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The crisis in Iraq deepened with a triple suicide bombing today, as Kurdish fighters in Kobane continued their resistance against Islamic State jihadis.      Iraq’s ethnic and sectarian turmoil deepened today when a triple suicide bombing killed dozens in a Kurdish-controlled town and a police chief was assassinated in the country’s embattled Anbar province. At least 28 people were killed when three car bombs killed struck the town of Qara Tapah today, according to the mayor and security officials. Qara Tapah lies close to Jalawla, a key battleground northeast of Baghdad between pro-government forces and Islamic State (Isil) militias.

MUSLIMS in Delta State have sued for peaceful co-existence with one another at Sallah, saying that without peace the country cannot develop.

Sanusi, who said a special prayer for peace at Jonathan’s residence was one of the northern traditional rulers, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III to join the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja for the breaking of Ramadan fast. Speaking at the occasion, Abubakar condemned the twin blasts recorded in Kaduna yesterday as well as other acts of violence across the country. The Sultan described perpetrators as enemies of humanity, saying they and their sponsors had no Islamic agenda. He requested that the President should grant the traditional rulers an audience in the nearest future in order to discuss issues of national importance. The President granted the request immediately. In his short remarks, Jonathan urged the traditional rulers to join hands with his administration to end insurgency. “It could have been worse than this if not for prayers. We will surely get over it. We are doing our best to ensure we end this situation and with the support ...

South African police are investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to bring $9.3 million in cash into the country illegally, a spokesman said on Monday. There were suspicions that the money could be meant for arms. The Nigerians, coming from Abuja, were not identified, according to a report by Reuters. The plane, a Bombardier Challenger 600, had a Nigerian flight crew on board. It was piloted by Captain Tunde Ojongbede, according to City Press.

Bodies of a team of health workers and journalists who went missing after being attacked on Tuesday while trying to raise awareness of Ebola in a village near the southern city of Nzerekore, have been found, a spokesman for Guinea's government said.

A woman, Mrs. Roseline Uzoamaka, has been arrested by the Dutsen Alhaji Police Division of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja for carrying out a  violent punishment on her 14-year-old relative (husband’s younger sister) simply identified as Sarah.