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Atiku blasts federal government on security
Atiku Abubakar on Friday derided Goodluck Jonathan’s record on security, vowing that Boko Haram could be crushed easily if politicians…
49 Turks kidnapped by IS militants freed
Dozens of Turkish nationals held hostage by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq for more than three months have been…
Alao-Akala picks PDP governorship nomination form
Adebayo Alao-Akala former governor of Oyo state and an aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday collected the…
Chad accuses UN of using its troops as ‘shield’ in Mali
The Chadian government on Friday denounced the “discriminatory” treatment of its troops in Mali, accusing the United Nations peacekeeping mission…
PDP congratulates Scotland over referendum outcome
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Abuja applauded the decision of Scotland to remain under the colony of…
Amosun, Okurounmu, 303 others honours
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria was among the three hundred and five Nigerians to be…
Scotland rejects independence in historic referendum
Scotland rejected independence on Friday in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact but paved the way for…
Lesotho police, military in early morning shootout
Police and military exchanged gunfire in Lesotho’s capital Maseru in the early hours of Friday, the latest spasm of violence…
German Muslims rally against extremism
Muslims across Germany are holding a day of prayers and rallies on Friday to condemn Islamic extremism and a backlash…
Ebola screening for Nigeria’s Mecca-bound pilgrims
With some 76,000 Nigerian Muslims expected this year at the hajj in Saudi Arabia, organisation was always going to be…
Ebola: States, unions differ on school resumption date
The Federal Government, which directed public and private primary and secondary schools in the country to resume for the next…
Jonathan honours under-performing military chiefs, Omisore, others
President Goodluck Jonathan has again celebrated incompetence by conferring one of the nation’s highest honours on the fumbling service chiefs. And…
Lagos PDP condoles with Synagogue over death of members
The Lagos State Chapter of PDP on Thursday condoled with the Synagogue Church of All Nations over the death of…
US, ECOWAS sign pact on security in Abuja
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and US Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed agreement on countering…
Buhari urges Nigerians to collect permanent voter cards
Former Military Head of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd.), on Thursday in Gudu, Sokoto state, advised Nigerians to collect and…
Jonathan accepts adoption as PDP candidate, says he’s ‘humbled’
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday accepted his adoption as the sole presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP…
Tambuwal tasks NBA to check electoral law violators
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to step up action ahead of…
Security Council: Ebola threatens world peace
The UN Security Council on Thursday declared the Ebola outbreak a threat to world peace and called on countries to…
Selfishness, greed stalled Olokola Gas Project – Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state today opened up on the multi-billion Olokola Gas project, which his…
Larry Ellison steps down as Oracle chief executive
Larry Ellison on Thursday stepped down as chief executive of Oracle, handing off the helm of the successful technology company…
Ebola survivors meet Fashola, narrate harrowing experience
Kazeem Ugbodaga Five Nigerians who survived the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have recounted their ordeal…
Celtic, Tottenham held on the road
Celtic and Tottenham were held to draws in tricky away assignments in their opening Europa League group excursions on Thursday.…
Allison-Madueke, others absent at Reps fuel crisis committee
The Minister for Petroleum Resources, Deizeani Allison-Madueke, on Thursday failed to appear before the House of Representatives joint committees on…
PDP will replicate Ekiti victory in Kwara
Hajia Monsurat Folorunsho, a PDP woman leader in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara, said the party would replicate…
NSCDC arrests electricity vandal in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Bashiru Remilekun Adekunle, 30, is currently in custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ogun…
Five Guineans missing after Ebola workshop violence
Five people were missing Thursday after locals in Guinea attacked a delegation meant to educate them on Ebola, apparently because…
Applicant drags university to court over employment exam
Jethro Ibileke/Warri An applicant, Mr. Omoyibo Emmaunuel, has dragged the Federal University of Petroleum Resource, Effurun, Delta state, before a…
Eaglets get cash boost to beat Gabon
A good hearted Libreville-based Nigerian businessman, Chief George Uche, has offered a handsome cash reward to the Golden Eaglets if…
Nigerian troops capture Boko Haram commander in Konduga
The Defence Headquarters said troops had captured one of the Boko Haram high ranking commanders at Konduga in Borno after…
Man arrested for selling wife for human sacrifice – police
A Nigerian man has been arrested for selling his wife to black magic practitioners who wanted to sacrifice a virgin,…