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10,000 security personnel deployed for poll in in Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command, has deployed 10,000 personnel to maintain security during the April 11 election in the state.…
US warns agents not to consort with prostitutes
The head of the United States Justice Department on Friday warned the agency’s employees — including FBI and DEA agents…
Title talk won’t distract us – Wenger
Arsene Wenger insists there is no chance he will let Arsenal’s players become distracted by talk of a late challenge…
Mourinho wants sprint finish in title race
Jose Mourinho has challenged his Chelsea stars to surge to the finish line in the Premier League title race as…
California police caught beating horseman put on leave
Ten sheriff’s deputies involved in the violent arrest of a suspect on horseback in California have been put on leave…
Patience Jonathan denies election rigging plot in Rivers
Its widely believed that couples who have lived together for many years sometimes end up looking like each other and…
I’m not in Lagos to rig elections – Jonathan
Reuben Abati, spokesman and media adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed claims by the All Progressives Congress that the…
APC insists Jonathan is in Lagos to rig with N10bn
The All Progressives Congress has offered some elaboration on its accusations against President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party…
Apple, Samsung clash with rollout of new products
Apple gave consumers their first hands-on look at its smartwatch Friday pushing into wearable tech just as rival Samsung rolled…
My suspension “a farce, ridiculous, unprofessional” – Ibrahimovic
Paris Saint-Germain’s controversial Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hit out at his four-match suspension for an anti-French outburst last month.…
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…