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Obtain your PVC else poll shift will be a waste, says Emir Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, on Tuesday urged residents within his domain to allow their wives to…
African presidents donate $87m emergency fund to fight Boko Haram
Presidents from the 10-Nation Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) pledged in an extraordinary meeting to create an 87…
Group decries attacks on PDP campaign offices in Maiduguri
A non-governmental organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Tuesday decried the attacks on the campaign offices of candidates of the…
Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo Is Part Of Nigeria’s Problems
Today we have every cause to believe that Nigeria abounds in former leaders whose stars have set in our political firmament…
Poll Shift: Jega to face Senate on Wednesday
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will face the Senate on Wednesday over…
Explosion kills 11 at check point in Biu, Borno State
Eleven people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a checkpoint near the town of Biu in northeast Nigeria…
Explosion, gunfire rock APC rally in Okrika, home of Patience Jonathan
Explosion, gunfire rocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Okrika, Rivers state today, although casualty figures are yet to…
Hazard, Courtois, other Premier League stars face tax investigation
Belgian tax authorities are investigating Luxembourg bank accounts held by English Premier League stars Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and Kevin…
Boko Haram destroys Askira Uba, forcing residents to flee
Hundreds of Boko Haram militants stormed the town of Askira Uba in northeast Nigeria, burning homes and public buildings, as…
Balotelli’s agent, Lineker blast Sacchi for ‘Black’ comments
The agent of Mario Balotelli led the growing criticism of former Italy and AC Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi following remarks…
Boko Haram: US military promises intel, equipment
The United States military will provide communications equipment and intelligence to help African nations in the fight against Nigerian Islamist…
Court fines TB Joshua, Synagogue for delaying trial
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today slammed a N25,000 fine on the Synagogue Church Of All…
Jonathan sends list of eight ministerial nominees to Senate
The Senate at resumption of plenary on Tuesday received a list of eight ministerial nominees from the Presidency in accordance…
Thousands march against Boko Haram in Niger
Thousands of people marched in Niger’s capital on Tuesday to protest at Boko Haram Islamists who have launched deadly raids…
Sambo Dasuki, DSS biggest threat to national security – El-Rufai
Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kaduna state has asserted…
Concerns rise over shaky Ukraine truce
World powers voiced concern over a shaky truce in Ukraine that went into a third day Tuesday with no sign…
Bomb blast kills three in Pakistan’s Lahore
A bomb exploded close to the police headquarters in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing three people…
No match-fixing at Asian Cup, says AFC
Asia’s football body Tuesday urged other sports governing bodies in the region to follow its lead after the flagship Asian…
Van Gaal relishes Arsenal showdown
Louis van Gaal says he is relishing the chance to face Arsenal at Old Trafford after Manchester United earned a…
Nigeria has two problematic presidential candidates, says Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the two major candidates in the 2015 Nigeria’s presidential election as both problematic…
Jonathan’s response to Boko Haram, slow, inadequate, failure of leadership – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s response to Boko Haram militants as slow, inadequate and a…
Buhari’s govt, most brutal dictatorship after Abacha – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described General Muhammadu Buhari, the main opposition presidential candidate in Nigeria as the most…
Elections were postponed to frustrate Buhari – NY Times
The New York Times, in another harsh editorial against the government of President Goddluck Jonathan of Nigeria, has stressed that…
Patience Jonathan in Bayelsa to mourn PDP women leaders
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The wife of the president, Patience Jonathan arrived Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital on Monday and paid a…
Don’t flee Nigeria, elections will be peaceful, says Tambuwal
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has assured that the forthcoming general elections would be peaceful,…
Obasanjo should not have torn his membership card – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party believes that former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo should not have ripped his membership card…
We’ll breath fresh air on Nigeria, says KOWA presidential candidate
The Presidential candidate of KOWA party, Prof. Remilekun Shonaiya, said the party would breathe fresh air on the country. Shonaiya,…
FG set to boost electricity, signs MoU for 500 megawatts
The Federal Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with One Nation Energy Platform Ltd. for the production of…
Arrest politicians buying PVCs, Oshiomhole tells CP
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Monday charged the police and other security agencies in the state…
‘Too many blacks’ in Italy under-20 ranks, Arrigo Sacchi laments
Former AC Milan and Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi has hit out at Italy’s youth set-up by claiming it features ‘too…