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Pope calls for peace, visits Muslim, Jewish sites

JERUSALEM, (AFP) – Pope Francis called for Christians, Jews and Muslims to work together for peace as he toured holy…

We will deal with Boko Haram, not negotiate – David Mark

The Senate President, David Mark, restated Federal Government’s resolve to fight insurgency and other security challenges, saying government will not…

‘Next Democracy Day will witness a new government’ – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday assured Nigerians that by this time next year, the country ‘will witness a new government’.…

Terrorism has no place in Islam – Sultan of Sokoto

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has said there is no place for ‘terrorism in Islam’. The leader of…

Real Madrid wins Champions League

Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo hit extra-time goals as Real Madrid came from behind to beat city rivals Atletico…

Another bomb blast rocks Jos

At least three people have been confirmed dead and three injured as another bomb explosion ripped through a football viewing…

Long-term foreign help needed to stop Boko Haram

Nigeria needs foreign help to defeat Boko Haram, a senior intelligence source told AFP on Friday, as the country’s top…

Nigeria at war with unknown enemies – Jang

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau, on Friday, said Nigeria was at war with unknown enemies and urged well meaning people…

Soldiers Did Not Attack Commander – Olukolade

The military on Friday said there was no mutiny at Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri, but admitted that there were complaints…

In Pictures: President Goodluck Jonathan arrives South Africa

President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan arrive Pretoria, South Africa on Friday on 23 May for a…

Chibok Girls: Ugandan President Mocks Jonathan

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni has mocked Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan over the worsening insecurity occasioned by terrorism in Nigeria. Museveni,…

Soldiers Attack Commander Again In Maiduguri

Soldiers have again attacked the newly posted General Officer Commanding the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army located at Maimalari…

Jonathan Signs 2014 Budget

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan this morning signed the 2014 Appropriation Act into law. Following this, the president directed Dr.…

We must not politicise protests – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday admonished protesters of terrorists activities not to policise their protests in the country. Jonathan gave…

UN blacklists Boko Haram, imposes sanctions

The United Nations blacklisted Boko Haram as an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group and imposed sanctions Thursday, a month after it kidnapped…

Terrorism: Jonathan to confer with African leaders in South Africa

President Goodluck Jonathan will fly to Pretoria, South Africa Friday for high-level discussions with other African Heads of State and…

APC to PDP: Stop playing politics with human lives

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop playing politics with the lives of…

Nigerian Army: Why We Can’t Fight Boko Haram

The reason terror group Boko Haram has been having a field day across Nigeria is because the country’s military lacks…

Breaking News: Confab gets four-week extension

Justice Idris Kutigi, the Chairman of National Conference announced on Thursday morning that the Federal Government has agreed to extend…

Soyinka: I Never Said Patience Jonathan Is An Illiterate

Over a year ago, when MuhdLawal published online the following statement attributed to Professor Wole Soyinka — “When you marry…

US crackdown on Nigeria’s ‘Yahoo boys’

The United States has dealt a major crackdown on Nigeria's Yahoo gang, with arrests of 16 people in several US…

Abducted schoolgirls: 80 US soldiers deployed to Chad

The United States has deployed 80 military personnel to Chad to help regional efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls…

We’ll showcase President Jonathan’s achievements despite terror attacks – FG

The Federal Government said on Wednesday that Nigeria would celebrate this year’s Democracy Day by showcasing the achievements of President…

Jos Bombing: I’m Not Shaken, Says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that his administration will not be cowed by the atrocities of enemies of human progress…

14 APC Govs Storm Ekiti For Fayemi

Simon Ateba, Nkrumah Bankong-Obi & Gbenro Adesina/Ado Ekiti A number of governors, Senators, House of Representatives members and leaders of…

Two Boko Haram attacks near Chibok kill 30

Two attacks by Boko Haram gunmen killed 30 people near Chibok, the northeast Nigerian town where the Islamists kidnapped more…

Nigeria’s Israel-made drones grounded by corruption

It has been revealed that Nigeria would have had no need for foreign help to trace the schoolgirls kidnapped by…

Guinea Bissau: Mario Vaz is president elect

Guinea-Bissau’s former finance minister Jose Mario Vaz scored a resounding victory Tuesday in a presidential election seen as a key…

At least 118 killed in Jos blasts – NEMA

At least 118 people were killed in a car bomb attack in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the country’s…

Nigeria wants UN sanctions on Boko Haram

Nigeria has asked the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Boko Haram, the armed Islamist group that claimed the…
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