Year: 2015
Jonathan, Buhari hold meeting in Abuja
President Goodluck Jonathan and Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari on Friday held a meeting, the first between the duo since…
Focus on electricity, education, security, UDP tells Buhari
The United Democratic Party (UDP), has called on the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, to focus on the provision of electricity,…
Aregbesola offers 500 people free-train ride to Osogbo at Easter
Not less than 500 passengers from Lagos on Friday enjoyed the free-train ride provided by Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun…
APC Condemns Terrorist Attack At Kenyan University
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned Thursday’s terrorist attack that left 147 people dead at the Garissa University…
Fashola donates 12 buses to UNILAG, LASU, others
The Lagos State Government on Friday presented 12 fourteen-seater buses to students union executives of State and Federal Government-owned tertiary…
Police rule out foul play in death of Kano INEC boss, family
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Kano state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris has given detailed account how Kano Resident Electoral Commissioner of…
Lagos race: Ambode’s campaign gets big boost
Governorship candidates of 10 opposition political parties in Lagos state on Friday dropped their ambitions to contest the April 11…
Wenger, Giroud take EPL awards for March
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger and his striker Olivier Giroud have been awarded the Barclays Premier League manager and player of…
Kano INEC Commissioner, wife, 2 daughters die in mysterious fire
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Resident Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kano, northwest Nigeria, Alhaji Abdullahi Minkaila is dead.…
We look forward to working with Buhari, says UK
The United Kingdom has congratulated Nigeria over its successful presidential election which saw General Muhammadu Buhari’s emergence as the president-elect,…
Paris supermarket hostages sue media over live coverage
Six people who hid in a supermarket refrigerator during January’s Islamist attacks in Paris have sued French media for broadcasting…
India’s concerned Christians pray for peace after attacks
As they filed out of a cathedral in the Indian capital on Palm Sunday, worshippers expressed fear and dismay over…
Missing US man rescued after 66 days on sea
A US man missing at sea for more than two months was celebrating a miraculous rescue on Thursday after being…
Serena beat Halep to set Miami final against Suarez Navarro
A frustrated Serena Williams clawed into her 10th Miami final on Thursday, defeating Simona Halep 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Williams, apparently…
God will exult Jonathan, says CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) FCT Chapter, said on Thursday that God will exult President Goodluck Jonathan for the…
Identical Brazilian triplets say ‘I do’ — together
Guests at a wedding in southern Brazil might have thought they had had too much champagne to drink, but they…
Borno Elders tell Buhari to eradicate insurgency, violence
The Borno Elders Forum on Thursday advised President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to strive towards eradicating all sources of insurgency and…
Wike agrees to pay Patience Jonathan N1bn monthly – APC
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State,…
Buhari’s victory is handiwork of God – Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor and Director-General of Buhari/Osibanjo Campaign Organization, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has described the victory…
Police arraign 67 for electoral offences in Kano
The police in Kano have arraigned 67 persons for their alleged involvement in electoral offences during the March 28 presidential…
Rivers lifts curfew after election
A curfew imposed in Nigeria’s southern Rivers state to contain unrest after the opposition disputed results from the weekend’s general…
Boko Haram ambush Chadian troops, kills 9
Nine Chadian troops and one Niger soldier were killed after being ambushed by Boko Haram fighters in northeastern Nigeria, army…
I never supported Pac-Man over Mayweather – Muhammed Ali
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali isn’t in the prediction business when it comes to the May 2 mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao…
Explosion near bus station in Gombe, kills 5
An explosion near a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe killed at least five and injured 15…
PDP House of Reps candidate defects to APC
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the House of Representatives, Ijebu Central Federal Constituency, Otunba (Barr.)…
Amosun releases N1.5bn for payment of salary deduction
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state today approved N1.5 billion for the payment of salary deductions and cooperative…
Buhari needs prayers, patience to succeed – Sokoto APC Chairman
The Sokoto state Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Usman Danmadamin-Isa, on Thursday said the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,…
Minister canvasses support for Buhari
A former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Alhaji Musa Gwadabe, has urged Nigerians to support the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,…
10 Things We Learnt From Presidential Polls
1) Credibility Is Key Success in politics requires credibility. A politician desirous of success must be persuasive. To persuade, you…
Implement Confab report, Falae tells Buhari
Chief Olu Falae, National Chairman, Social Democratic Party (SDP), on Thursday urged the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to implement the…