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Ex-Ohaneze leader, Ralph Uwechue dies

A former President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, publisher and scholar, Ambassador Ralph Uwechue, is dead. Uwechue, 79, died in Abuja on…

Sierra-Leone’s ex-leader Tejan Kabbah dies

Former Sierra Leone president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, widely credited as the man who returned the country to peace after years…

Shoprite prices not right all the time: P.M.NEWS Investigation

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Many Nigerians already have the impression that products sold in shopping malls and such outlets, apart from having…

Jonathan approves forensic audit of NNPC

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has authorized a forensic audit of the NNPC, the state energy company, the presidency said on…

Gen. Gusau shreds resignation rumour

Nigeria’s new Defence Minister, General Aliyu Gusau (retd) has denied reports that he had resigned from the administration of President…

Army slams telephone blackout on Borno state again

Nigeria’s military authorities on Wednesday re-imposed a telephone blackout on many parts of Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, the base of…

England hires Chinese teachers for Maths

England, the home of some of the world’s elite schools and universities, is calling in maths teachers from China to…

Tambuwal: No more excuses in routing Boko Haram

Nigeria no longer has any excuse for failing to root out Boko Haram Islamists blamed for killing thousands, including many…

Obiano to be sworn in Monday, Obi takes chieftaincy title

Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra state will on Saturday accept his first traditional title from the Anambra Traditional Rulers’ Council,…

Herdsmen attack Governor Suswam’s convoy

The convoy of Governor Gabriel Suswam of the central Nigerian state of Benue convoy was attacked on Tuesday by suspected…

Libyan PM ousted after Korean ship escapes with crude

The Libyan parliament ousted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Tuesday and named the defence minister as caretaker premier until a…

North Korean ship laden with stolen Libyan crude escapes

A tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held terminal in eastern Libya broke through a naval blockade and escaped to…

Slavery: Britain, Spain others to be sued for reparations

A coalition of Caribbean leaders will meet today in St. Vincent to discuss a landmark legal claim for reparations over…

Northern Nigeria accuses Jonathan of neglect

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Leaders and elders of northern Nigeria raged on Monday in Kano northwest Nigeria with a total resolve that…

Plot To Bomb Synagogue Church Foiled

Cyriacus Izuekwe & Simon Ateba A plan by the Boko Haram terrorist sect to bomb Prophet T.B. Joshua’s church in…

Begin Campaigns, Get Sanctions, Jega Warns Politicians

Eromosele Ebhomele The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Monday read the riot act to…

Nigeria’s army chief moves to troubled North east

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, has moved to the North-East to supervise the war against Boko…

Reports: Missing Malaysian plane may have disintegrated mid-air

Reuters has reported that the missing Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board suspect may have disintegrated mid-flight, quoting close…

Sultan urges Jonathan end killings in Northern Nigeria

Nigeria’s respected monarch, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to use presidential powers to…

Sokoto buries indigene-non indigene policy

The northern Nigerian state of Sokoto said it has abolished the indigene and non-indigene policy in the state, a means…

2 South African cops caught on video brutalising Nigerian

. The latest is that the two cops will be charged to court Monday Two South African police officers who…

South Africa, Rwanda in diplomatic tit-for-tat

South Africa and Rwanda engaged in a diplomatic tit-for-tat today over accusations that Rwanda knew about the armed attack against…

Nigeria shifts take-off of national conference

Nigeria has shifted by a week the inauguration of the National Conference, a talk-shop on the future of Nigeria that…

APC Unveils Code of Ethics

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The All Progressive Congress, APC, on Thursday in Abuja unveiled the party’s code of Ethics, a set of…

Gusau, Obanikoro to run Nigeria’s defence ministry

President Goodluck on Wednesday swore in 11 Ministers whose nominations were approved by the Senate about three weeks ago just…

Thumbs down for Jonathan over sack of Abdullahi

President Goodluck Jonathan shocked journalists, other members of the Federal Executive Council and guests at the swearing in ceremony of…

US freezes $458mn Sani Abacha cash

The United States today said it had ordered a freeze on $458 million in assets hidden in European accounts by…

Obasanjo not sure of his birthday

Former Nigerian leader, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo marked his 77th birthday today, with President Goodluck Jonathan leading an army of well…

My Last Meeting With Jonathan

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, suspended Central Bank Governor, tells ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE and EBHOMELE EROMOSELE what was discussed at the last meeting…

President Jonathan Okays NJC Sack Of Two Judges

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the sack of two judges announced last week  by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The…