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Nigeria troops kill ‘large number’ of Boko Haram fighters in air strike

Nigeria’s air force on Thursday bombed Boko Haram strongholds in northeast Borno state, killing “a large number of terrorists”, as…

Obanikoro’s Eligibility Suit: Court fixes March 5 for judgment

An Ikeja High Court has fixed March 5 for judgment in a suit seeking to stop a former Minister of…

Boko Haram: 158 kidnapped victims reunite with families in Yobe

A total of 158 Women and children abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from Katarko village in Yobe have been reunited…

Outrage As Jega Worsens Election Uncertainties

Jamiu Yisa Outrage has continued to trail the statement by Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru…

Train Crushes Motorcycle Rider To Death

Yusuf Muhammed An Ebute Metta-bound train coming from Ijoko in Ogun State on Thursday morning crushed a motorcycle rider to death…

Fear Of Rigging: Tinubu Insists On Card Readers

The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission,…

Generator Explosion Kills Publisher

Funsho Arogundade Nigeria’s media circle was thrown into mourning Wednesday as the news of the death of Mr. Victor Dada…

Go To Court, SaharaReporters Dares Obanikoro

Online news portal, SaharaReporters, has challenged former Minister of State for Defence and ministerial nominee, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, to go…

Religion, new dimension for another election postponement, says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted Nigerians to a fresh plot by desperate politicians to circulate leaflets, in mosques…

Chadian troops inflict heavy casualties on Boko Haram

Boko Haram militants suffered heavy casualties when Chadian troops pushed into Nigeria this week, residents who fled the fighting told…

I was at Ekiti rigging meeting because Jonathan sent me, Obanikoro confesses

Contrary to earlier denials, embattled ministerial nominee, Musiliu Obanikoro, has confessed to several senators in Abuja that he did participate…

I commend Jonathan for assuring to handover, says Buhari

General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate has praised President Goodluck Jonathan for assuring Nigerians that he…

ECOWAS visits Buhari, deploys 250 observers to Nigeria

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Mr Kadre Ouedraogo, on Wednesday disclosed that the…

6 million Nigerians register for national ID card

Chris Onyemenam,‎ the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Wednesday said six million Nigerians had been registered…

Tackling Boko Haram: Nigeria has biggest military force, weakest impact

Four African armies, from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, are currently directly engaged in the fight against the Nigeria-based insurgent…

I’m not dead says Hon. Adeola

Honourable Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, a member of the House of Representative and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

GEJ has done more for Nigerians than any other govt – Patience Jonathan

The wife of the president, Patience Jonathan has claimed that President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has done so much than any…

Any other election delay ‘unconstitutional’, says Jega

A further postponement of Nigeria’s general elections beyond the rescheduled polling day of March 28 would be “unconstitutional”, the country’s…

IG of Police orders full investigation into Okrika shootings

The Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba has ordered a full-scale investigation into the shooting incident that took place at the…

Jonathan Appoints SA On Social Media

Eromosele Ebhomele President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday appointed Obi Asika as Senior Special Assistant on Social Media. He replaces Reno…

APC Decries Obanikoro’s Nomination As Minister

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as laughable the inclusion of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro…

New York Times editorial is inexcusably biased, ignorant – FG

Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Ade Adefuye, on Tuesday described an editorial published by the New York Times…

Reduced Allocation: Delta To Sell ‎Shares To Generate Revenue

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Delta state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has given approval for the sale of its shares in Transcorp Ughelli Power…

Poll Shift: Over 52m voters have collected PVCs now, says INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it had distributed 52,233,396 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) nationwide, representing 75.88…

Benin Kingdom at War Over Jonathan, Buhari

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Esogban of Benin kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, has come under severe criticism over a statement that the…

Boko Haram leader vows to disrupt Nigeria election

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s general election in a new video released Tuesday, after two suicide…

Interim national government is unconstitutional, it won’t happen – David Mark

President of the Senate, David Mark, has described the call for an interim national government by some Nigerians as “imprecise,…

Patience Jonathan responsible for Okrika bombings, says Amaechi

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state has blamed the violence in Okrika, Rivers state on the wife of the president,…

Nigeria lacks institutions, processes to prevent corruption, says Okonjo-Iweala

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Tuesday that corruption persisted in the country because Nigeria lacked the…

Death toll from Biu checkpoint blast, climbs to 38

wo suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people Tuesday, after Boko Haram razed a town and as…