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Disaster displaces 8,000 in South-West
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday said 8,000 people were displaced in seven major disasters in Lagos, Ogun…
Troops dominating Boko Haram in Yobe – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters on Monday in Abuja said troops were dominating operations in Kukawa, Geri, Gujba in Yobe to rid…
Jonathan gives 164 NYSC members automatic employment, scholarship
The Federal Government, on Monday, granted automatic employment and Post-Graduate Scholarship to 164 ex- National Youth Service Corps members, who…
FG has created 1.4 million jobs in 3 years, says Okonjo-Iweala
The Federal Government has created 1.4 million jobs in the past three years in a bid to address unemployment in…
Nigeria Navy hands over 11 suspected oil thieves to EFCC
Navy Captain Noel Madugu, Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base, Brass, says the Nigerian Navy has handed over 11 suspected oil…
Rise above ethnic politics, Amaechi urges traditional rulers
Rivers governor, Chibuike Amaechi, on Monday urged traditional rulers, electorate to rise above ethnic politics in casting their votes in…
GOtv to stage W/African featherweight, national heavyweight title fights
Boxing fans in Nigeria and across Africa will be treated to six top class boxing bouts at the second edition…
Niger residents drown in bid to escape Boko Haram attacks
Boko Haram gunmen attacked an island on the Niger side of Lake Chad, with locals reporting heavy casualties among those…
USAID to spend N475bn in Nigeria in four years
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Monday that it would invest N475 billion in the execution…
Namibia president wins Mo Ibrahim $5m leadership prize
Namibia’s outgoing president was on Monday named winner of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for “good governance” in Africa, the world’s…
I didn’t share of Presidency N7bn largesse, Edo CAN Chairman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Peter Imasuen, has denied sharing in the N7 billion largesse…
Indian who kidnapped self bags 1 year imprisonment
A Senior magistrates’ Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Monday, sentenced one Mishal Vishwanath, an Indian, to one year…
Communities of Democracy mourns Nemtsov
The Secretary General of the Community of Democracies says it was shocked and saddened to learn of the murder of…
Polls: Northern Youth Council endorse Jonathan, sign peace pact
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan while signing a peace pact with the Ijaw Youth…
Buhari no match for Jonathan – Fani-Kayode
The Director PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode has stated that Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives…
Jonathan promises to involve youths in governance
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday pledged to get more Nigerian youth involved in governance if re-elected. The President also said…
2015 Elections: We’re Ready For APC, says PDP
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, has said that contrary to claims by the opposition, the party is ready for the…
Over 6,000 killed in ‘merciless devastation’ in Ukraine – UN
More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said Monday,…
Kukah urges women to caution family against electoral violence
The Cathoilic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr Mathew Kukah, on Sunday urged women to caution their husbands and children…
Boko Haram: #BringBackOurGirls Campaigners lament lack of information
#BringBackOurGirls campaigners on Sunday said it is disheartening that there is no information on measures being taken to rescue the…
Presidency set to sack Jega, ditch PVCs
Online news platform, SaharaReporters says it has gathered information that members of President Goodluck Jonathan’s inner circle have convinced him…
N. Korea to lift Ebola ban on foreign tourists: tour group
North Korea is set to lift a four-month ban on foreign tourism imposed over concerns of the spread of the…
Don’t colour fingers on election day, APC guber candidate tells voters
APC gubernatorial candidate in Bauchi State, Barr. Mohammed Abubakar, has cautioned women against applying local colouring substance on their finger-tips…
Buhari spent N5bn to appear at Chatham House, says Fani-Kayode
The Director PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode has explained that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Chatham House: Buhari’s appearance a monumental failure – PDP
The Director PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode has lashed at the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) for…
PDP, a factory of lies – Tinubu
Former Lagos state governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a party that is…
Salah scores again as Fiorentina stun Inter
On-loan Chelsea forward Mohamed Salah came off the bench to hit his third goal in four league games as nine-man…
Goalkeeping coach ruins Mourinho TV blackout
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said that his plans to stop his players following Manchester City’s game against Liverpool prior to…
Amosun approves N117m bursary for Ogun students
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, on Sunday, approved N117.2 million as bursary allowances for Ogun students studying in various institutions…
Pray for total defeat of Boko Haram, Jonathan tells pilgrims
President GoodLuck Jonathan has urged prospective Easter Christian pilgrims to pray for peace in the country and total defeat of…