Sudan vows to end fighting with South Sudan

Sudan has promised to cease hostilities with South Sudan and comply with a UN Security Council resolution.

However the foreign ministry also said that Khartoum reserved the right to respond to "aggression" from the South.

The statement came hours after Juba alleged fresh bombing by the Khartoum government's forces.

A UN resolution on Wednesday backed an African Union plan demanding both sides cease hostilities, amid fears of an all-out war between the neighbours.

Nigeria has become laughing stock said David Mark

Senate President David Mark said, yesterday, that with the unabating wave of terrorism by an Islamic sect where scores of lives have been lost with property destroyed, Nigeria has now become a laughing stock among the comity of nations.
The Senate President who reiterated that the act is condemnable, uncalled for and clearly avoidable, stressed that no matter the level of anger or grievances in a man’s mind, taking the life of another cannot provide a solution, adding, “this is ungodly. It is inhuman and does not enjoy the support of any right-thinking member of the society.”

Nigeria Vice President Namadi Sambo calls on security

Vice President Namadi Sambo has charged the government and people of Gombe State to contribute to the effort of the Federal Government towards ensuring that the society protects the lives and property of Nigerians.
Vice President Sambo gave this charge yesterday during his one day official working visit to Gombe State which turned out to be a hectic day for him as he commissioned a number of projects executed by the government of Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of the state and as well laid the foundation stone for other various projects including the new Federal secretariat in the state capital.  The charge was part of his response to the remarks of the Emir of Gombe, Ahaji Shehu Usman Abubakar when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir.