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S.Africans remember Mandela through tradition and prayer

As smoke rose from the long, spiralled kudu horns in his hands, tribal chief Ron Martin raised his voice and…

Cancellation of US military training programme was not political, says FG

Nigeria on Friday said that a decision to cancel United States training of its soldiers to fight Boko Haram was…

Nigeria’s situation still redeemable: Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the current economic and security situations in the country are redeemable. Obasanjo made…

Jonathan praises Niyi Osundare, honours him with NNOM Award

President Goodluck Jonathan has praised Professor Niyi Osundare for his brilliance, hard work and dedication to art and literature in…

Tambuwal emerges APC governorship candidate

Haladu Abubakar/Sokoto Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has been declared the governorship candidate of the All…

2015: PDP Govs Storm OBJ’s House

Abiodun Onafuye Former Nigerian leader, Olusegun Obasanjo has explained that his criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan was not meant to…

NFF Boss, Pinnick Sacked

Barely 24 hours after the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Electoral Appeals Committee upheld the 30 September polls that produced the…

APC Elects Lagos Gov Candidate

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Yisa Jamiu There was tight security at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Thursday as delegates of…

Boko Haram raid: Damaturu death toll rises sharply to 150

More than 150 people, including 38 police, died in a Boko Haram raid on the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu…

TB Joshua halts coroner inquest over collapsed house

The founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, has asked the coroner investigating the collapse of…

Buhari: My morale high

After he was screened and cleared by the All Progressives Congress, APC Screening Committee headed by Dr. Ogbonaya Onu at…

Amaechi Is King Of Impunity, Says Okupe

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers has been described as the “King of Impunity” in Nigeria by the Presidency. Dr Doyin…

Okupe blasts Soyinka, says Jonathan is not Nebuchadnezzar

The administration of President Goodluck Jonathan prides itself as the most liberal as it adheres to rule of law and…

Soyinka Blasts Jonathan, Says Abba Has Declared War On Nigeria

By Simon Ateba Nobel laureate,  Prof Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday blasted President Goodluck Jonathan for endorsing and encouraging the reign…

APC Begins Screening Of Buhari, Other Presidential Aspirants

Nigeria major opposition party, the  All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday began the screening the five aspirants that have indicated…

FG not sponsoring Boko Haram attacks, says Sambo

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Nigeria’s Federal Government on Monday exonerated itself from sponsorship of Boko Haram and other violent crimes disturbing economic,…

Nigeria cancels military training by US

By Simon Ateba The frosty relationship between Nigeria and the United States worsened on Monday with Nigeria cancelling a training…

Two explosions rip through Maiduguri market

Two explosions ripped through a market in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, witnesses said, nearly a week after…

Suleiman Abba: The Man Threatening Nigeria’s Democracy

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Recent activities of Suleiman Abba, Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, put the country’s democracy in danger Just like his…

Damaturu under fierce attack by Boko Haram

Damaturu, capital of Yobe state is under fierce attack by suspected Boko Haram fighters who according to eyewitnesses and fleeing…

Mosque Blast: FG to supply blood to Kano hospitals

The Federal Government has promised to supply hospitals in Kano with blood, to save the lives of victims of the…

JNI calls on Muslims to fight Boko Haram

Nigeria’s top Islamic body accused authorities Sunday of failing to protect citizens from Boko Haram extremists and urged Muslims “to…

Your visit to Southwest is belated, Afenifere tells Jonathan

Eromosele Ebhomele A pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) on Sunday described the visit by President Goodluck Jonathan to the…

6 minutes, 7 seconds of noise, silence for Mandela

The South African government will lead an international moment of noise and silence on the first anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s…

Sanusi visits Kano mosque, says attack was planned for 2 months

The Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II, on Saturday visited the city’s bloodstained central mosque, 24 hours after coordinated bomb…

Jonathan vows to hunt those behind Kano mosque attacks

President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed Saturday to hunt down those behind “heinous” attacks which left at least 120 dead at…

Kano mosque blasts: 92 dead at one hospital morgue

At least 92 people have been confirmed dead at one hospital morgue following three explosions in Kano. Earlier, 64 people…

Boko Haram bombs Kano Central Mosque

Three explosions on Friday rocked the Kano Central Mosque where the Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi 11 worships. The explosions…

Three bomb blasts rock emir’s mosque in Kano

Three explosions on Friday rocked the mosque of one of Nigeria’s most well-known Islamic leaders, the Emir of Kano, as…

Cameroun Muslim leaders battle to stop Boko Haram recruitment drive

As the West fights to keep its youth from the grip of jihadists, Cameroun’s Muslim leaders are struggling to respond…
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