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Edo Deports 36 Illegal Immigrants
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Thirty-six illegal immigrants were yesterday deported by operatives of Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), Edo state Command. Comptroller of…
What You don’t know about Sambo Dasuki
In August 1985, the evening of the 26th to be specific, at a time when Nigerians were celebrating the Muslim…
India PM Modi concedes defeat as anti-corruption candidate wins
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded defeat on Tuesday in Delhi state elections as early results showed anti-corruption campaigner Arvind…
Oil prices extend gains as OPEC cuts output forecast
Oil prices advanced further on Monday as OPEC forecast a reduction in US output amid a dip in North American…
Sultan Of Sokoto Wants African U-17 Trophy From Eaglets
His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar IV, the Sultan of Sokoto, has charged the Golden Eaglets to ‘go and bring…
Boko Haram will be ‘thing of the past’, Jonathan promises
President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) not to politicise the issue of security, saying government…
Van Gaal gets more time to respond to FA charge
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has been given extra time to respond to a Football Association disrepute charge after…
FIFA approves Blatter, Figo, others for presidential election
A FIFA electoral committee on Monday approved incumbent Sepp Blatter and three rivals for an election for the presidency of…
INEC extends PVC collection deadline to March 8
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has further extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) until March…
Agbaje warns supporters against violence
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje on Monday called on his…
INEC assures Nigerians of credible elections
The Independents National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday assured Nigerians that the 2015 general elections would be credible. Mrs Thelma…
Jonathan’s fear of defeat, reason for poll shift, says Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of Nigeria’s main opposition party, All Progressives Congress has stated that the general elections…
Elections will not be postponed again – National Security Adviser
Nigeria’s elections will not be postponed past March 28, National Security Advisor (NSA) Sambo Dasuki told AFP in an interview…
Boko Haram will be dismantled in six weeks, says Dasuki
Nigeria on Monday vowed to crush Boko Haram within six weeks as its leader warned a new regional fighting force…
The Right Man for the Job: Buhari or Jonathan?
Although 14 presidential candidates will be contesting at the next general elections set for 28, March 2015, there are strong…
In Pictures: How Nigerian Women Lead The Way In Agriculture
Story and Photos by Emmanuel Osodi/Delta Much have been made of how agriculture should be the main source of income…
Edo flags off N5.7bn Auchi Erosion Control Project
Jethro Ibileke/Auchi Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has flagged off a N5.7billion Auchi Erosion project to tackle the menacing…
Oshiomhole accuses PDP of contract duplication in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state over the weekend accused past governments of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…
Suicide bomber kills at least 14 in north Baghdad
A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite-majority area of north Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people, security and medical…
Poll Shift: Obstruction of Democracy by Jonathan, PDP – Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki has believes that the postponement of the 2015 general elections is an obstruction to the growth of…
Gunmen shoot dead Somali lawmaker
Gunmen shot dead a lawmaker in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, a fellow MP said, the latest in a…
Poll Shift: Ban Ki-moon asks INEC to start rapid PVC distribution
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has asked INEC to take advantage of the shift in polls to embark on rapid…
Accusations, counter-accusations trail polls shift
There are have been accusations and counter-accusations regarding the postponement of the 2015 general elections with Nigerian authorities coming under…
Six injured in Ogun auto crash
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Six persons were seriously injured Sunday morning in an early accident that occurred in Sango area of the…
Nigeria’s poll shift ‘a cause for concern’, says Britain
Britain said on Sunday a decision by Nigeria’s electoral commission to delay the country’s presidential election because of the security…
Ozekhome, Darah applaud INEC over polls shift
Constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Mike Ozekhome, on Sunday said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did the…
22 die as Egypt police clash with football fans
Twenty-two people were killed Sunday in clashes between Egyptian police and Zamalek football cub fans at a Cairo stadium, the…
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Ivory Coast defeats Ghana 9-8 to win AFCON 2015
Goalkeeper Boubacar Barry scored the decisive goal as Ivory Coast ended a 23-year Africa Cup of Nations title drought by…
My first term in office will not exceed May 29, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that he will not exceed the May 29 handover date in office, noting that,…