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France charges son of E-Guinea’s leader with money laundering

France has charged the son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of money laundering, his lawyer and a judicial…

President Jonathan Cancels NIS Recruitment

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of the nationwide recruitment exercise by the Nigeria Immigration…

Corruption: Zuma urged to repay costs of home makeover

South Africa’s public ombudsman Wednesday said that non-security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s private residence which cost the taxpayer $23…

Tenancy Law not paper tiger: Fashola urges Lagosians claim rights

Governor Babatunde Fashola in an upcoming interview with TheNEWS magazine has urged Lagosians to claim their rights as embedded in…

How To Handle Boko Haram

Oluokun Ayorinde Analysts put forward tactics that can help in tackling terrorism in Nigeria Despite the Federal Government’s boast that…

Nigeria unveils soft approach to counter terrorism

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) on Tuesday unveiled Nigeria’s Soft Approach to Countering Terrorism (NACTEST),…

Turkish Airlines ships arms to Nigeria, tape reveals

Turkish Airlines allegedly shipped weapons to unidentified groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and…

Free education ‘clearly impossible’ now, says FG official

The Director General in the Budget Office of the Nigerian Federation, Dr. Bright Okogu says free education which was made…

19 Redeemed Church members, 45 others die in multiple crash

A multiple crash on the Potiskum-Maiduguri highway, involving three vehicles on Monday killed 35 people, including 19 church members on…

Obiano promises good governance at inaugural

Governor Willie Obiano of the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra on Monday in Awka assured the people of good governance…

Jonathan declares open conference on Nigeria’s future

.President denies nursing personal agenda President Goodluck Jonathan at 5.06 p.m today formally flagged open the National Conference, being attended…

For The Records: Sanusi Lamido replies Jonathan

Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on Sunday issued a statement in which…
Benue South Senator Patrick Abba Moro confirms that he is bidding for the position of minority leader in the 10th Senate.

16 die at job test centres, minister confirms

Sixteen persons were confirmed to have died during the nationwide job recruitment test organised by the Nigeria Immigration Service on…

Crimeans celebrate joining Russia

Thousands of Crimeans celebrated on Sunday the outcome of a referendum that exit polls said overwhelmingly backed the Black Sea…

News analysis: When job seeking turns harvest of deaths

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The desire of some Nigerian youths to be employed in the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS ended tragically on…

Boko Haram weapons, 7 militants captured

Nigeria’s military said on Saturday that it has recorded a major success in its onslaught against the dreaded Islamist sect,…

6 more die in immigration job recruitment exercise

Two applicants slumped and died at the recruitment venue in Minna on Saturday where over 12,000 applicants from the state…

7 job seekers die in stampede, dozens injured

A recruitment drive by Nigeria’s immigration department has turned tragic in Abuja, the nations’s capital. At least seven persons were…

Bayern boss resigns after tax fraud jail sentence

Uli Hoeness, the German football legend and chairman of triple champions, Bayern Munich said Friday he will not appeal his…

Reports: Heavy gunfire, explosions in Maiduguri

Reuters has reported heavy gunfire in Maiduguri, capital of the embattled north east state of Borno. The news agency said…

TB Joshua’s video goes viral over missing Malaysian airliner

.Did the Nigerian cleric really predict the missing Boeing 777? As international search continues for the missing Malaysian airplane, a…

UN rights chief blasts Nigeria over same-sex marriage ban

The UN rights chief, Navi Pillay, Thursday said Nigeria’s recent ban on same-sex marriage violated human rights and the nation’s…

Ex-Ohaneze leader, Ralph Uwechue dies

A former President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, publisher and scholar, Ambassador Ralph Uwechue, is dead. Uwechue, 79, died in Abuja on…

Sierra-Leone’s ex-leader Tejan Kabbah dies

Former Sierra Leone president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, widely credited as the man who returned the country to peace after years…

Shoprite prices not right all the time: P.M.NEWS Investigation

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Many Nigerians already have the impression that products sold in shopping malls and such outlets, apart from having…

Jonathan approves forensic audit of NNPC

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has authorized a forensic audit of the NNPC, the state energy company, the presidency said on…

Gen. Gusau shreds resignation rumour

Nigeria’s new Defence Minister, General Aliyu Gusau (retd) has denied reports that he had resigned from the administration of President…

Army slams telephone blackout on Borno state again

Nigeria’s military authorities on Wednesday re-imposed a telephone blackout on many parts of Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, the base of…

England hires Chinese teachers for Maths

England, the home of some of the world’s elite schools and universities, is calling in maths teachers from China to…

Tambuwal: No more excuses in routing Boko Haram

Nigeria no longer has any excuse for failing to root out Boko Haram Islamists blamed for killing thousands, including many…
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