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Jonathan slams audio on Ekiti poll rigging fabrication, says no probe
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out investigating the scandalous audio tape of the collusion between military officers and top…
Odimegwu dumps Jonathan, backs Buhari
A former Managing Director of Nigeria Breweries Plc and immediate past Chairman of the National Population Commission, Festus Odimegwu, has…
Presidency blasts Obasanjo over comments on Jonathan
Nigeria’s presidency has replied former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments on President Goodluck Jonathan today. Obasanjo, who openly endorsed…
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In Picture: Tinubu mocks soldiers sent to intimidate him
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress surely has a sense of humour. After withstanding…
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Obasanjo backs Buhari, warns on ‘inauspicious signs’ in Nigeria
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president, has publicly expressed support for Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler and presidential candidate…
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Senator Ojudu: Jonathan not interested in polls, plots 2-year extension
Senator Babafemi Ojudu has revealed President Goodluck Jonathan’s secret plot to avoid election and extend his tenure by two years…
Naira crashes to record low
The Nigerian currency, the naira hit a new record low on Tuesday on thin dollar liquidity, amid concerns over political…
Report: Jonathan to ease out INEC boss, Jega
President Goodluck Jonathan’s next joker is to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, with…
Boko Haram leader in new video talks tough
*The most wanted Nigerian terrorist vows to defeat regional force Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed in a new video…
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A Military Diktat and the Pitiable INEC chief
By Bayo Onanuga Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission cut a pathetic, pitiable figure Saturday night…
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Jonathan’s campaign organ supports Nigeria’s poll delay
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO) has endorsed the postponement of elections as announced by the Independent National…
Poll Shift setback for Nigeria’s democracy, says Oyegun
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has described the postponement of the February elections till March…
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Poll shift: Tinubu says it’s democracy at gunpoint
Jamiu Yisa The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the postponement of…
300th day: Malala calls for global action to free Chibok schoolgirls
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday called for global support to help release more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped…
Nigeria: INEC announces new election time-table
Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission today announced new dates for Nigeria’s general elections. The Presidential…
Nigeria’s Naira slumps 0.75 %, exchanges N194 to $USD
Nigeria’s naira fell 0.75 percent in volatile trades against the dollar shortly after the forex market opened as demand for…
IMF concerned about Ecobank Nigeria’s weak capital
Ecobank Transnational Inc., a lender with operations across much of sub-Saharan Africa that is embroiled in a court battle with…
Kano declares Friday public holiday for PVCs collection
The Kano State Government has declared Friday, Feb. 6 public holiday to allow civil servants who have not collected their…
Obasanjo says no further comments on Nigeria
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, may have adopted a ‘siddon look’ attitude on Nigerian affairs, at least for now. The…
Ebola not over yet, new cases soar in Guinea, LIberia, Sierra Leone
The weekly number of new Ebola cases registered across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone rose in the last week of…
Army top brass, NSA mount pressure on Jega to postpone the election
Ahead of the Council of State meeting on Thursday, top military officers and the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki…
Togo court awards another $11.6mn to Ecobank ex-CEO
A court in Togo awarded Thierry Tanoh, the former chief executive of pan-African lender Ecobank , $11.6 million on Tuesday…
Nigerian pokes fun at US over measles epidemic, in a viral tweet
*It’s pay back time over Ebola hysteria A Nigerian writer has used the current measles outbreak in the U.S. to…
Rivers State: Ogoni people endorse Dakuku Peterside
The Ogoni apex socio-cultural organisation, KAGOTE, has endorsed Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Castro OK: Cuban media publish photo
Cuban state media released the first photographs of former president Fidel Castro to be published in nearly six months late…
Oil prices edge higher in Asia
Oil edged higher in Asia Tuesday, extending gains from the previous day after US firms cut drilling activity, but analysts…
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Buhari opts for town hall meetings, says campaign organ
*Meetings to hold in Kano, Benin, Ibadan, Enugu, Port Harcourt Against the backdrop of its decision to stay out of…
Molade Okoya-Thomas a visionary, says Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the demise of Nigeria’s businessman, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, saying the death is…
Molade Okoya-Thomas dies
Chief Molade Alexandria Okoya-Thomas, the Lagos businessman and socialite has died. He was aged 79. Until his death, he was…
Yaro, ex-PDP chairman, Uba Sani, others dump PDP for APC
Former secretary to the Kaduna state government, Lawal Ismaila Yakawada, former Kaduna People’s Democratic Party, PDP Chairman, Makama Yaro, and…