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Scores may have been killed on Sunday afternoon as twin blasts hit the Global System Communication (GSM) market in Potiskum, Yobe State, north-east Nigeria, residents said. Witnesses said that two female suicide bombers on tricycle came to the market. As one alighted and went inside the market, the other was left in the tricycle as the two explosive devices went …

Yanaye Grema hid for three days between a wall and his neighbours’ house, as Boko Haram fighters ransacked his hometown of Baga on the shore of Lake Chad in Nigeria’s far northeast. The 38-year-old fisherman already knew the attack was serious: he joined civilian vigilantes to defend the town but their simple weapons were no match for the Islamists’ superior …

Sri Lanka’s new president, Maithripala Sirisena, was sworn in on Friday after final results from historic polls made him the clear victor over the incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa. The result, which surprised many onlookers, ends a decade of rule that critics said had become increasingly authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption. Analysts described the election as the most significant for …

By Alltimepost.com, Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Prof. Yemi Osibanjo has unfolded plans by his party to introduce a social security scheme for the elderly and disabled in Nigeria if the party wins the February 14, 2015 presidential election. APC-led Federal Government, he promised will provide 720,000 jobs in its first year of governance. Professor Osibanjo …

French police have stormed two hostage sites in Paris and north of the city, with the hostage takers reported dead. Explosions were heard at a warehouse in Dammartin-en-Goele, where two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo magazine shootings had been holding one hostage. Explosions and gunfire could also be heard at a supermarket in eastern Paris, at Porte de Vincennes, where …

By Alltimepost.com, Edo State Government has secured a N5.7 billion facility from the World Bank to tackle the menacing erosion problem at Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of the State. The State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole made the disclosure on Thursday at the commissioning of the Auchi-Jattu-Afashio-Ikabigbo-Ojio road. He said the facility was secured by the government after the …

Ahead of 2015 February general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed 38,774,391.00 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The figure is 71.3% of the cards expected to be issued. An outstanding 15,567,219 is to be issued. But the distribution of the cards has just started in Borno State, where Boko …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State is on the verge of becoming an empty house following the rift arising from its recent primaries on account of the emergence of some candidates believed to be loyal to Prince Buruji Kashamu. For instance, at the governorship primaries monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Gboyega Isiaka emerged …

Nigeria’s former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has declared that he can never sacrifice his life for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The former leader, however, said he would be ready to die for the country. Obasanjo who was a former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the PDP, insisted that though he remains a card carrying member of the PDP, but …

President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that no Nigerian would lose his life because of his second term ambition. Jonathan promised to build on the foundation laid by the founding fathers of this nation. The president took to his Facebook wall Thursday morning to beg all Nigerians to join him at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos as he kick-starts his campaign …