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Algerian novelist and women’s rights defender Assia Djebar dead
Novelist Assia Djebar, an ardent defender of women’s rights in her native Algeria, has died aged 78, state radio said…
FFP sanctions not tough enough – Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has launched a thinly veiled barb at title rivals Manchester City by claiming that clubs who…
Nigeria postpones general elections for six weeks – AP
Nigeria’s electoral commission will postpone February 14 presidential and legislative elections for six weeks to give a new multinational force…
Doubt, fear persist ahead of presidential election
Campaigning in Nigeria’s knife-edge presidential election entered its final week on Saturday, with mounting questions about whether the vote will…
Again, Jonathan storms Redemption Camp, kneels for prayers
President Goodluck Jonathan graced the Redeemed Christian Church of God Holy Ghost service on Friday 6 February. Again, he gets…
2015: INEC calls for synergy with media
Alhaji Hussein Pai, the Kogi Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, on Friday, called for positive synergy between the media and…
Catholic women declare support for Gov. Yero
The Catholic Women Society, Kafanchan Diocese, have declared support for Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State, ahead of the February…
Kano agog as Sanusi coronation holds today
Kano State government said it had concluded arrangements for the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the Emir…
Cameroon, Chad, Niger real test for Boko Haram, says US
Boko Haram is flush with cash and weapons after a string of battlefield advances, but the militants could face a…
US wants no delay in Nigeria elections
The United States called Friday for Nigeria’s presidential elections to be held on time, as the nation’s electoral commission weighs…
Fayose, Obanikoro, Omisore cannot deny recording, says US firm
The New York-based security firm that helped analyse the voices of the characters in the leaked recording on plans to…
‘The Economist’ assessment of Jonathan baseless, jaundiced – Presidency
The Presidency on Friday expressed displeasure over The Economist magazine’s assessment of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in an opinion piece,…
Why I leaked Ekiti election rigging tape – Nigerian Army Captian
Captain Sagir Koli who leaked the #EkitiGate audio and documentary which had Governor Ayo Fayose, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Iyiola Omisore,…
109 Boko Haram fighters killed in Niger attack
*United States intelligence estimates Boko Haram fighters to between 4000 and 6,000 An army general in Niger was among the…
I’ll win presidential election by landslide, says Buhari
Nigeria’s main opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told AFP he was expecting to win next week’s presidential election by…
Jonathan’s N1.2bn campaign money divides Edo PDP, youths seal secretariat
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is currently embroiled in fresh crisis over alleged non-disbursement…
Morocco banned from 2017, 2019 AFCON, fined $1million
Morocco were kicked out of the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and fined $1 million (€8.8m) for refusing…
US female hostage killed, says IS
The Islamic State group claimed on Friday that a female American hostage had been killed in an air strike in…
INEC meets with political parties to decide on election postponement
Nigeria’s election commission will on Saturday announce whether or not it will postpone national polls set for February 14, a…
First Boko Haram attack in Niger beaten back by troops
Islamist group Boko Haram for the first time launched an attack in Niger on Friday, striking at the town of…
Timipre Sylva invited, questioned by DSS
Former Bayelsa state governor and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Timipre Sylva appeared before the Department of…
#EkitiGate: Obanikoro denies rigging in leaked audio, sues SaharaReporters
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has cleared the air on the audio released by online news medium SaharaReporters in the early hours…
#EkitiGate: The full transcript of the rigging conversation
In the early hours of Friday 6 February, a recording leaked on the internet and it was one that went…
Aregbesola Wins At Election Tribunal
The election tribunal sitting in Osun on Friday dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…
APC USA lauds Council of State for resolving national puzzle
The United State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has lauded the Council of State for insisting that the general…
2015 Elections: I-G orders tight security across Nigeria
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Thursday ordered Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Command Commissioners of…
Osibanjo calls for redesigning of electronics to reduce e-waste
An expert in environmental protection, Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, on Thursday called for redesigning of electronic gadgets to reduce e-waste. Osinbajo,…
Missing $20bn: We Were Not Indicted, says NNPC
The forensic audit report on the alleged missing $20bn unremitted oil revenue carried out by the reputable international firm, PriceWaterhouseCoopers…
An ex-dictator is a better choice than a failed president – Economist
SOMETIMES there are no good options. Nigeria goes to the polls on February 14th to elect the next president, who…
Audio: Secret Meeting Of How Fayose, Obanikoro, Omisore, Army General rigged Ekiti election
This is a secret recording of how a Nigerian minister colluded with an army Brigadier General to rig the 2014…