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Kalabaris lash at Jonathan, Patience over Wike imposition, endorse Dakuku
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ahead of next month’s election, the Kalabari/Ijaw ethnic nationality in Rivers state have decided to endorse Dakuku…
My Generation Has Failed Nigerians, says Jonathan
Jamiu Yisa President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has said that his generation has failed Nigerians, adding that, it is the youths…
Jonathan will win in the South-West, says PDP governors
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Thursday assured President Goodluck Jonathan of massive support in the South-West ahead of…
Don’t blame Jonathan for Nigeria’s problems – Oba Akiolu
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Railwan Akiolu, on Thursday said that President Goodluck Jonathan should not be blamed for the…
In Pictures: Jonathan launches presidential campaign in style
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye/Lagos The Peoples Democratic Party presidential campaign kicked off in some style at the Tafawa Balewa Stadium…
Court dissolves 35-year-old marriage over sex starvation
A Mushin Customary Court, Lagos, on Thursday dissolved a 35-year-old marriage between Paul Odunbaku and his wife Titilayo over sex…
Saudi beheads two for murder, drug smuggling
Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling and a Saudi for murder, the interior ministry…
Inter snap up Shaqiri on loan from Bayern
Inter Milan have signed Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri on a six-month loan deal from Bayern Munich, with the option to…
Customs rakes in N977.09bn revenue in 2014
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) raked in about N977.09 billion revenues in 2014 from its target of N1.2 trillion for…
Table Tennis: Quadri wins 2014 world’s best player award
From Dubai in United Arab Emirates (UAE) came another accolade for Nigeria as Aruna Quadri has been named the International…
Schoolgirl gang-raped in India
A 16-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped near New Delhi, a media report said on Thursday. The report said…
Nigeria’s foreign reserves hit $34.49 bn
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday pegged the nation’s foreign exchange reserves at 34.49 billion dollars (N5.74 trillion)…
PDP Presidential Campaign Flag-Off: Jonathan Locks Down Lagos
Jamiu Yisa Lagos, southwest Nigeria was this morning locked down as President Goodluck Jonathan began his 2015 re-election campaign on…
Charlie Hebdo will come out next week, despite terror attack
The French satirical newspaper whose staff was decimated in an Islamist attack will come out as scheduled next week, one…
Attack on French mosques continue after terror killings
Muslim places of worship in two French towns were fired upon overnight, leaving no casualties, prosecutors said on Thursday. Three…
NFF To Badge 28 FIFA Referees Thursday
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will on Thursday in Lagos present badges to Nigeria’s FIFA Referees for the year 2015.…
President Jonathan kicks-off re-election bid with mega rally
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday formally began his campaign for re-election, taking the fight to a key opposition stronghold…
Hot Cake: N3m Buhari scratch cards scarce in Adamawa
The Chairman, Buhari Campaign Organisation, Adamawa, Alhaji Ibrahim Waziri, on Thursday said the N3 million worth of Buhari Scratch Cards…
Police warn private security outfits against wearing similar uniform
The Police High Command has warned private security outfits and youth vanguards to desist from using uniform or its accessories…
Pope prays for victims of Paris terror attack
Pope Francis celebrated mass for the victims of the attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Thursday, praying for…
Brunei bans Christmas celebrations
Oil-rich Brunei has banned public celebrations of Christmas for fear of Muslims being led astray, its religious affairs ministry said…
Another attack on Paris leaves two critically injured
A policewoman and a city employee were seriously hurt Thursday after a man opened fire with an automatic rifle outside…
Dakuku calls for protection of APC supporters
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Dakuku Peterside, the governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) Rivers state has sent a ‘Save Our…
We’re the only party with genuine followers, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said with its popular candidates, verifiable record of performance and the vote of majority…
Seven detained’ in hunt for Paris terror attackers
Seven people have been detained in the hunt for brothers suspected of gunning down 12 people in an Islamist assault…
13 Mexican police officers detained in journalist’s disappearance
Thirteen police officers were detained in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Wednesday in connection with a journalist’s kidnapping, as…
Buhari campaign groups raise N118m
General Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation on Wednesday received N64 million to add to the initial N54 million realised in December…
Ancelotti worried about passive Madrid
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believed his side lacked penetration as they left themselves with a mountain to climb if…
Marilyn Ogar is poorly trained, highly politicized – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insinuated that the Department of State Services, Deputy Director Public Relations, Marilyn Ogar is…
Three men including two brothers identified in France terror attack
French police are hunting three men, including two brothers, suspected of carrying out the attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo…