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Israel urges global spies to pool resources on IS

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon on Tuesday called for world intelligence agencies to work together against the Islamic State jihadist…

Adamawa bye-election will hold – Security Committee

The Adamawa Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) said on Tuesday that the Oct. 11 governorship by-election in the…

At least nine die in Pakistan mosque collapse

At least nine worshippers were killed when the roof of a mosque collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore…

Woman, three children found shot dead in Australia

Australian police said Tuesday a woman and three children aged under 10 have been found dead, apparently from gunshot wounds,…

Jonathan Slammed For Travelling To Chad With Modu Sherif

Harrison Iyoha President Goodluck Jonathan has been criticised for travelling to Chad with the former Governor of Borno State, Senator…

EU to implement peace programme in Northern Nigeria

The United Nations Women Representatives to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mrs Grace Ongile, said European Union would implement a programme to…

Obasanjo’s Son, 4 Others Flown To Abuja After Boko Haram Attack

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta President Olusegun Obasanjo’s son, Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo, who was ambushed and shot along with other soldiers Monday…

Nigerians To FG: Declare Full Scale War On Boko Haram

Kazeem Ugbodaga Christian leaders, activists and others have asked the Federal Government to declare a full scale war on the…

Supporters’ turnout en masse at Alao-Akala’s rally

A political pressure group, Team Akala, said on Tueasday that the large turnout at the gubernatorial rally of former governor,…

National Ebola Centre commends FG for control

Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Incident Manager, National Ebola Emergency Operation Centre (EEOC), said on Monday that Federal Government’s fight against…

Cultist attack community head as residents flee

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta All hell let loose over the weekend when suspected cult boys numbering about ten stormed the house of…

French arms export orders up 43% in 2013

Export orders for French weapons rose by 43 percent last year, according to a new report by the defence minister,…

Lagos 2015: Doherty to join race

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Following months of consultations and underground campaigns, former acting national vice chairman (south west) of Peoples Democratic Party…

In Pictures: Wole Soyinka Training on Girls and Women

At a training for journalists on investigative reporting on girls and women organised by Wole Soyinka Investigative Journalism in Ikogosi…

Ojude Oba: Vigilante warns robbers to stay away from Ijebuland

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta With the 2014 carnival like, Ojude Oba festival weeks away, the state managed security agent, Vigilante Services of…

Nigerian troops recapture Bama, kills 50 Boko Haram fighters

A senior military official says Nigerian troops have recaptured Bama in Borno state from the Boko Haram insurgents and blocked…

Boko Haram claims Michika in Adamawa

Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram has captured the key north-eastern town of Michika, residents say, gaining more territory in…

Britain to set up Ebola centre in Sierra Leone

Britain is to set up a medical centre to treat victims of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, the international…

Cameroun ‘kills over 100 Boko Haram fighters’

The Camerounian government on Monday said its soldiers had killed “more than 100” Boko Haram fighters during an attempted incursion…

ECOWAS defence chiefs to meet in Ghana

The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) will hold its 34th Ordinary Session from 9 to 11 September…

Lagos police arrrests 2, recovers arms, cannabis

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday announced the arrest of two suspected armed robbers in Oke-Ira, Ogba area of…
Chief Tom Ikimi, the National Chairman of the National Disciplinary Committee of the PDP, speaks on the assignment of his committee

Ikimi to put Edo in mainstream of South South states

Chief Tom Ikimi, one time leader in the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo has said that he is ready…

Police nab 5 robbery suspects in Enugu

The Police Command in Enugu said on Monday that it had arrested five suspected armed robbers while attempting to rob…

2 Naval officers injured in clash with youths in Delta

The Nigerian Navy said on Monday that two of its officers were injured in a skirmish between its officers and…

Adopt Ebola strategy on Boko Haram, NBA tells FG

The Maiduguri chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday urged the Federal Government to adopt some of its…

Wamakko promises Nigerians democracy dividends

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State on Monday expressed confidence on the ability of the All progressives Congress (APC) to…

APC will transform Nigeria if elected in 2015 – Oyegun

Chief John Oyegun, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), says the party will transform Nigeria if…

INEC invites PDP, APC to inspect Osun guber materials

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday invited representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives…

Obasanjo’s son shot in Mubi by Boko Haram

Adeoye Obasanjo, son of former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has been shot in Mubi by members of Islamist…

Trailer driver shot dead in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 25-year old articulated lorry driver identified as Anthony but popularly known as Oshiomhole, was Monday morning shot…