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Northern Nigeria accuses Jonathan of neglect

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Leaders and elders of northern Nigeria raged on Monday in Kano northwest Nigeria with a total resolve that…

Plot To Bomb Synagogue Church Foiled

Cyriacus Izuekwe & Simon Ateba A plan by the Boko Haram terrorist sect to bomb Prophet T.B. Joshua’s church in…

Begin Campaigns, Get Sanctions, Jega Warns Politicians

Eromosele Ebhomele The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Monday read the riot act to…

Nigeria’s army chief moves to troubled North east

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, has moved to the North-East to supervise the war against Boko…

Reports: Missing Malaysian plane may have disintegrated mid-air

Reuters has reported that the missing Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board suspect may have disintegrated mid-flight, quoting close…

Sultan urges Jonathan end killings in Northern Nigeria

Nigeria’s respected monarch, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to use presidential powers to…

Sokoto buries indigene-non indigene policy

The northern Nigerian state of Sokoto said it has abolished the indigene and non-indigene policy in the state, a means…

2 South African cops caught on video brutalising Nigerian

. The latest is that the two cops will be charged to court Monday Two South African police officers who…

South Africa, Rwanda in diplomatic tit-for-tat

South Africa and Rwanda engaged in a diplomatic tit-for-tat today over accusations that Rwanda knew about the armed attack against…

Nigeria shifts take-off of national conference

Nigeria has shifted by a week the inauguration of the National Conference, a talk-shop on the future of Nigeria that…

APC Unveils Code of Ethics

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The All Progressive Congress, APC, on Thursday in Abuja unveiled the party’s code of Ethics, a set of…

Gusau, Obanikoro to run Nigeria’s defence ministry

President Goodluck on Wednesday swore in 11 Ministers whose nominations were approved by the Senate about three weeks ago just…

Thumbs down for Jonathan over sack of Abdullahi

President Goodluck Jonathan shocked journalists, other members of the Federal Executive Council and guests at the swearing in ceremony of…

US freezes $458mn Sani Abacha cash

The United States today said it had ordered a freeze on $458 million in assets hidden in European accounts by…

Obasanjo not sure of his birthday

Former Nigerian leader, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo marked his 77th birthday today, with President Goodluck Jonathan leading an army of well…

My Last Meeting With Jonathan

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, suspended Central Bank Governor, tells ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE and EBHOMELE EROMOSELE what was discussed at the last meeting…

President Jonathan Okays NJC Sack Of Two Judges

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the sack of two judges announced last week  by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The…

Jonathan Sacks FAAN, NCAA, NAMA, NCAT Bosses

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent  The Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Tuesday sacked virtually all aviation chiefs in the troubled industry,…

New Home Owners Emerge In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 98 new home owners have emerged in Lagos under the Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme, HOMS,…

Statutory Allocation: Fashola Sues Jonathan

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Fashola says he is suing the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government over illegal…

Justice Kutigi to chair National Conference

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday approved the appointment of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Legbo Kutigi, as the…

Fashola raises alarm over declining Nigerian revenue

.says NNPC has failed to remit N2.4 trillion for sharing by all the 36 states and Abuja EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Governor…

Nigerian Sex Workers Demand Recognition

Eromosele Ebhomele As the world marks the 14th International Sex Worker’s Rights Day today, Nigerian sex workers have joined their…

Boko Haram: Women Mobilise For Mother Of All Protests

Kazeem Ugbodaga Thousands of women are gearing up for mass protest in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Benin and Abuja following Boko…

APC unveils manifesto this week

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will unveil its long awaited manifesto to Nigerians on Thursday. The manifesto, styled a “Road…

APC Senator’s campaign office burnt

Yet to be identified arsonists have set ablaze the campaign office of the All Progressives Congress Senator Ibrahim Gobir, located…

ECOBANK core investor wants CEO Tanoh sacked

The main shareholder in Ecobank , one of the biggest banks in sub-Saharan Africa, called on Saturday for its Ivorian…

Soyinka: Why I rejected the Centenary award

Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, said he rejected Nigeria’s centenary award bestowed on him because of the inclusion on…

Nigeria’s Centenary: Queen Elizabeth and all the award winners

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday night decorated seven living former Nigerian Heads of State and Presidents with the centenary awards…

Shooting scare as Gov. Nyako visits Boko Haram victims

Sporadic gunfire sparked panic on Friday as the governor of Nigeria’s Adamawa state met with survivors of a brutal Boko…