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Father of British jihadist shocked over online video

The father of a British man who left to fight in Syria said on Saturday he “wants to cry” after…

Voters turnout en masse for Ekiti election, as accreditation begins

Ekiti voters turned out en masse on Saturday for accreditation as the state’s governorship election got under way amidst tight…

Commission establishes early childhood school

The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), on Friday, said it had set up a School for Early Childhood…

Putin orders Russia forces on ‘full combat alert’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops in central Russia on “full combat alert” for snap drills, the defence minister…

Egypt sentences 183 to death including Brotherhood chie

An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed death sentences for 183 Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie, a prosecutor said,…

UI, ABU, four others sign N2bn MoA with NLNG

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, on Friday, signed N2 billion Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with six Nigerian universities…

Africa hosts 86% of world refugees – UN

Developing countries, including many in Africa, now host 86 per cent of the worlds refugees, up from 70 per cent…

Boko Haram kills 10 in raids on five villages

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed 10 people in raids on five villages in Nigeria’s northeast Adamawa state, a local…

Emir of Kano turbans new Wazirin Kano

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Friday turbaned Malam Sa’ad Shehu Gidado as the new Waziri of…

Nigeria yet to implement human trafficking act – Report

Nigeria has remained a Tier 2 Country, according to the 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released on Friday by…

#Ekitidecides: Fayemi’s campaign director arrested by soldiers

A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Bimbo Daramola who doubles as the director-general of the Fayemi Campaign Organisation…

Australia offers asylum-seekers $10k to return home

Australia is offering asylum-seekers in its Pacific immigration camps up to $10,000 (US$9,400) if they voluntarily return to their home…

Group poised to block vote rigging in Ekiti

Nigeriadecide.org, an online platform designed to prevent election rigging in the coming elections in Nigeria, and powered by the Innovative…

NLC condemns use of soldiers for “dirty jobs”

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday said the increasing cavalier use of soldiers, especially in furtherance of what it…

OAU closure return to military era, say students

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State in western Nigeria, have declared the closure of…

#Ekitidecides: Bishop slams militarisation of the state

GBENRO ADESINA, SIMON ATEBA & NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI/ADO-EKITI Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Reverend Felix Femi Ajakaye has criticised the…

#Ekitidecides: INEC promises credible poll

GBENRO ADESINA, SIMON ATEBA & NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI/ADO-EKITI Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has called on the residents of Ekiti State…

Terrorist commander killed on Jos-Bauchi road – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that troops of the Nigerian Army had killed a terrorist commander, identified as Mallam…

#EkitiDecides: Fayemi urges security operatives to be professional

GBENRO ADESINA/ADO-EKITI Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has called on the security agents deployed to the state to be…

Ekiti turns to police state ahead of election

Simon Ateba/Ado-Ekiti Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ekiti, was turne‎d into a police state on Friday, 24…

Nigeria comes under creeping fascism, says APC Chief

Being the text of a World Press Conference addressed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief…

APC leaders should embark on soul searching – Presidency

The Presidency has dispelled accusation by the opposition APC that President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration was repressive ahead of Saturday’s 21…

Oba Of Benin takes delivery of ‘Bronze Casts’ looted in 1897

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The palace of the Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, has taken delivery of two bronze works looted by…

#EkitiDecides result will be announced in Ado-Ekiti – REC

The result of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti will be announced in Ado-Ekiti and not Abuja, the Resident Electoral Commissioner…

Customs handover smuggler of military uniforms, boots

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) says the suspect who was caught attempting to smuggle military camouflage and boots among other…

Two charged for defrauding Catholic priest

A 25-year old woman, Nkiruka Mbanaja, and a 33-year old man, Toyin Akindola, were on Friday arraigned at an Igbosere…

Arisekola buried in grand style

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Eminent Nigerians across the country were in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, on Friday to pay…

Kidnapped mother in-law of Speaker released

Mrs Ogboro Orumo, the kidnapped mother-in-law of the Speaker, Bayelsa State House of Assemly, has been released by her abductors…

Jonathan receives Chibok report, promises to rebuild school

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday received report of the Presidential Fact Finding Committee on Abducted Female Students in Chibok, Borno…