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INEC completes accreditation on OAU campus, begins voting

Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife Independent Electoral Commission began accreditation of eligible voters by 7:300 a.m. in Obafemi Awolowo University community, Ile-Ife, Osun…

Lagos asks for volunteers to fight Ebola

Authorities in Lagos appealed Saturday for volunteers to help fight an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in this Nigerian…

Obama vows to continue Iraq air strikes ‘if necessary’

US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to continue air strikes against Iraqi jihadists if needed to protect US diplomats…

Garki Hospital: No confirmed case of Ebola

Dr Ibrahim Wada, Chief Medical Advisor of Garki Hospital, Abuja, said on Friday that the hospital adopted precautionary measures after…

Not all Ebola victims will die, says Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday said it was wrong for people to believe that those who were…

Lai Mohammed, Sunday Dare released by security operatives

After hours of interrogation, National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Sunday Dare, media…

Somali Shebab say 18 dead in attack on government troops

Somalia’s hardline Islamists reported heavy fighting Saturday in battles against government and African Union troops in the central Hiran region.…

Osun Election in Pictures: Voters brace up for a long day

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Ile-Ife

India stray dogs to be part of security squad

Stray canines roaming the Indian capital may soon find themselves attending police training school with civic authorities planning to turn…

Chinese police crack down on headlight misuse

Using the age-old reasoning of making the punishment fit the crime, police in a sprawling Chinese metropolis are making drivers…

Sovereignty of Nigeria will not be compromised – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that Nigeria will not compromise its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of…

We’ll confront security challenges with all our endowment—Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja said that the nation would confront its present security challenges with “all our…

In Pictures: Security operatives prepare for Osun Election

By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/Osogbo

Jonathan wants religious leaders to support war against terrorism

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday called on religious leaders to join hands with the Federal Government in the fight against…

US jets strike jihadists in Iraq

United States warplanes bombed jihadist positions in northern Iraq on Friday, in what the federal and Kurdish governments vowed would…

Jonathan declares national emergency on Ebola; approves N1.9bn fund

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja declared a national emergency on the outbreak of Ebola virus in the country.…

Lai Mohammed, Tinubu’s Media Aide Arrested In Osun

By Eromosele Ebhomele The tension in the State of Osun, western Nigeria heightened Friday night, just few hours to the…

Shettima dissolves state exco

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Friday in Maiduguri dissolved the State Executive Council. Alhaji Baba Jidda, the Secretary to…

Ebola: Nigeria confirms 2 more cases

Nigeria on Friday confirmed two new cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of infections in Africa’s most populous country…

Osun Election: Masked soldiers terrorise APC members, threaten to kill

Masked soldiers have plagued Osun state threatening to kill members of the All Progressives Congress. Former Commissioner of Tourism and…

Osogbo hotels raided by police ahead of election

By Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo Heavily armed policemen on Friday raided some hotels in Osogbo, capital of Osun state, demanding from the…

US steps up response to Ebola in Nigeria

United States health authorities said Friday they are sending extra personnel and resources to Nigeria, which has declared a national…

Police arrests, detains Osun APC chairman

All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman for Ifedayo Local Government Area (GRA), Mr. Dapo Biola, and Dr. Atolagbe, a Member of…

Ebola: Ogun bans wildlife hunting

By Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In a bid to ensure that the Ebola Virus Disease does not make its way to Ogun…

Ebola: Nigeria doctors in crisis

As Nigeria declared a national emergency over Ebola Virus on Friday, the association of local medical doctors which should lead…

#OsunDecides: Police Comm. withdraws orderlies from ‎politicians

By Simon Ateba/Osogbo Less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Osun state, the newly deployed police commissioner in…

Ebola: Health Minister confirms nine cases

By Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, Minister of Health on Friday said that there were nine confirmed cases of Ebola…

Osun Election: APC accuses Police boss of bribing security agents to rig for PDP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the new Police Commissioner in Osun state, of distributing cash to police personnel…

Ebola: NNPC Clinic Shut down In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu on Friday said the clinic belonging to the Nigeria National Petroleum…

Ebola: Stop Cheating On Us, Nigerian Women Beg Husbands

Eromosele Ebhomele Following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, Nigerian women have started pleading with men to think…