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Dangote To Build Cement Factory In Congo

Nigerian conglomerate Dangote Group is to build a cement factory in Yamba, southern Congo, in an investment worth 292.9 million dollars, its Chief Executive Officer, Aliko Dangote, announced on...

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A Coup Imminent? … A Must-Read!!! What Is Boko Haram And Where Did It Come...

“From its earliest days it received support from the Northern Nigerian Muslim political elites…” The kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by Boko Haram has outraged the world; particularly after their...

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Niger Detains 17 In Suspected “Baby Factory” Ring

Authorities in Niger have detained 17 people, including wives of senior politicians, suspected of being involved in a baby-trafficking network, two legal sources said on Thursday. The arrests follow an...

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Miguel Pajares, 75, Spanish Priest Infected With Ebola Dies In Madrid

A Spanish missionary priest, Miguel Pajares, 75, being treated for Ebola has died on Tuesday in a Madrid hospital amid a worldwide debate over who should get experimental Ebola treatments. Pajares, who...

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Flash: Woman Who Flew From Nigeria Placed In Isolation At Ugandan Airport...

Authorities at Entebbe Airport in Uganda have placed an unidentified woman travelling from Nigeria under isolation after she developed signs of  the dreaded Ebola virus. The Health Ministry Public...

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Flash: Liberia Health Workers Treated With Ebola Trial Drug Show Improvement

Two Ebola-infected Liberian doctors and one nurse, who are being treated with experimental drug ZMapp, are showing signs of improvement, the Liberian Health Ministry said. The condition of the nurse...

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Flash: Yippee! Nigeria Curtails Ebola, Only One Patient In Isolation, All...

The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said that Nigeria has successfully reduced the number of Ebola cases in the country to one, as only one Ebola Virus Disease patient remained in isolation,...

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Flash: Senegal Confirms First Case Of Ebola, Making It 5th West African...

Senegal confirmed its first case of Ebola on Friday (Aug 29), as the country’s health minister announced that a young Guinean had tested positive for the deadly virus. Guinean health services had...

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Flash! Kenya: Terror Suspect Sneaks Into President Kenyatta’s Residence

A suspected terrorist, Said Mire Siyad, has been arrested at Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta’s residence in Gatundu South, a facility under round-the-clock watch by security forces, in what could be a...

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Flash: Boko Haram Releases Pictures Commemorating Name Change to Islamic...

Boko Haram militants fighting in West Africa have released the first images of their terror activities since pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Taken somewhere in the forests of...

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