Year: 2018
Nigeria customs promotes officers, redeploys others
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Saturday said it had elevated four officers to the rank of Acting Comptroller-General (ACG)…
Troops neutralise 5 insurgents, recover 4 AK 4
The Army on Friday neutralised five terrorists and recovered four AK 47 rifles at Gara village in Borno North.
Security airtight at Eagle Square for APC convention
Security is airtight in and around the Eagle Square, Abuja, as the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
50 killed as oil tanker collide with car
At least 50 people have died after an oil tanker collided with a car on a major road in the…
Lagos APC Rep Primaries: Bush thanks constituents, calls for calm
Dayo Bush Alebiosu, the former lawmaker who represented Kosofe federal constituency has appealed to people of the constituency to continue…
PDP Primary: Saraki holds emergency meeting with Peter Obi
As the National convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) begins in Port Harcourt today, one of the party’s presidential…
Senator Ashafa loses, Tinubu, Adeola win Lagos Senatorial primaries
Senator Gbenga Ashafa has lost his bid to return to the Senate, for a third term on the platform of…
APC primaries: Zamfara Deputy Governor sue for peace
The Zamfara Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala, has called on the people of the state to remain calm over controversy…
Reps member defeats brother to clinch PDP ticket in Kano
Alhaji Nasiru Sule-Garo, an incumbent member of the House of Representatives representing Gwarzo/Kabo Federal Constituency has defeated his younger brother…
Adamawa APC governorship primaries: Collation of results begins amid protest
Collation of results of the Adamawa All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries has begun amidst protest by two of the…
Boroffice emerges APC candidate for Ondo North Senatorial District
Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, representing Ondo North Senatorial District on Thursday won the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as…
Army seeks collaboration with security agencies to tackle insurgency
The Nigerian Army has called for closer collaboration with security agencies in Borno, to facilitate successful implementation of the counter-insurgency…
PDP governorship candidate promises to tackle youths migration in Zamfara
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state Alhaji Bello Matawallen-Maradun, has promised to tackle youths…
Don’t drag Osinbajo into Ogun politics, Group tells Anisulowo
In the wake of the political drama unfolding in Ogun State, a political group has warned Senator Iyabo Anisulowo and…
Man United set to sack Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho has lost the confidence of the Manchester United board and is set to be sacked this weekend no…
Orphans of the African Continent
By Owei Lakemfa Five million fellow Africans in Western Cameroon are between the hard hitting hammer of the Cameroonian military…
Gov Yari, supporters protest annulment of Zamfara governorship primary
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara will on Saturday lead a protest against the cancellation of the state governorship primary and…
PDP Primary: No aspirant has stepped down – Gov Okowa
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Convention Planning Committee Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has said that no aspirant has…
APC Primary: Zamfara governor fights dirty, calls Oshiomhole a dictator
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara will on Saturday lead a protest against the cancellation of the state governorship primary and…
PDP presidential race: Saraki ‘ll not step down for anybody – Aide
The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that he is not stepping down for anyone ahead of…
UI to honour Bode Akindele, Grace Alele-Williams, Bolanle Awe, Akin Mabogunje
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan As the University of Ibadan, UI, clocks 70 this year, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka, has…
Civil Servant wins betPawa’s N1.8m jackpot after N100 bet
A 32-year old civil servant from Akwa Ibom State, Amos Utibe has won N1.8 million jackpot after placing a bet…
No President can be as irresponsible as the Nigerian president, says Kukah
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that no President of any country…
Abuja locked down as 7,000 APC delegates ratify Buhari
No fewer than 7,000 delegates will ratify on Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination as the candidate of the All Progressives…
Sen. Boroffice emerges APC candidate for Ondo Senatorial District
Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, representing Ondo North senatorial District, on Thursday won the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as…
Police parade 5 suspected ritualists with 11 human skulls
The Kwara Police Command has arrested 5 suspected ritualists caught with 11 human skulls, various human bones and hair at…
Police order Saraki, Melaye, Ben Bruce to report to headquarters on Monday
The Nigeria Police has invited Senate President Bukola Saraki, Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Bruce who participated in Friday's protest…
Soyinka draws ovation over Annan in Stockholm
African Literary statesman, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Friday in Stockholm, Sweden, earned prolonged applause when he dedicated his keynote address…
Mukwege of DRC, Murad win 2018 Nobel Prize for Peace
Denis Mukwege, a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, and Nadia Murad,…
APC clears Dapo Abiodun, Great Ogboru, 22 others as governorship candidates
As INEC deadline of 7 September looms, the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has cleared Prince…