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May Day: Jonathan allocates housing schemes to workers

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that three districts be allocated for housing schemes for workers in the Federal Capital Territory…

Nigerian runs drug supply ring from Aussie detention centre

A Nigerian detainee at Sydney, Australia’s Villawood Detention Centre has been arrested by New South Wales police for allegedly running…

Why the abducted girls have not been freed— CDS Badeh

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh said on Wednesday that though the military know the location…

Terrorism: US warns on Shebab, Boko Haram threats

The worldwide terror threat is evolving as Al-Qaeda linked groups and other militants become increasingly violent and Syria spawns a…

‘Bring back our daughters’, chant protesters in Abuja

Nigerian protesters marched on the National Assembly Wednesday to demand the government and military do more to rescue scores of…

Abduction of school girls: Mark leads 21 senators to meet Jonathan

The Senate President, Senator David Mark, would lead 21 other senators to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan on the recent…

Amaechi abolishes discriminatory policy in Rivers State

Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has abolished the concept of non-indigenes, a policy that discriminates against Nigerians from other…

Jonathan cancels FEC to mourn VP Sambo’s brother

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that the weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation, FEC, scheduled for Wednesday…

Abducted school girls sold for $12 each to Boko Haram fighters

Nigerian parents lashed out on Tuesday at the government’s failure to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped two weeks ago by…

Jonathan sacks Gulak, the garrulous political adviser

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser (Political), Alhaji Ahmed Gulak with immediate effect.…

N5.6b pension theft: Accused collapses in court

A Nigerian High court sitting in Ibadan, capital of the western state of Oyo today postponed the re-arraignment of a…

Diezani’s aircraft charter: House of Reps lied over court order

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A visibly angry Justice Ramat Mohammed of Federal High Court in Abuja, Tuesday berated Nigeria’s House…

Insurgents are cowards of the highest order – Oritsejafor

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Tuesday described insurgents operating in the country…

200 Abducted Schoolgirls Sighted

There are reports that 200 of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents have been sighted in southern Borno in…

I helped Nigeria reach 2010 World Cup – claims match-fixer

A Singaporean match-fixer has claimed the he helped Nigeria and Honduras qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.…

Confab committee guns down state police

Arguments upon arguments; motions upon motions is what can best describe the process that led to another adjournment on Monday…

‘I am Sorry’, says South Korean president over boat tragedy

SEOUL (AFP) – Two days after South Korea’s prime minister resigned over the boat tragedy that claimed about 300 lives…

Nyako, Gaidam hammer Edwin Clark on emergency rule

Governors Murtala Nyako and Ibrahim Gaidam have condemned the recent call for their replacement with military administrators as part of…

Algeria: Wheelchair bound Bouteflika sworn-in for 4th term

Abdelaziz Bouteflika was sworn in as Algeria’s president for a fourth term Monday, in a televised ceremony after his re-election…

Namadi Sambo’s brother dies in car accident

Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo has lost his brother in a car accident in Abuja. Senior Special Assistant on…

PDP calls for interrogation of Bola Tinubu

The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the security agencies to interrogate Asiwaju Bola…

FG tackling Boko Haram – Sambo

Vice President Namadi Sambo has assured the Nigerian community in Tanzania that the Federal Government has intensified efforts to check…

IG warns against provocative, unguarded utterances

The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Abubakar, has warned those in the habit of making unguarded, inflammatory and unsubstantiated…

South Korean PM resigns over tragic ferry sinking

South Korea’s Prime Minister Chung Hong-Won tendered his resignation Sunday over the sinking of a passenger ferry that left more…

2015 Polls: Wike courts ex-warlord General Jackrich for self, Jonathan

To enhance the re-election of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and also his own election in the 2015 election, the Minister…

UPN will win seats in Ekiti and Osun – Faseun

Dr Frederick Faseun, the National Chairman, Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) on Saturday assured Nigerians that his party would win…

Aggrieved Ogun APC members hold state congress

Some aggrieved members of the Ogun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday held a parallel state…

Nigerian governors should emulate Oshiomhole – IBB

Former military Head of State, retired General Ibrahim Babangida on Saturday commended Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, for embarking…

PDP lauds political leaders for uniting against terrorism

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the nation’s political leaders for uniting against terrorism, irrespective of party affiliations. This…

Over 40 insurgents killed in clashes between military and Islamists

More than 40 insurgents and four soldiers died in clashes between Nigerian troops and Islamists near the scene where scores…
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