BREAKING: Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi amid rising tensions over Justice Department

Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
LATEST SCORES:
Loading live scores...

Headlines

Boko Haram kidnap over 20 young mothers in Borno

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 20 young mothers near a town in northeast Nigeria where more than 200…

PDP Congratulates New Emir of Kano

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, today sent a congratulatory message to the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,…

Revealed: Ozekhome paid kidnappers N40 million

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Lagos based lawyer and activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) paid N40 million in order to secure his release…

Sanusi’ Coronation As Emir: Schools Shut In Kano

Hundreds of protesters have continued to protest the emergence of the immediate past Central Bank Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi…

PDP congratulates wrong Emir of Kano

Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday 8 June congratulated the Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, son of the late Alhaji Ado…

Sanusi is new Emir of Kano

Suspended Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Lamido Sanusi Lamido, has been named the new Emir of Kano. Governor Rabi’u Kwakwanso…

Presidency not behind seizure of newspapers

Dr Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, has described as untrue media reports that…

Army blocked distribution after corruption story

A Nigerian newspaper said that it was prevented from distributing thousands of copies of its Saturday edition by soldiers, just…

Dora Akunyili passes on

Professor Dora Akunyili, former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and a…

Emir of Kano pillar of support to me – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, was a pillar of support…

Tributes pour in as Emir of Kano is buried

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero was buried around 6:15 p.m. on Friday 6 June.…

Nigerian Military Clamps Down On Media

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja The Nigerian military which has come under severe criticisms locally and international for failing to contain the Boko…

Gen. Agwai calls for dialogue of herdsmen, farmers

Former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt.-Gen. Martin-Luther Agwai (retd.) has emphasised the need for dialogue to end the clashes between…

Emir Of Kano, Ado Bayero Is Dead

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero is dead. He died in his sleep at 5 a.m.…

French president opens D-Day ceremonies

French President Francois Hollande on Friday opened ceremonies marking 70 years since D-Day, paying homage to civilians and soldiers who…

PDP is the only transparent party in Nigeria – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Thursday 5 June said that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party was the only transparent…

45 killed by ‘fake preachers’ near Boko Haram stronghold

Forty-five people were killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen pretending to be preachers in a village near the group’s spiritual…

Nigeria, Cameroon, Others For Boko Haram Summit

Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin Republic are to attend another  round of international conference on Boko Haram insurgents. The…

FG approves N40bn loan for Lagos State Govt.

The Federal Government has approved a N40 billion loan facility for Lagos State Government for the development of infrastructure and…

Terrorism is our problem – IBB

Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, on Wednesday said the security challenge in the country demands collective action from all…

Jonathan Nominates Shekarau As Minister

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday forwarded the names of former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau and four other…

Clark Asks FG To Revoke Tompolo, Dokubo’s Contracts

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to revoke the multi-billion naira…

I quit APC for religious reasons – Fani Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode claims he ditched the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) because of the party’s Islamic…

OIC denounces Boko Haram, says they are criminals

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday in Abuja described Boko Haram as a criminal group whose members were…

#BringBackOurGirls protests banned in Abuja

Protests by supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been banned in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, police…

Nigeria’ll Cease To Exist By 2015, Says Biafra Group

The new leader of the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has delared that Nigeria will…

Abducted Schoolgirls Now In Chad, Cameroon, Niger Republic

The remaining 219 Chibok schoolgirls still being held by Boko Haram have been splitted into four groups and some have…

18 dead in Mubi bomb blast – DHQ

The death toll in Sunday’s bomb explosion in Mubi, Adamawa, has risen to 18 from the initial 14 deaths confirmed…

Bombing at Adamawa football match kills at least 40

A bomb attack targeting fans at a football match in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed at least 40 people on Sunday,…

APC condemns Emir’s killing, says Boko Haram is an enemy

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the killing of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idrissa Timta, by suspected Boko…