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No amnesty for Boko Haram militants- Presidency

Nigeria Presidency said on Saturday that contrary to recent reports, President Goodluck Jonathan has not declared amnesty for members of…

Jonathan condemns Gwoza Emir assassination

President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the assassination of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idrissa Timta, by the insurgent group, Boko…

Insecurity: Jonathan meets Malian leader, Senegalese Clerics

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday met with the President of Mali, Muhammadou Keita in continuation of consultations to solve the…

Malawian Example: Banda concedes defeat in presidential election

Malawian President Joyce Banda congratulated her arch-rival Peter Mutharika on Saturday after conceding defeat in the country’s presidential election, following…

Mutharika is Malawi’s president elect

Peter Mutharika, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party,was Friday declared winner of Malawi’s disputed presidential election after garnering 36.4 percent…

Corpse of Emir of Gwoza recovered – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday said the body of Emir of Gwoza, who died when gunmen attacked a convoy…

Prominent politician sponsoring falsehood against the military – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters on Friday 30 May said that it had uncovered a plot by a prominent politician to embark…

Boko Haram kills Emir of Gwoza, no hostage taken

.Emirs of Uba, Askira hide in the bush The Borno state government, in Nigeria’s north east, has denied reports that…

Boko Haram: Jonathan, 6 ECOWAS Leaders Meet

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and his counterparts in six other countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…

Boko Haram Kidnaps Two Top Emirs In Borno

Boko Haram members have kidnapped two first class traditional rulers in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. Premium Times reports that the…

Insurgency: Mali teaches Nigeria good examples

In a move that is a rarity in Nigeria, Mali’s army chief of staff, General Mahamane Toure, offered to step…

Teens become first joint US spelling champions

Two young American teenagers of South Asian heritage made spelling history Thursday when they became the first co-winners of the…

I ‘ll Never Reconcile With Amosun – Osoba

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former governor of Ogun State and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Olusegun Osoba…

Osoba declares final parting of ways with Amosun

The former governor of Ogun State vows never to reconcile with Amosun Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The former governor of Ogun…

View from abroad: Why Jonathan can’t #bringbackourgirls

.An insight into the political bickerings, military corruption stalling rescue of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls When local people warned that hundreds…

Egypt: General Sisi in sweeping victory

Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has scored a crushing presidential election triumph and consolidated the grip of the military, 11…

APC behind #bringbackourgirls campaign, alleges Maku

. in a bizarre twist, Jonathan government labels protesters for Chibok schoolgirls as APC Nigeria federal government said on Wednesday…

Jonathan: ‘The days of peace coming to Nigeria’

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday morning said that the unity of his country, Nigeria, is threatened by terrorism,…

4 abducted schoolgirls escape, 219 still in captivity

Nigeria’s Borno State government said today that four more of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram last month have escaped,…

Boko Haram: Nigeria in race against time, says Kwankwaso

Nigeria faces a race against time to tackle its worsening security situation, which has spread in scale and scope due…

US poet Maya Angelou dies at 86

Celebrated African-American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died, the North Carolina university where she taught said…

No plans to spend $800m On Image Laundering – Presidency

Nigeria Federal Government on Tuesday described as false and malicious recent reports that it intends to spend 800 million dollars…

It’s bad to abuse the President – Patience Jonathan

Patience Jonathan, whose husband has come under censure from some Nigerians and foreigners over his handling of the kidnap of…

24 dead after Boko Haram attacks military, police base

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked the military and police in the northeast Nigerian town of Buni Yadi, where the group…

Obasanjo holds talks to free Chibok schoolgirls

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of…

We Want To Come Home, Chibok Girls Cry Out

As the world marks Children’s Day today, the 223 schoolgirls still being held by Boko Haram in their enclave in…

Boko Haram kills 20 in another village raid

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen stormed a Christian village in northeastern Nigeria, killing 20 residents, a government spokesman said Monday. The…

APC should show maturity and stop unnecessary attacks – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the All Progressives Congress(APC) to desist from attacking well meaning individuals, government…

APC, PDP not at war – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Monday said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

How Jonathan aborted freedom deal for Chibok schoolgirls

The British tabloid, The Mail has reported how the over 200 kidnapped schoolgirls held hostage in Nigeria came agonisingly close…
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