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INEC postpones elections in 11 Federal Constituencies
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of election in seven out of eleven federal constituencies in…
Many back to vote in Zamfara
Many indigenes of Zamfara living outside the State have arrive home to vote in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.…
Kane scores on England debut
Wayne Rooney and debutant Harry Kane scored as England sank Lithuania 4-0 at Wembley on Friday to claim a fifth…
Togo takes cue from Nigeria, postpones election
Togo’s presidential election has been postponed by 10 days to April 25, the communications minister announced on Friday, after calls…
Poll: Tight Security At Enugu INEC Office
Cyriacus Izuekwe/Enugu Ahead of presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have tightened security…
Fire razes down shops in Umuahia
An early morning fire on Friday destroyed five shops and goods worth millions of naira in Umuahia, the NAN reports.…
Nigerian troops liberate Gwoza, HQ of Boko Haram Caliphate
Nigerian troops on Friday morning liberated Gwoza, a fairly big town in Borno state and the last stronghold of Boko…
Israeli company supplying Army vehicles for operation – Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Authorities of the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army has allegedly secured donation of 13 Hilux van by…
In Epe, INEC is ready for election
Henry Okpkigbe, INEC Electoral Officer in Epe Local Government, on Friday said that the commission had engaged about 25 canoes…
INEC staff helps police arrest, detain APC agent
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hon. Emmanuel Deeyah, a former member of Federal House of Representatives and All Progressives Congress (APC) and…
No ransom paid for release of Emir – Police
The police in Zamfara have denied any payment to the gunmen that abducted the Emir of Bukkuyum, Alhaji Muhammad Usman,…
Nigeria gets N1.2bn from UN for general elections
The UN Secretary-General High Level Representative to Nigeria, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, said the United Nations (UN) had provided 60…
Lagos State Will Decide Presidential Election – Poll
Lagos state, Nigeria’s most economically important state could determine who emerges winner of the 2015 presidential election. In a poll…
Pipeline security contract will benefit communities – Kuku
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Mr Kingsley Kuku, has said that the award of pipeline security…
OPC, ex-militants wearing police uniforms to unleash terror on APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm that ethnic militias and ex-militants are now wearing fake police and…
UBA slashes dividend by 80 per cent
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has slashed the dividend payable to its shareholders for the financial year ended Dec.…
Catholic Church, others deploy 750 observers in Lagos
The Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos and other civil society organisations have deployed…
Displaced persons by Boko Haram hope to vote
A woman in a pale and patterned hijab, stares blankly from a bed in a makeshift clinic at a camp…
Amaechi defies assassins, campaigns on last night for Buhari
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Governor of Rivers State and Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, did…
Plateau State Ready For Election
Simon Ateba/Jos Thousands of people in Jos, the capital of the central Nigerian state of Plateau, stormed banks on Friday…
Afenifere warns against electoral violence, fraud
Eromosele Ebhomele The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has called for a violent free election in Nigeria, asking Yoruba people to…
One shot, many injured at Kashamu’s rally in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command on Thursday confirmed that one person was shot by unknown gunmen on Wednesday after…
Amaechi escapes gun attack, party claims attack on leaders
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged an assassination attempt on Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.…
INEC, law enforcement agencies must work within the law – Buhari
Nigeria’s opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari told AFP Thursday that he does not expect “tampering” in general elections this weekend but…
Bama: a sight and stench of death after Boko Haram defeat
The devastation is visible from the air in Bama. Corrugated iron roofs lie ripped off among charred debris, the walls…
Chad, Niger troops reclaim Gachagar from Boko Haram
Chad and Niger troops have recaptured the northeastern Nigerian town of Gachagar from Boko Haram, as part of a regional…
US drops 60,000 propaganda leaflets on IS in Syria
The US military dropped 60,000 leaflets on the Islamic State group’s de facto capital in Syria showing a grisly depiction…
Jonathan will win by landslide – Yuguda
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has predicted a landslide victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s Presidential…
I-G redeploys 6 DIGs, other senior officers for election
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has redeployed six DIGs from the Force Headquarters to take charge of Zonal…
NSCDC gets 50 operational vehicles for election
Abba Moro, Minister of Interior, has inaugurated 50 operational vehicles for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to…