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APC Decries Obanikoro’s Nomination As Minister

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as laughable the inclusion of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro…

New York Times editorial is inexcusably biased, ignorant – FG

Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Ade Adefuye, on Tuesday described an editorial published by the New York Times…

Reduced Allocation: Delta To Sell ‎Shares To Generate Revenue

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Delta state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has given approval for the sale of its shares in Transcorp Ughelli Power…

Poll Shift: Over 52m voters have collected PVCs now, says INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it had distributed 52,233,396 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) nationwide, representing 75.88…

Benin Kingdom at War Over Jonathan, Buhari

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Esogban of Benin kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, has come under severe criticism over a statement that the…

Boko Haram leader vows to disrupt Nigeria election

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s general election in a new video released Tuesday, after two suicide…

Interim national government is unconstitutional, it won’t happen – David Mark

President of the Senate, David Mark, has described the call for an interim national government by some Nigerians as “imprecise,…

Patience Jonathan responsible for Okrika bombings, says Amaechi

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state has blamed the violence in Okrika, Rivers state on the wife of the president,…

Nigeria lacks institutions, processes to prevent corruption, says Okonjo-Iweala

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Tuesday that corruption persisted in the country because Nigeria lacked the…

Death toll from Biu checkpoint blast, climbs to 38

wo suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people Tuesday, after Boko Haram razed a town and as…

Two dead in suicide blast at restaurant in Yobe

Two people were killed in a suicide blast at a restaurant in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Tuesday,…

Police officer killed, Channels reporter injured in Okrika blast

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One policeman is feared dead and about 50 All Progressive Congress (APC) including Charles Eruka, reporter of…

Jonathan Sidelines Omokri, Appoints Asika As New Social Media Strategist

President Goodluck Jonathan has retooled his social media team, sidelining his increasingly controversial point man, Reno Omokri by appointing Obi…

APC Decries Obanikoro’s Nomination As Minister

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as laughable the inclusion of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro…

Obtain your PVC else poll shift will be a waste, says Emir Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, on Tuesday urged residents within his domain to allow their wives to…

Poll Shift: Jega to face Senate on Wednesday

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will face the Senate on Wednesday over…

Explosion kills 11 at check point in Biu, Borno State

Eleven people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a checkpoint near the town of Biu in northeast Nigeria…

Explosion, gunfire rock APC rally in Okrika, home of Patience Jonathan

Explosion, gunfire rocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Okrika, Rivers state today, although casualty figures are yet to…

Boko Haram destroys Askira Uba, forcing residents to flee

Hundreds of Boko Haram militants stormed the town of Askira Uba in northeast Nigeria, burning homes and public buildings, as…

Court fines TB Joshua, Synagogue for delaying trial

Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today slammed a N25,000 fine on the Synagogue Church Of All…

Jonathan sends list of eight ministerial nominees to Senate

The Senate at resumption of plenary on Tuesday received a list of eight ministerial nominees from the Presidency in accordance…

Sambo Dasuki, DSS biggest threat to national security – El-Rufai

Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kaduna state has asserted…

Nigeria has two problematic presidential candidates, says Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the two major candidates in the 2015 Nigeria’s presidential election as both problematic…

Jonathan’s response to Boko Haram, slow, inadequate, failure of leadership – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s response to Boko Haram militants as slow, inadequate and a…

Buhari’s govt, most brutal dictatorship after Abacha – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described General Muhammadu Buhari, the main opposition presidential candidate in Nigeria as the most…

Elections were postponed to frustrate Buhari – NY Times

The New York Times, in another harsh editorial against the government of President Goddluck Jonathan of Nigeria, has stressed that…

Don’t flee Nigeria, elections will be peaceful, says Tambuwal

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has assured that the forthcoming general elections would be peaceful,…

Obasanjo should not have torn his membership card – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party believes that former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo should not have ripped his membership card…

Arrest politicians buying PVCs, Oshiomhole tells CP

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Monday charged the police and other security agencies in the state…

Over 160 Boko Haram suspects arrested in Niger

More than 160 people suspected of having links to Boko Haram have been arrested in Niger’s border area with Nigeria…