alarmingly large land purchases across the global south. While Western Europe led the colonization of Africa in the 19th century,.

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US Offers France $35 Million to Help Niger & Chad Fight Boko Haram

US President Barack Obama, has approved the disbursement of $35 million to France to assist in Niger and Chad’s fight against Boko Haram, as well as to help Mali battle.

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Missing Oil Billions – Nigeria President Orders Release of Report

By Jaiyeola Andrews Abuja — Following the threat by President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) to investigate further into the $20bn allegedly missing from the account of the Nigeria National.

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Watch Video: African Music Stars Sing Out Against Xenophobia, Ebola

At the 2015 MTN Radio Awards this past Saturday evening, the Africa Against Ebola and Xenophobia rendition of “We Are the World” was debuted. The song, featuring 180 Artists from.

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President Jonathan Sues Senate & House of Reps Over Constitution Amendments

The presidency has filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court against the House of Representatives and Senate, to nullify proposed amendments to the 1999 constitution. According to Premium Times, the.

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U.S. Embassy Statement on Nigerian Gubernatorial and State Assembly Elections

The United States Embassy in Nigeria congratulates the people of Nigeria and the Independent National Electoral Commission for an electoral process on April 11, 2015 that generally went well across.

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Nigeria abductions: Chibok girls remembered one year on

Ceremonies are to be staged around the world to mark one year since more than 200 girls were abducted by Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram. A procession will be.

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