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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…
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…
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…
Delta Labour Party to use 3,500 CCTV to monitor elections
The Delta state chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has purchased CCTV cameras ahead of the governorship and the State…
Buhari thanks EU, US for role in Nigeria’s elections
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has commended Italy and other members of the European Union (EU) for standing by Nigeria in…
Army arrest killer gangs in Port Harcourt, recover arms
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has commended the state Joint Security Taskforce on the…
Buhari commiserates with Jonathan over Oronto Douglas’ death
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, commiserated with President Goodluck Jonathan over the demise of his Special Adviser on Strategy…
Election: Police warn against wild celebration in Kano
The Police Command in Kano state, has warned the public, particularly youths, against wild celebration of victory during the forthcoming…
Maku tells electorate to protect their votes
Labaran Maku, the All Progressives Grand Alliance’s (APGA) gubernatorial candidate for Nasarawa, on Thursday, urged the electorate to protect their…
Gov. Dickson expresses shock over death of Douglas
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has described the death of foremost environmental rights activist, human rights…
Tributes pour in for Oronto Douglas
Tributes are pouring in from across Nigeria for Oronto Douglas, a special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan and a renown…
221 candidates jostle for 40 Lagos Assembly seats
No fewer than 221 candidates are contesting for the 40 seats in the Lagos House of Assembly on different platforms…
Ibrahimovic banned for four games over anti-France rant
Paris Saint-Germain’s tempestuous striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Thursday received a four-match ban from Ligue 1 officials for his comments attacking…
APC leads senate with 62 seats, PDP gets 45
Below is a table of the latest available results from constituencies declared in Nigeria’s March 28 national assembly elections, according…
Kaduna: SOKAPU youth tells members, electorate to vote El’Rufai
Femi Adi/Kaduna Southern Kaduna People’s Union, SOKAPU, National Youth Wing has called on its members and other electorate from southern…
“We will win all assembly seats”, says PDP
Umar Muhammed, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Kogi State, on Thursday expressed confidence that his party would win…
Discharge duties void of religious sentiments, CAN tells Buhari
Pastor Mary Shikse, the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Plateau chapter on Thursday called on the President-elect, Gen Muhammadu…
Edo pays N490m compensation to victims of Auchi erosion
The Edo Government on Thursday commenced the payment of N490 million as compensation to 121 residents, who were affected in…
Jonathan appoints new Registrar for NECO
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Prof. Monday Tommy Joshua as the Registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO).…
IG orders restriction of vehicular movement for Saturday’s elections
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has ordered restriction of vehicular movement in the 36 states, from 8a.m. to…
Buhari receives defectors to APC in Katsina
Two former gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of PDP in Katsina State, Alhaji Kabir Barkiya and Alhaji Tukur Jikamshi, have…