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What State Will Decide The Presidential Elections – Poll
Political analysts say votes in five states could decide the outcome of the forthcoming presidential election. The states are, Lagos,…
Five key battlegrounds in Nigeria’s general election
by Ben SIMON/AFP Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and top economy, holds general elections on March 28, in what is…
Chinese restaurant shut down in Kenya for barring blacks
A Chinese restaurant in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has been shut down and its owners summoned by authorities after it…
Ogun Women Will Vote Massively for APC – Onanuga
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Princess Yetunde Onanuga, the deputy governorship designate in Ogun state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress…
Jonathan promises South-East additional state
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he would ensure that South-East got equal number of states with other geopolitical zones…
Germanwings cancels flight as pilots refuse to fly
A number of pilots at German low-cost airline Germanwings refused to fly Wednesday following the deadly crash in the French…
Stay 300metres to monitor your vote – Police IG
The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has clarified media reports that he said voters should go home after casting their…
Jonathan’s visit to Bauchi diminishes Buhari factor, says Yuguda
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State said President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to Bauchi on Monday had diminished the so called…
I’ll collapse if I see N5bn – says REC accused of taking bribe
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Mr Austin Okojie, on Tuesday said he would collapse if N5billion was brought…
Cast your vote and leave, IG urges voters
The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has advised voters to leave the polling units after casting their votes in the…
Buhari urges supporters to shun violence
Presidential candidate of the APC, Muhammadu Buhari, has called on his party’s supporters to shun violence during and after the…
FG shut all borders, set for election
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the closure of the country’s land and sea borders before this weekend’s general election,…
David Cameron rules out third term
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday defended his surprise decision to rule out a third term, insisting it was…
Oshiomhole tasks INEC on credible polls
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the 28 March, 2015 Presidential election, Governor Adams Oshiomhole has charged the Independent National Electoral…
4 armed robbers, 92 cultists arrested in Rivers
… 2 killed in political clash Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Rivers Police Command made a haul of 96 suspected criminals,…
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Court orders NCC, MTN, Airtel, others to pay APC N500m
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to pay…
Lagos To Experience 260 Days Of Rainfall
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State is to experience 260 days of rainfall this year, says the state government, with the maximum…
2015 Election: IG issues restriction order, appeals for understanding
The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba has issued an order on the restriction of movement ahead of the presidential…
2 killed in APC, SDP supporters’ clash in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two persons were reportedly killed and three others seriously injured on Monday evening in a clash between supporters…
Judiciary Strike: Edo NBA Threatens Not To Vote APC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Members of Edo state branch of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Tuesday threatened not to vote for APC…
Jonathan’s transformation has deformed Nigeria – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the transformation agenda of the present administration has failed to make any meaningful…
Ikuru foresees APC’s failure, says more will defect
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says the defection of the Deputy Governor…
Telcos, banks, others abuse consumer rights – CPC
The Director-General, Consumer Protection Council, Mrs Dupe Atoki, on Monday decried the high rate of consumer rights abuses in the…
Senate: Ben Bruce Faces Disqualification Over Dual Citizenship
By Henry Ojelu A former Attorney General of Bayelsa state, Chief Anthony George – Ikoli SAN has filed a suit…
British inflation hits zero for first time
Britain’s annual inflation rate slowed sharply to zero in February for the first time, pulled down by falling prices for…
Angelina Jolie removes ovaries over cancer fears
Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed over fears of a…
PDP did not give bribe, money to traditional rulers – Fani-Kayode
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, has debunked allegation made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that President Gooodluck Jonathan doled…
Two remanded over attack on Aisha Buhari’s convoy
Stephen Oni/Ilorin A Nigerian Magistrate’s court has ordered that two men be remanded in prison custody for allegedly attacking the…
No one can intimidate APC, says Wamakko
Mohammed Haladu/Sokoto Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state said that no amount of intimidation will deter the All Progressives Congress…
Giant rats sniff out TB in Mozambique
Giant rats may strike fear and disgust into the hearts of homeowners worldwide, but researchers in impoverished Mozambique are improbably…