Year: 2015
APC causing tension in Lagos, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is stirring in Lagos state ahead of…
UNHCR needs $174.4m to assist victims of Boko Haram
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued an urgent funding appeal for 174.4 million dollars to help 192,000 refugees…
3 die of xenophobic violence in South Africa
At least three people described as foreign nationals have been killed in a wave of xenophobic violence in the South…
Super Falcons thump Mali 8-0, secure AAG ticket
Nigeria’s senior female football team, Super Falcons, on Friday in Abuja, thrashed their Malian counterparts 8 – 0 in the…
Gunmen kill two in Yobe village
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Islamists have launched a fresh attack on a northeast Nigerian village killing two residents,…
Burkina approves law barring Compaore backers from office
Burkina Faso’s President Michel Kafando on Friday signed into law a controversial new electoral code that excludes figures linked to…
Prevent snatching of ballot boxes, AIG tells police
Tunde Ogunsakin, Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone Six, has charged policemen in the zone to do everything possible to…
Be vigilant of PDP antics – Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Barely 24 hours to the governorship election, the campaign organisation of the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate and…
Another Defection! PDP State of Assembly Member joins APC
A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Assembly candidate in Yobe, Alhaji Zanna Danani, on Friday dropped his election bid…
Untold Stories Of Akinwunmi Ambode
There are some salient, yet-to-be-mentioned sides of Akinwunmi Ambode, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, that must be…
Gunmen Attack El-Rufai’s Campaign Office
Adi Femi/Kaduna Unidentified armed thugs on Thursday night attacked Nasir El-Rufai’s Campaign Office in Kaduna state. Though the motive for…
Bauchi warns under-age voters to keep off
The Bauchi State Government on Friday called on parents and guardians to caution their under-age children and wards to steer…
Amaechi, Speaker not involved in accident
Mrs Ibim Semenitari, the Commissioner for Information and Communications in Rivers, has debunked rumours that Governor Chibuike Amaechi and the…
Van Gaal ready for Man City
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has said it would be a “dream” to add a Manchester derby win to…
Gov Dickson in shock, disbelief as Assembly man passes on
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt These are certainly trying times for the people of Bayelsa state. Shortly after the passing of Oronto…
Jonathan to evacuate Nigerians in conflict-torn Yemen
The Federal Government is making arrangements to evacuate Nigerians from conflict-torn Yemen, the NAN reports. A source in the Ministry…
Boko Haram kills 71 Chadian soldiers
Seventy-one Chadian soldiers have been killed and 416 injured in two-and-a-half months’ fighting Boko Haram, the Chadian army said on…
Nigeria votes in key gubernatorial, state assembly polls
Nigerians return to the polls on Saturday for gubernatorial and state assembly elections, two weeks after the country’s historic first…
Amaechi reassures Rivers voters on security
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections in the state, Rivers State Governor, Rt.…
Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashes in Lagos
A Nigerian Air Force helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed in Lagos. According to Dele Alonge, Nigerian…
Bury The Hatchet, APC Foreign Chapter Begs Ndigbo
Daniels Ekugo The All Progressives Congress APC, Scandinavia chapter, has called on all Ndigbo in Lagos not to get distracted…
Patience Jonathan loyalists set to unleash mayhem – Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi says the renewed…
Lagos APC Raises Alarm Over PDP’s Plans To Rig Election In Riverine Areas
Lagos APC says it has been informed that PDP plans to massively rig the governorship elections in the riverine areas…
APC Exposes PDP’s Rigging Plan For Lagos
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP over its desperation to capture Lagos State at all cost, including…
Scrap Funds For Meals, Diesel In Aso Rock, Consultants Advise Buhari
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Medical and Dental Consultants Association has joined the league of individuals and groups pouring out different suggestions…
Housemaid Demands N15m For Kidnapped Kids
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police have now confirmed that the three children declared missing by their parents, Mr and Mrs Leke…
Ex-Oshodi PDP Chieftain Shot Dead For Decamping To APC
Cyriacus Izuekwe For allegedly decamping from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, an influential area…
58 APC, PDP Candidates Battle For Seats
All is set for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections in 29 of the 36 states of the…
Jonathan in Lagos, perfects rigging with Obanikoro, Gani Adams
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP over its desperation to capture Lagos State at all cost, including…
AAG Qualifiers: U-23 Eagles, Falcons Battle For Tickets
Two Nigerian national teams, the U-23 Eagles and the Super Falcons have crucial matches which outcome will determine Nigeria’s participation…