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EFCC alleges foul play, approaches Court of Appeal to quash no-case ruling ex-governor Babangida Aliyu and Tanko Beji in N4bn fraud trial

Pay us our money, Councillors tells Gov. Aliyu

Councillors and other political office holders from the 25 local government councils in the central Nigerian state of Niger on…

Jonathan appoints Hassan-Baba as new executive secretary of NIPC

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mrs. Uju Aisha Hassan-Baba, as the new Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of…

Osoba, Daniel Set To Join APC

Jamiu Yisa There are strong indications that former Governors of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, and Otunba Gbenga Daniel and…

Iara not a replacement for Clara – Oshiomhole

Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has described his new wife, Iara, as a model in his heart, noting that,…

Jonathan begs Nigerians for forgiveness

President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to his fellow Nigerian compatriots to forgive him for all his transgressions. He also pleaded…
Patience Jonathan

After Jonathan’s loss, my ailment disappeared – Patience

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan has revealed that an ailment she has been battling since 2012, which…
Patience Jonathan says she won't return to Presidential Villa again

Patience Jonathan urges women to be responsible always

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has challenged women to always be responsible and to use their positions to positively…

Address me as, Muhammadu Buhari, not General

With the acronym, GMB (General Muhammadu Buhari) he rode to victory at the last general election but he now wants…

Prepare for jail, APC tells PDP chiefs, Rivers REC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, has been told to…

Kenyans dominate Okpekpe Mountain Race

Athletes from Kenya again dominated the long distance race at the 3rd edition of the IAAF Bronze Medal-categorised annual 10-kilometre…

Female suicide bomber kills 7 in Damaturu

DAMATURU, (Reuters) – A young female suicide bomber blew herself up in Damaturu, the capital of northern Nigeria’s Yobe State,…

Egyptian court seeks death penalty for ex-president Morsi

CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death penalty for former president Mohamed Morsi and 106 other…

No cause for alarm over Boko Harams’ presence in Marte – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters said that there was no cause for alarm over the reported retaken of Marte town in Borno…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Curfew in Maiduguri now from 5pm to 8am

The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army on Saturday said it had relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Maiduguri from…

Boko Haram retakes Marte town in Borno

MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants retook the Nigerian town of Marte in Borno state, which had been liberated in…
Senator Ken Nnamani

Nigeria has progressed despite Boko Haram insurgency – Nnamani

Senator Ken Nnamani, Chairman of the National Steering Committee (NSC) on the Second Peer Review of Nigeria, says the country…

African First Ladies elects Koroma as Patience Jonathan’s successor

The African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), on Friday in Abuja, elected Mrs Sia Nyama Koroma, the First Lady of…

US jury sentences Boston bomber Tsarnaev to death

Washington (AFP) – US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the nation’s top law enforcement official, on Friday welcomed a jury’s decision…

Buhari, Osinbajo, Tambuwal, Govs Grace Oshiomhole’s Wedding

Jethro Ibileke/Auchi President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other dignitaries on Friday graced the wedding…

Edo officials, others may be charged for terrorism

Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications from Edo Police Command on Thursday that the four officials of Edo State Government and…

Obasanjo gives Buhari the blueprint for success

A think-tank constituted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to support incoming administration’s transition on Thursday presented its report to president-elect,…

Okonjo-Iweala terminates SURE-P partnership with Forcecom

Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela, has directed the immediate termination of the partnership with FORCECOM Networks Ltd., on the Graduate…

I’m not defecting to APC, says Gov Dickson

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday denied that he was planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party for the…

FG harmonises tax, levies nationwide, says Okonjo-Iweala

The Federal Government on Thursday heeded the appeals of the organised private sector (OPS) with the harmonisation of various governments…

Amaechi, a ‘General’ in Nigeria’s revolution, says Tinubu

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Rivers state governor and director general…

African First Ladies’ Summit: Aisha Buhari’s sympathizers drag Patience to court

Wife of Nigeria’s outgoing President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, is pulling all the necessary strings to stop wife of Nigeria’s president-elect,…

Oshiomhole marries Ethiopian model Friday

Lanre Babalola All roads lead to the the Etsako West Local Government Council Marriage Registry, Auchi on Friday as Governor…

APC calls for arrest of Olisa Metuh

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has called for the arrest and prosecution of the…

Federal secretariat on fire in Abuja

The complex housing major government offices in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, is on fire. According to Premium Times the fire started…