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Pope Francis celebrates mass with rain soaked Philippines people

Pope Francis celebrated mass with millions of singing and cheering Catholics in the Philippine capital on Sunday, in one of…

Mandela’s ex-aide stirs race row in South Africa

Nelson Mandela’s former personal assistant, Zelda la Grange, has apologised after sparking an online race row with comments that white…

I pledge to tackle Boko Haram, corruption, says Buhari

General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), said if elected, his administration would address…

Obama faces political foes for State of the Union address

Barack Obama speaks to Americans Tuesday in a State of the Union address that comes as Washington undergoes a political…

Jonathan has lost moral right to govern Nigeria: Adamu Ciroma

A former Nigerian minister of finance and agriculture, Alhaji Adamu Ciroma said President Goodluck Jonathan ought to have resigned as…

Brazil, Netherlands furious after Indonesia executed drug convicts

Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia and expressed fury Sunday after Jakarta defied their pleas and executed…

Gov Yero caught on tape threatening to attack El-Rufai, APC supporters

Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State has been caught on tape threatening violence against the All Progressives Congress (APC) should…

Governor Fashola is a hypocrite, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has labelled Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos a hypocrite for saying that Jimi Agbaje, 57, was…

Indonesia executes Nigerian drug convict, five others

Indonesia has executed by firing squad 38 year-old Nigerian Daniel Enemuo, four other foreigners and one local woman convicted of…

5 die in Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger

Five persons were killed in violent riots in Niger’s capital Saturday over the depiction of the Prophet Mohammed on the…

PDP plans to annul Buhari’s victory, APC alleges

The APC Presidential Campaign Organization has asked the general public to ponder on a statement posted on Facebook by an…

All APC Leaders United Behind Buhari – APC Campaign

The APC Presidential Campaign Organization has dismissed as utterly false and ridiculous allegations by the ruling PDP that former Vice…

Fashola: When the Truth Becomes Scarce

By Philip Agbese It takes a courageous man to admit the failings of his generation. It takes even greater courage…

Agbaje got facts wrong on budget: Fashola says at Ikorodu

Jamiu Yisa & Kazeem Ugbodaga The campaign train of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos…

Atiku, Kwankwaso, others have abandoned Buhari, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari has been abandoned…

Chadian troops aiming to recapture Baga

In deploying troops to join the war against Boko Haram militants, Chad’s immediate target is the capturing of Baga, a…

Tinubu, the new Awolowo of Nigeria: Otunba Fasawe

Former Lagos State two-term governor and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has…

Police arrest 9 after PDP, APC supporters’ clash

The Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, Alhaji Shu’aibu Gambo, on Saturday confirmed the death of one person and the…

Buhari appeals for tolerance among Nigerians

General Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians, irrespective of ethnic, religious and political affiliations, to live in peace and tolerate one…

US Applauds Jonathan-Buhari ‎Abuja Accord

By Simon Ateba The United States Embassy in Nigeria said on Friday that it is applauding President Goodluck Jonathan and…

PDP perfects plan to use UNIBEN students to destabilize Edo – Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state on Saturday alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has perfected plans…

Don’t be decieved by propaganda, Daniel, Obanikoro tell voters

Former governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun and Senator Musiliu Obanikoro have urged voters to disregard propaganda and smear campaigns and…

Explosives hit Algerian embassy in Libya

Assailants lobbed a bag packed with explosives at the Algerian embassy in the Libyan capital on Saturday, injuring three people,…

Shun financial inducements, APC guber candidate tells voters

Senator Atiku Bagudu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kebbi state, has appealed to voters in the state…

Governors promise to deliver North central states to Jonathan 100%

*Governors of Benue, Plateau, Niger made the pledge PDP North-Central Governors on Saturday promised to deliver 100 per cent votes…

Yemen: Huthi rebels admit abducting chief of staff

Shiite militiamen in control of Yemen’s capital said they seized President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi’s chief of staff Saturday, a claim…

Uganda LRA commander handed over to ICC

Captured Lord Resistance Army rebel commander Dominic Ongwen was on Saturday handed over to the International Criminal Court’s office in…

Turkey in red alert as 3,000 residents linked with IS Jihadists

Around 3,000 people in Turkey are believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, a Turkish intelligence…

NEMA sympathises with victims of Gombe blast

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sympathised with the victims of Friday’s bomb-blast in Gombe, where six people were…

Boko Haram forces of evil, say Chadian demonstrators

Tens of thousands of people rallied in the capital of Chad on Saturday to support the authorities’ decision to send…