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The UN says war and famine have forced more than two million children in South Sudan to flee their homes, creating the most worrying refugee crisis in the world. The civil war in the oil-producing country began two years after it won independence from neighbouring Sudan, when President Salva Kiir fired his deputy in 2013. The fighting that followed split the country along ethnic lines, spurred hyperinflation and plunged parts of the nation into famine, creating Africa’s biggest refugee crisis since the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Valentin Tapsoba, the Africa chief for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner…

Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has been released by the Department of State Service (DSS). Suswam was reportedly released Sunday evening, after the security agency detained him for over 70 days, citing that he would be of a security threat to Benue State Government, if he was freed. The DSS arrested Suswam on Sunday, February 25th, 2017, on the allegations that car keys, certificate of occupancy of landed properties, among others were found in his residence. DSS also alleged that a gun was found in his apartment during the raid. Suswam, through his Lawyer, recently slammed the DSS…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has warned Nigerians against creating unnecessary tension over the health of President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu urged Nigerians to rather stand with the president in prayers instead of using his health to score cheap political game. CHRONICLE reports that President Buhari jetted out Sunday night to undergo further medical check-up in London, UK. Reacting, however, Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State enjoined Nigerians not to forget in a hurry that they were the same people that voted overwhelmingly for him during the 2015 presidential election, stressing that creating…

On Saturday night, news broke out that Boko Haram has released another set of 82 Chibok girls, after months of negotiations with the Federal Government. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government picked the option of swapping the 82 Chibok school girls with Boko Haram prisoners, over paying a ransom to the terrorist group. Reports say the government did not want a repeat of ransom payment, as the case was during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Presidency has now revealed the names of the girls Buhari received at Aso Rock Villa , before he flew out to UK for…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari headed to London on Sunday for what his office said was a “follow-up medical consultation” with his doctors, after weeks of mounting concern about his health. Presidency spokesman Femi Adesina said the 74-year-old’s doctors would determine how long he stayed in the British capital, where he spent nearly two months undergoing treatment from mid-January. “The president wishes to assure all Nigerians that there is no cause for worry,” Adesina said in a statement posted on the presidency’s Facebook page and Twitter feed. PMB travels tonight for medical follow-up. Length of stay to be determined by London…

Emmanuel Macron, 39, who won the second round of the French presidential election on Sunday, according to estimates, will be one of the world’s youngest leaders. Here is a look at those who were still a little wet behind the ears when they attained high executive office: – Young leaders – Hungary: Viktor Orban became prime minister in 1998 at the age of 35. He left office in 2002 but took over again in 2010. Belgium: Charles Michel became prime minister in 2014 at the age of 38 to become the country’s youngest leader since 1840. Estonia: Juri Ratas became…

Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union, early projections showed. The centrist’s emphatic victory, which also smashed the dominance of France’s mainstream parties, will bring huge relief to European allies who had feared another populist upheaval to follow Britain’s vote to quit the EU and Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president. Five projections, issued within minutes of polling stations closing at 8 p.m. (2 p.m. ET), showed Macron beating Le Pen by around 65…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received the 82 freed Chibok girls behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. See photos:

In continuation of its onslaught on militants operating from the creeks, Lagos State Police Command early this morning raided and recovered seven army and police bullet proof vests, eight ballistic helmets and nine life jackets from a new kidnappers hideouts in Ishawo, Ikorodu, Lagos. The hideout was discovered at about 8:00 a.m yesterday by a team of Ikorodu Special Anti – Robber Squad (SARS) and Volunteer Police led by Superintendent Godfrey Soriweiu. This success came two weeks after the discovery of a similar hideout in Ishawo, Ikorodu, Lagos. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Fatai Owoseni had two weeks…

RB Leipzig will sign up to six players after qualifying for the Champions League for the first time, director of sport Ralf Rangnick says. Leipzig, founded in 2009 with backing from drinks firm Red Bull, will play in the group stage after a 4-1 win at Hertha Berlin on Saturday guaranteed a top-three finish in the Bundesliga. “At the start of the season, we just talked about being worry-free [from relegation],” Rangnick said. “I am simply proud.” “When we play in the Champions League, we’ll have to strengthen the squad,” added 58-year-old Rangnick, who has previously managed German clubs Hoffenheim,…