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Borno to distribute 500 buses to NURTW members

The Borno government said on Monday that it planned to distribute 500 buses to members of the National Union of…

Race For Fashola’s Job Gathers Momentum

Kazeem Ugbodaga The battle for who replaces Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria is gathering momentum. Several chieftains…

Adamawa Election: Atiku accepts APC primaries, congratulates Jibrilla

Former vice president and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Senator Bindow Jibrilla following his emergence…

2015: APC questions order to print ballot papers locally

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Presidential directive that all electoral materials must be printed by the Nigeria…

Boko Haram has taken over most parts of Borno – SSG

Ambassador Baba Ahmed Jidda, Secretary to Borno State Government, has claimed that Islamist sect, Boko Haram, taken over a considerable…

Boko Haram forces Adamawa University to shut down

The authorities of Adamawa State University, Mubi, in north east Nigeria has announced indefinite closure of the institution due to…

Daniel accuses Amosun of selling Ogun farmland

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former governor of Ogun state and a chieftain of the Labour Party, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has again thrown…

No fight between police and civil defence – Police PRO

The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Emmanuel Ojukwu, on Sunday said there was no rift between the Police and the…

Adamawa Election: Disappointed PDP aspirant resigns to fate

Dr Umar Ardo, one of the aspirants who participated in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for Adamawa governorship by-election…

2015 Election: I didn’t endorse Lamido for presidency – Babangida

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state has denied endorsing his Jigawa state counterpart, Governor Sule Lamido for…

Oil theft: Ijaw Youths Council tasks Naval Chief to tackle menace

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), a socio-cultural organisation in the Niger Delta, has urged the Chief of Naval Staff to…

Terrorism: Borno sets up health task force for victims

The Borno state government said on Sunday that it had established a mobile task force on health to provide medical…

NSCDC gathers intelligence report on APC North-West meeting

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Sokoto state said it had already deployed some personnel to gather…

Christians fear persecution from Boko Haram rampage

Christians in northeast Nigeria are paying a heavy price at the hands of Boko Haram, even if they are not…

PDP wins Niger East senatorial bye-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Dr Shem Zagbai of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of…

Adamawa Election: Fintiri claims PDP guber ticket

Umaru Fintiri, acting governor of Adamawa state has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary. Fintiri was favourite to…

Ebola: Panic grips Abakaliki Teaching Hospital

Ebonyi State Government has dismissed claims of a possible Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the state. Panic gripped the state…

Adamawa Election: KOWA party fields farmer

A farmer, Malam Aminu Dahiru, on Saturday emerged the candidate of KOWA party for the 11 October Adamawa governorship bye-election.…

Niger East senatorial re-run holds amidst tight security

The Niger East senatorial re-run election was held on Saturday amidst tight security in the polling units. Men of the…

Jonathan, APC, Kalu mourn late Dimgba Igwe

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the country’s opposition All Progressives Party, APC, on Saturday expressed shock over…

PDP primaries: Ribadu, others endorse acting governor

Malam Nuhu Ribadu and other aspirants who withdrew from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for the 11 October Adamawa…

PDP urges more members to quit APC

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s ruling political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Saturday appealed to members of its main opposition, the…

Dimgba Igwe, The Sun Vice Chairman is dead

Eromosele Ebhomele One of Nigeria’s prominent journalists and Vice Chairman of The Sun Newspapers, Mr. Dimgba Igwe, is dead. Igwe…

Delta @23: Labour Party says nothing to celebrate

Orusi Kenneth As far as Labour Party, an the opposition is concerned in Delta State, the only thing worth celebrating…

Suspected cultist arraigned over attack on policewoman

A 54-year old suspected cultist, Abiola Tailor, who allegedly threatened a policewoman’s life, was on Friday docked at an Osogbo…

Use Ebola survivors’ blood to treat patients – WHO

World Health Organization has announced that the blood of patients who recover from Ebola Virus Disease should be used to…

How Bukola Saraki saved my life – Oyegun

Chief John Odigie Oyegun, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said he is to grateful to God and…

Oyegun: Political John The Baptist Of Our Day – Okorocha

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Imo state governor and Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has described Chief John Odigie Oyegun…

Boko Haram ‘allegations baseless and frivolous’ – Ihejirika

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika, has said people should stop peddling talks of Boko Haram nonchalantly,…

DSS investigates alleged Boko Haram sponsor

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it is investigating former governor of Borno, Modu Sheriff, over allegation that he…