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In Picture: Buhari meets Tony Blair in London

In a bid to squash rumours that General Muhammadu Buhari was in London for medical reasons, the All Progressives Congress…

Residents return to ‘ghost town’ Gamboru recaptured from Boko Haram

A “ghost town” of burnt-out homes and looted properties greeted residents returning to Gamboru in northeast Nigeria for the first…

Nigeria has potential to generate domestic power, says Jonathan

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that the country has the potential to generate enough power for the domestic…

Kashamu: US wanted man kicked Obasanjo out of PDP

*A news insight Make no mistake about it, President Goodluck Jonathan may have personal issues to grind with former leader…

APC will be shocked on election day, says Obanikoro

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, former Minister of State for Defence has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state…

PDP will free Lagosians from oppression, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday in Lagos that victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming general…

At least 30 dead in Boko Haram raids near Chibok

At least 30 people were killed in Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigerian Borno state near the…

Is Boko Haram changing media strategy for a wider conflict?

From grainy, amateurish footage and rambling, almost inaudible speeches to slick, expertly edited productions, Boko Haram’s media strategy has undergone…

Keep Your Cash, Actress Omotola Tells Nigerian Politicians

Funsho Arogundade Nollywood star actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has warned some politicians she claimed piling pressure on her to support and campaign…

Buhari Meets Jonathan’s Loyalists In Paris

Simon Ateba The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, may have held a secret meeting last night…

Real reasons APC don’t want soldiers during election – Fani-Kayode

*says Ekiti audio tape leak not enough evidence evidence against use of soldiers The Presidential Campaign Organisation of PDP on…

Boko Haram: Nigeria’s story will change in 3 weeks, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan is optimistic that Nigeria’s story will change in the next two or three weeks as it continues…

Aregbesola, APC rigged Osun elections, says Fani-Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode, Director of Media and Publicity, Presidential Campaign Organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that Governor…

Benin palace chief, APC chieftains, others on PDP hit list – Edo Govt

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Edo state government has uncovered the plan of some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in Abuja to…

Jonathan vows to defeat Boko Haram, commissions warships

President Goodluck Jonathan said in Lagos on Thursday that the Federal Government was working hard to improve the capacity of…

Nigeria troops kill ‘large number’ of Boko Haram fighters in air strike

Nigeria’s air force on Thursday bombed Boko Haram strongholds in northeast Borno state, killing “a large number of terrorists”, as…

Go To Court, SaharaReporters Dares Obanikoro

Online news portal, SaharaReporters, has challenged former Minister of State for Defence and ministerial nominee, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, to go…

Religion, new dimension for another election postponement, says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted Nigerians to a fresh plot by desperate politicians to circulate leaflets, in mosques…

I was at Ekiti rigging meeting because Jonathan sent me, Obanikoro confesses

Contrary to earlier denials, embattled ministerial nominee, Musiliu Obanikoro, has confessed to several senators in Abuja that he did participate…

I commend Jonathan for assuring to handover, says Buhari

General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate has praised President Goodluck Jonathan for assuring Nigerians that he…

Tackling Boko Haram: Nigeria has biggest military force, weakest impact

Four African armies, from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, are currently directly engaged in the fight against the Nigeria-based insurgent…

Any other election delay ‘unconstitutional’, says Jega

A further postponement of Nigeria’s general elections beyond the rescheduled polling day of March 28 would be “unconstitutional”, the country’s…

Poll Shift: Over 52m voters have collected PVCs now, says INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it had distributed 52,233,396 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) nationwide, representing 75.88…

Boko Haram leader vows to disrupt Nigeria election

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s general election in a new video released Tuesday, after two suicide…

Patience Jonathan responsible for Okrika bombings, says Amaechi

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state has blamed the violence in Okrika, Rivers state on the wife of the president,…

House of Reps Defection: APC now has 181 members, PDP 156

Six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday defected to other political parties particularly that…

Nigeria lacks institutions, processes to prevent corruption, says Okonjo-Iweala

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Tuesday that corruption persisted in the country because Nigeria lacked the…

Two dead in suicide blast at restaurant in Yobe

Two people were killed in a suicide blast at a restaurant in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Tuesday,…

Police officer killed, Channels reporter injured in Okrika blast

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One policeman is feared dead and about 50 All Progressive Congress (APC) including Charles Eruka, reporter of…

Explosion kills 11 at check point in Biu, Borno State

Eleven people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a checkpoint near the town of Biu in northeast Nigeria…