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Jonathan lambasts Buhari, says he is a blameless president

President Goodluck Jonathan has taken a swipe at former head of state General Muhammadu Buhari after the latter accused him…

Jonathan’s attempt to suffocate opposition not good for democracy – Buhari

Former Nigerian Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to pull the brakes on his administration’s…

$1bn Dollar Loan: Jonathan preparing for 2015 Election – Tinubu

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos state governor and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress has said that President…

Lukman, ex-OPEC Sec Gen, Petroleum Minister Dies

By Femi Adi/Kaduna Alhaji Rilwanu Lukman, former Secretary General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC and also a…

Atiku warns PDP,FG against deceiving Nigerians

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned the PDP-led federal government against the dangerous tactics of polarizing the country along…

Corruption behind FG’s $1bn request to fight Boko Haram – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the National Assembly to properly scrutinize the staggering request of President Goodluck Jonathan…

Boko Haram kills 100, chase military to take control of Damboa

Islamists sect, Boko Haram have killed over 100 people and raised their black and white flag over the north-eastern town…

My defeat in Ekiti not due to stomach infrastructure – Fayemi

Nkrumah Bankong-Obi Ekiti state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has debunked insinuations that he lost the 21 June governorship election because…

298 people on board crashed Malaysian flight, 154 Dutch – Airline

There were 298 people, including 154 Dutch nationals, on board the Malaysia Airlines flight that crashed in strife-torn eastern Ukraine…

Resource Control: Asari Dokubo Threatens Northerners

Eromosele Ebhomele Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, Thursday morning declared that the Niger-Delta…

Impeachment: Buhari Blasts Jonathan

Former military Head of State and leader of opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has lambasted President…

Chibok Parents Snub: Jonathan embarrassed Nigerians – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a compound embarrassment the fact that it took 17-year old girl-child education…

Lead us to Sambisa Forest, Danjuma tells Jonathan

Former Nigeria Chief of Staff, General Theophilius Danjuma (rtd) on Wednesday 16 July told President Goodluck Jonathan to lead the…

Gunmen kidnap German in Adamawa

Gunmen on motorcycles kidnapped a German national on Wednesday in Adamawa state, police said, in the latest assault in the…

Chibok panel blast Jonathan, says response ‘Insulting’

Relatives of some of the schoolgirls seized in a mass kidnapping by Boko Haram demanded Wednesday that Nigeria’s president meet…

Chibok Parents Snub Jonathan, Presidency blames opposition

Parents and schoolmates of the 219 schoolgirls held captive by Boko Haram extremists refused at the last minute on Tuesday…

Atiku warns PDP against excessive use of power

Former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar has warned against the excessive use of power by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Adamawa lawmakers impeach Governor Murtala Nyako

Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state has been impeached. He was impeached after the state House of Assembly deliberated upon…

Adamawa deputy governor, Bala Ngilari, resigns

Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari, has resigned his position as the number two man in the state. Ngilari…

Nigeria Police claim arrest of Boko Haram’s ‘Chief Butcher’

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Police on Tuesday 15 July said that following the massive onslaught by security forces on the activities…

Boko Haram kills 38 in fresh Borno attack

At least 38 people were killed following a raid by suspected Islamist Boko Haram gunmen on a village in northeast…

FG sets up Boko Haram Victims Support Fund

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Government on Monday announced the constitution of a Committee on Victims Support Fund “to mobilise resources…

#BringBackOurGirls: 90 Days Since Chibok Girls Were Kidnapped

It’s 90 days since over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamist sect, Boko Haram on 14 April in Chibok village,…

Malala tells Jonathan to meet parents of hostages

Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai on Monday urged Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to meet with parents of the schoolgirls kidnapped…

South African Nobel Prize Winner, Gordimer Dies At 90

South African Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist Nadine Gordimer, who became an icon through her unique insights into the…

How I Almost Killed Myself —Soyinka

Jamiu Yisa Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has revealed how he almost killed himself with a gun out of curiosity at…

Germany wins World Cup, beat Argentina 1-0

Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win…

Boko Haram: APC Calls For International Probe

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an international inquiry into the activities of the terror group Boko Haram…

Tributes from friends and foes as Soyinka turns 80

Nigeria’s literary icon Wole Soyinka turned 80 on Sunday, with friends and foes alike paying tribute to the first African…

Boko Haram voices support for Islamic State’s Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda

The head of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, Abubakar Shekau, has voiced support for the extremist Sunni Islamic State (IS) militant…
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