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Five dead in Port Harcourt gas explosion

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt At least five persons have been reported dead following a gas explosion at a gas shop at…

N3.6bn Fraud: EFCC declares Izuagbe, ex-Societe Generale Bank director wanted

Kennedy Izuagbe, a former director of Societe Generale Bank Nigeria Plc and managing director of Carlisle Properties and Investment Limited,…

Outrage over Burkina Faso coup

Outrage has continued to greet the military take-over of the government in the tiny West African country of Burkina Faso.…

‘Wada must go protesters’ block Abuja-Lokoja Highway

Taiwo Adelu Travellers going from Abuja and those coming to the capital city had a hectic journey as workers of…

Bayelsa guber: APC raises security concerns

The All Progressives Congress (APC) seven-man Bayelsa State Election Committee on Wednesday in Abuja raised concern over insecurity during the…

I sometimes miss my way in Aso Villa, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari shocked his interviewer in Paris today that he sometimes misses his way in Aso Presidential Villa, an…

NATFORCE DG, Okereke declared wanted for fraud

Emmanuel Osita Okereke, director general of the National Task Force to Combat Illegal Importation of Small Arms, Ammunition, and Light…

We will not devalue the naira, says Buhari

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday in an interview with France 24 that he does not think the country’s…

Bukola Saraki in new 13-count corruption scandal

Nigeria’s Senate President and former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, will begin a fresh bid to get himself out…

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, 91, delivers wrong speech in parliament

AFP – Zimbabwe’s 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe read the wrong speech at the opening of a new session of parliament…

FG plans zero-based budgeting for 2016, says Osinbajo

The Federal Government is planning to use a zero-based budgeting format for its 2016 budget planning, the Vice President of…

FG negotiating with Boko Haram over Chibok girls, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari told members of the Nigerian community in France under the aegis Nigerian in Diaspora Organisation that his…

FG moves to pay arrears of salaries, allowances to workers

Federal Government on Tuesday ordered its Ministries, Departments and Agencies to compile the names of all public service employees who…

ICPC returns recovered N1billion looted by civil servants

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has handed over the sum of N924 million looted by…

French President, Hollande, counters PDP, says Nigeria’s economy remains strong

By Seun Bisuga President Francois Hollande of France has countered Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by stating…

Cameroon officials hail self-defence response to Boko Haram

AP — Officials in Cameroon’s north on Monday praised a local self-defence group for confronting Boko Haram militants during a…

France pledges military equipment, intelligence support to MNJTF

French President François Hollande has pledged that his administration will assist the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) with intelligence gathering…

Why Nigerian military is winning against Boko Haram- Army spokesperson

The Nigerian military has attributed the feat recorded against Boko Haram insurgents by Nigerian troops to motivation and injection of…

Buhari, APC running down Nigeria’s economy, says PDP

Eromosele Ebhomele The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC,…

PICTURES: Buhari meets Hollande, discusses way forward

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria met with his French counterpart, Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris on 14th…

PDP only trying to distract Buhari’s govt – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the PDP’s rambling statement on the nation’s economy as part of the opposition’s…

Dele Momodu is next Ooni of Ife, says Nigerian Pastor in Ghana

A Nigerian pastor based in Ghana who simply identified himself as Pastor Paul from Imo State has declared that Dele…

Insecurity in Africa: Buhari seeks AU, regional communities’ collaboration

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja urged the Peace and Security Council (PAC) of the African Union (AU) and…

Buhari lauds Bamanga Tukur at 80, says he’s committed to Nigeria’s development

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Peoples Democratic Party national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur on his 80th birthday. Buhari described…

Stop attacking Buhari, NIPR President urges Nigerians

The President, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Mr Rotimi Oladele, on Monday urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari…
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No Fashola, Amaechi as Buhari’s ministers visit DSS for screening

There been much talk around who and who will form President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet and some of the names that…

School building collapses in Jos, kills four students

An Islamic school building collapsed in the town of Bukuru in Nigeria’s Plateau state on Sunday afternoon, killing at least…

Corruption cause of poverty, waste in Nigeria, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that apart from barefaced theft of public funds, corruption has also been cited…

Nigeria’s inflation up to 9.3% in August

Nigeria’s consumer inflation was at 9.3 per cent year-on-year in August, up 0.1 per cent from July, and staying above…
Scene of a bomb attack in Jos

9 killed in twin bomb attacks in Cameroon

At least nine people were killed in two bomb attacks on Sunday in the northern Cameroon town of Kolofata, according…