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PDP Chairman expresses joy over peaceful, successful congresses

Okafor Ofiebor\Port Harcourt The chairman Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Felix Obuah has expressed joy and…

Alao-Akala not jittery over 2015 polls

Team Akala, a support group for the re-election of former governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo state in 2015, has said…

Withdrawal of Tambuwal’s security aides, unconstitutional, says Sen. Abe

Senator Magnus Abe on Sunday said there was no provision in the constitution that stipulated removal of security aides from…

Boko Haram: APC calls for inquiry into Jonathan’s fake ceasefire

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an independent inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding…

Kwankwaso: Forces against Nigerian unity will fail

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State on Saturday said those trying to break the unity of the country would fail.…

Babangida returns from medical treatment in Germany

Nigeria’s former military leader, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has returned from medical treatment at a German Hospital. Babangida, who was away…

1 in 3 Nigerian women experience domestic violence

A United Kingdom based women empowerment coach and cousellor, Ms Felicity Okolo, said on Saturday that one in three Nigerian…

2015: Jonathan warns against imposition of candidates

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday urged political office seekers to shun desperation, saying that their ambitions should never be ‘do…

Nigeria military step up air, land deployment to fight Boko Haram

The Defence Headquarters said necessary deployment of troops and equipment was ongoing to reverse recent violation and breach of security…

We’re fed up with Patience Jonathan in Rivers – 16 PDP gov. aspirants

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The crisis in the Rivers state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP deepened as sixteen governorship aspirants in Rivers…

Jonathan’s promise on power 4 years ago

Speaking with United Nations diplomats on Monday, 31st January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, President Goodluck Jonathan made this promise:…

Jonathan, most performing president since independence – Okupe

Dr Doyin Okupe, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, said on Friday that President Goodluck Jonathan,…

Talks claims, ceasefire ‘lies’, says Shekau in new video

Boko Haram denied that they had agreed to a ceasefire in a new video obtained on Friday by AFP, describing…

Shekau in new video denies ceasefire, says Chibok schoolgirls married off

It is now certain that President Goodluck Jonathan will never be able to #bringbackourgirls. What a pity! The whole campaign,…

Tambuwal Asks Court To Stop PDP From Removing Him As Speaker

Felix Nnamdi/Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal and his party, the All Progresives Congress, APC, on…

Landlord gets 3-year jail term for evicting tenant with force

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a landlord, Iyabo Adakeja, (47), to three years imprisonment for removing a tenant’s…

El-Rufai picks form, says guber aspiration not do-or-die

Malam Nasiru El Rufai, former FCT Minister, on Friday obtained the APC nomination forms to contest for the 2015 governor…

Bus Driver Jailed For Driving Against Traffic

Kazeem Ugbodaga A driver of a commuter bus, locally called danfo, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment by the…

In Pictures: Women Arise mark 200 Days of #BringBackOurGirls

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Women Arise organised a rally to mark 200 days of Chibok girls abduction. The peaceful rally…

2015: Jonathan, PDP stopped me from contesting, says Tafawa Balewa

The son of Nigeria’s first and only post-independence prime minister on Friday said he wanted to run for president but…

Tambuwal sues IGP over withdrawal of security aides

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at about 12:40 pm Friday stormed the federal high…

Three bombs rock Gombe bus station

Three bombs concealed in bags rocked a bus station in north Nigeria’s Gombe state during Friday morning rush hour, the…

8 dead, 34 injured in triple bombing in Gombe

A triple bombing at a bus station during Friday morning rush hour in north Nigeria killed at least eight people…

Rivers Police orders 24 hours surveillance on PDP Secretariat

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state Police Commissioner, Dan Bature, has ordered round the clock surveillance of Peoples Democratic Party,…

Ben Murray Bruce to contest for Bayelsa Senate seat

Ben Murray-Bruce, the entertainment business mogul and Chairman of Silverbird group, has promised to work toward the eradication of poverty…

Rivers PDP Secretariat on fire, less than 24 hours after anti-Wike rally

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Secretariat along Port Harcourt/Aba Expressway in Port Harcourt, has been set on…

Boko Haram kills varsity lecturer and family, stamps authority on Mubi

Islamist Boko Haram militants have seized control of the northeast Nigerian town of Mubi, killing dozens of people and forcing…

FG may seek death penalty against child marriage

A 14-year-old Nigerian girl accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband by putting rat poison in his food could face the…

Nigerians import N3bn textiles annually, says NLC

The Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr lssa Aremu, has said that Nigerians import N3 billion worth…

Kwankwas‎o picks APC nomination form

Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso on Thursday in Abuja picked the N27.5 million nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for…