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5,000 PDP members defect to APC in Kaduna
Alhaji Abubakar Rilwanu, Vice Chairman (one) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kaduna North Senatorial District, says more than…
PDP founding member, Jonathan’s women coordinator, others switch to APC
The gale of defection hitting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), across the nation on Wednesday swept through Edo state with…
NDLEA smashes drug cell in Lagos
By Simon Ateba/Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed a drug trafficking cell in Lagos that specialises…
Jonathan takes election campaign to Rivers
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday took his re-election campaign to the Niger Delta, knowing that victory in the key…
PDP forces Rivers traditional rulers to attend Jonathan’s rally – APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the plot by the…
Soludo an embittered loser in search of relevance, says Okonjo-Iweala
Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has reacted to former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Professor Charles Soludo’s scoresheet on President…
Ex-LG chairman, 6400 PDP supporters defect to APC
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state on Tuesday advised 6,400 supporters of the People Democratic Party ( PDP) who defected…
Amosun Is Obasanjo’s Stooge, Says Osoba
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Chief Olusegun Osoba has described Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State as a stooge of the former president…
2015 Election: Group endorses Buhari
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As the February presidential election draws nearer, groups both within and outside the country have been showing their…
PDP will be history after 2015 elections, says Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor and Director General of Buhari Presidential Campaign Council, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi says despite…
Fiery Serena powers into Aussie Open semis
American top seed Serena Williams blitzed into the Australian Open semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-2 demolition of last year’s finalist…
Oladipo among young stars in NBA Dunk Contest
The Orlando Magic’s Victor Oladipo, the 2014 NBA Rookie of the Year runner-up, and Brooklyn Nets standout Mason Plumlee are…
Gov. Shettima appoints honourary, special advisers
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Tuesday, appointed two former Deputy Governors of the State as honourary special advisers. NAN…
I’ll create more jobs through agriculture, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Ilorin promised more investment in the agriculture sector in order to boost employment opportunities…
We were victims of a campaign, Mourinho says after Costa ‘stamp’ row
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho once again alleged that his team were the victims of a “campaign” after they edged Liverpool…
PDM adopts Buhari as presidential candidate
The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), Alhaji Bashir Ibrahim, said it had resolved to support the APC presidential…
Afenifere endorses Jonathan’s second term bid
Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, on Tuesday in Akure endorsed the second term presidential bid of President Goodluck Jonathan of the…
Jonathan disowns Labaran Maku “The Dangerous Boy”
The Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Ahmadu Ali, on Tuesday described former Information Minister, Mr Labaran Maku,…
PDP denies manipulating Buhari’s certificate
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation has denied manipulating a document from Cambridge University to justify claims that General Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Boko Haram ‘bomb maker’ arrested – Police
A man suspected of being behind the manufacture of explosives used in a series of Boko Haram suicide attacks has…
Fresh Boko Haram raids kill many in Adamawa
Scores of people have been killed and many others forced to flee to the mountains following a renewed series of…
Berdych stuns Nadal to reach Aussie Open semi
Czech Tomas Berdych ended a demoralising run of outs to dump a struggling Rafael Nadal out of the Australian Open…
FG approves N250bn for SMEs, says Sambo
The Federal Government has approved N250 billion for the establishment of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), Vice President Namadi…
2015 Election: Zaria leaves El-Rufai ‘speechless’
Mammoth crowd on Monday prevented the APC gubernatorial flag-bearer in Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru El-Rufa’i, from addressing campaign rally in…
I worked as school teacher in US to produce Adora – Bridget John
Bridget John is the producer of Adora, the film that won the Best Film in the Diaspora Category at the…
Microsoft profit dips as revenue rises
Microsoft on Monday reported that its quarterly profit dipped but revenue increased in a sign that it is adapting to…
Argentina to disband intelligence service after prosecutor death
President Cristina Kirchner on Monday said that she will disband Argentina’s intelligence service after a prosecutor was found dead just…
PDP a youth oriented party, says David Mark
The Senate President, David Mark, on Monday described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “dynamic and youth-oriented”. Mark, while addressing…
Konica Minolta Raises The Stake With Biz-Hub C1100
The world’s leading digital printing solutions company, Konica Minolta, has raised the stakes in the Nigerian market with the introduction…
2015: APC USA Chapter kicks against postponement of polls
The All Progressives Congress (APC) United States chapter has kicked against postponing the forthcoming elections scheduled to hold next month…