Nigeria: Nasarawa Massacre - Director Arrested, Accused of Leaking Information to Cultists

[Vanguard]Abuja -Still trying to fish out the masterminds of the massacre of dozens of policemen and security agents in Alakyo in Nasarawa State about two weeks ago, security operatives have arrested a senior director working with the state government in connection with the killings.

Nigeria: Jonathan Gets Sweeping Powers Under Emergency

[Daily Trust]Governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe are now to take orders from President Jonathan on the administration of their respective states following the proclamation of emergency rule, according to official gazettes published by the Federal Government.

Nigeria: Unlicensed Universities

[Daily Trust]The National Universities Commission (NUC) last week identified 41 of what it said were illegal universities operating in various parts of the country. It said the affected organisations had been shut down. This disclosure was made by a senior NUC official at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) during a joint press conference. The clampdown on such unregistered entities was the outcome of an ongoing NUC/ICPC University System Study Review (USSR), and followed a co

Egypt: Nation's Mursi Calls On People of Sinai to Hand Over Weapons

[Aswat Masriya]Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi urged everyone who has weapons in the Sinai Peninsula to hand them over on Wednesday, saying that only the authorities should be armed.

Zambia: Small-Scale Farmers for Subsidy Removal

[Times of Zambia]THE Zambia Small-Scale Farmers Network (ZSSFN) says the removal of the subsidy on maize is based on reality and that the Government has to be firm in the implementation process.