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Buhari’s full speech at Chatham House

Permit me to start by thanking Chatham House for the invitation to talk about this important topic at this crucial…

I will not disappoint Nigerians, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday pledged that he would not disappoint Nigerians in the task of rendering quality services. The…

Pictures: Buhari storms Chatham House as Nigerians protest

General Muhammadu Buhari, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate stormed Chatham House, London to a wide reception but his acclaim…

Chatham House: Buhari to speak on poll shift, insecurity, future of democracy

General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate is expected to speak on the election postponement by the…

2015: Osinbajo on two-day tour of Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign, the running mate to Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Yemi…

South Korea legalises adultery

South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down a controversial adultery law which for more than 60 years had criminalised…

Vote opposition, go 30 years backward, says Imoke

Governor Liyel Imoke on Wednesday in Ikom, Cross River, enjoined Nigerians not to vote for the opposition party because it…

Niger troops bomb fish farmers financing Boko Haram

Niger’s air force has bombed a convoy of trucks carrying smoked fish to Nigeria, a trade banned by local officials…

Special promotion for soldiers fighting Boko Haram – Minimah

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday announced a special promotion for all soldiers involved in liberating Baga in Borno from Boko…

Two Nigerian Writers Win Prestigious Literature Prizes

  Teju Cole and Helon Habila have won the 2015 Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes in the fiction category.…

Jonathan didn’t give Coop Societies, others N10bn – Abati

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Presidency has said there is no iota of truth in the claims that President Goodluck Jonathan gave…

Vote Against Corruption, US Tells Africans

By Simon Ateba/Lagos The United States Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the most senior American official on African…

I’ll set up social media guidelines for FG – Obi Asika

Obi Asika, the newly appointed Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, said he would facilitate the setting up…

Nigeria student set to claim $1m Warwick MBA prize

Lola Apampa, a Nigerian student from Warwick Business School is part of a team competing for the chance to win…

Senate stalls Obanikoro’s ministerial confirmation

The Nigerian Senate stepped down the ministerial confirmation hearing for Senator Musiliu Obanikoro today. The Senate did not give any…

Lagos APC Condemns Jonathan’s Cash For Votes Trip To Lagos

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned in the strongest terms President Jonathan’s open display…

Oshodi Boils Again, 3 Killed By Thugs

Cyriacus Izuekwe There was mayhem on Wednesday at Oshodi, a bustling suburb of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, as hoodlums went on…

Jonathan Gave S/West Coops N10b For Votes

Kazeem Ugbodaga It has emerged that Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan in a desperate move to win the forthcoming elections has…

Jonathan deliberately created opposition movement, says Anyim

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, has said that the Jonathan administration created the…

Don’t judge Buhari based on his past – Rasheed Raji

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigerians have been told not to judge the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari by…

Blasts hit two Nigeria bus stations, at least 27 dead

Two blasts rocked bus stations in embattled northern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people, as relentless attacks persist…

I betrayed G7 colleagues, says Gov Lamido

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa, on Tuesday admitted that he betrayed his “G-7” governors in their face-off against Peoples Democratic…

The tide has turned against Boko Haram, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the military was gaining the upper hand against Boko Haram, despite two bombings in…

Ekiti Rigging Tape Should Be Investigated, Probed, says Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has called for a proper investigation and probe of the alleged Ekiti rigging tape that…

Obasanjo’s torn party card has expired – PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo, on Tuesday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s party membership card which…

APC says Boko Haram was Jonathan’s re-election trump card

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Goodluck Jonathan bears a huge moral responsibility that will hunt him for…

Fayose like a cancer to Ekiti, says Opeyemi Bamidele

Hon Opeyemi Bamidele popularly referred to has MOB as called on Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state to stop wishing…

Obasanjo never commissioned Olorunsogo II – NDPHC

The management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Ltd (NDPHC) says the newly-commissioned 750MW National Integrated Power Project (NIPP)…

Explosion rocks busy Kano bus stop

An explosion hit a busy bus station in northern Nigeria’s largest city Kano on Tuesday, witnesses said, just hours after…

Money Laundering: Court orders EFCC to release Fani-Kayode’s passport

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court in Lagos, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release the…