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No presidential aspirant measures up to Jonathan, says cleric

Prof. Yusufu Obaje, the former State House Chaplain, said that none of the credentials of the aspirants clamouring for the…

INEC extends voters registration in Ogun state

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC has extended till Wednesday the Continuous Voters Registration exercise in Ogun State, western…

How Nigerian army recaptured Chibok from Boko Haram

The Nigerian army said Sunday it had recaptured the northeastern town of Chibok, where Islamic militants abducted more than 200…

Bodies of 74 S.Africans killed in Synagogue flown home

A cargo plane carrying the remains of 74 South Africans killed in a building collapse in Nigeria landed in Pretoria…

10 injured as thugs invade INEC registration centre in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta No fewer than 10 persons were seriously injured on Friday at Oke-Efon area of Abeokuta, the Ogun state…

Super Eagles on course for AFCON 2015, Uche, Samuel score

Defending champions Nigeria beat Congo Brazzaville 2-0 on Saturday to revive their bid to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup…

I’ll bring an end to Boko Haram, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said the Federal Government was determined to liberate all territories occupied by Boko Haram insurgents…

How to make INEC truly independent – Atiku

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has advocated the setting up of an independent body to oversee the…

Ajudua gets bail on health ground

The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday granted bail to Fred Ajudua who is standing trial on charges of…

6 dead, 5 injured in Kano bomb blast

The police in Kano have confirmed the death of six persons, including three policemen, in the bomb explosion at Magarsiku…

Jonathan submits 2015 presidency forms, optimistic of success

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja submitted his nomination and expression of interest forms to contest the presidency in…

APC Reschedules Primaries Again

Jamiu Yisa The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled its primaries aimed at picking candidates for the various elective positions…

Tunde Bakare will be president of Nigeria, says Gov. Mimiko

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state believes that Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Church will…

I’m still contesting for presidency on PDP platform – Tafawa Balewa

Dr Abdul Jhalil Tafawa Balewa of PDP, on Friday in Abuja said he had not withdrawn from the 2015 presidential…

El-Rufai, Adebanjo, others beg Bakare to return to politics

Some prominent Nigerians including Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Friday urged renowned cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare, to…

PDP to sanction aspirants who criticise party leadership

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The chairman, Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Felix Obuah has warned aspirants on the…

Boko Haram: Nigerians want hunters not the military

The three North eastern states in Nigeria under the ceaseless attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, may not have taken a…

Suicide bomber behind Kano petrol station blast, 6 dead – Police

Six people were killed, including three police, in a suicide bomb attack at a petrol station in northern Nigeria’s biggest…

Atiku says Osoba’s defection to SDP is regrettable

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that the defection of the former governor of Ogun…

N1.5billion Libel Suit: Court Dismisses Governor Chime’s Appeal

Akin Kuponiyi‪‬ ‪ An Appeal Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has dismissed an appeal filed by Enugu state governor, Sullivan…

Three dead in Yola air crash as Boko Haram attack

Nigeria on Friday said three servicemen were killed in a military helicopter crash in the restive northeast, while Boko Haram…

Boko Haram seizes Chibok, hometown of kidnapped schoolgirls

Boko Haram has seized the town of Chibok in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, from where 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped more…

Ladipo Market To Be Shut Saturday for Voters Card

Cyriacus Izuekwe The leadership of Ladipo Auto Spare Parts market in Mushin Lagos state, Western Nigeria has ordered the closure…

Nigerian Sex Workers Explore Social Media

Eromosele Ebhomele For many commercial sex workers in Nigeria, the internet has become a blessing as it is increasingly becoming…

Nigeria’s Air force chopper carrying weapons, crashes

A Nigerian air force helicopter burst into flames midair and crashed near Modibo Adama University of Technology in Yola, Adamawa…

Boko Haram invades two towns in Adamawa

Scores of Boko Haram fighters on Thursday invaded two towns in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state after hunters and civilian vigilantes…

Jonathan replies Amaechi, plans to fix Rivers roads

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt President Goodluck Jonathan seems to have found a reply to Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s accusation that he has…

Wike Imposition: We’ll beat PDP silly, says Rivers APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that it will beat the…

NURTW begins patching of potholes on highways

Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Panyam Branch, on Thursday embarked on patching of potholes on…

APC’ll Sweep Away Thieves In PDP Govt, says Kwankwaso

Adi Femi/Kaduna Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congre‎ss on Thursday in…