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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…

Obtain your PVC else poll shift will be a waste, says Emir Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, on Tuesday urged residents within his domain to allow their wives to…

Poll Shift: Jega to face Senate on Wednesday

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will face the Senate on Wednesday over…

Explosion kills 11 at check point in Biu, Borno State

Eleven people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a checkpoint near the town of Biu in northeast Nigeria…

Explosion, gunfire rock APC rally in Okrika, home of Patience Jonathan

Explosion, gunfire rocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Okrika, Rivers state today, although casualty figures are yet to…

Boko Haram destroys Askira Uba, forcing residents to flee

Hundreds of Boko Haram militants stormed the town of Askira Uba in northeast Nigeria, burning homes and public buildings, as…

Court fines TB Joshua, Synagogue for delaying trial

Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today slammed a N25,000 fine on the Synagogue Church Of All…

Jonathan sends list of eight ministerial nominees to Senate

The Senate at resumption of plenary on Tuesday received a list of eight ministerial nominees from the Presidency in accordance…

Sambo Dasuki, DSS biggest threat to national security – El-Rufai

Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kaduna state has asserted…

Nigeria has two problematic presidential candidates, says Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the two major candidates in the 2015 Nigeria’s presidential election as both problematic…

Jonathan’s response to Boko Haram, slow, inadequate, failure of leadership – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s response to Boko Haram militants as slow, inadequate and a…

Buhari’s govt, most brutal dictatorship after Abacha – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described General Muhammadu Buhari, the main opposition presidential candidate in Nigeria as the most…

Elections were postponed to frustrate Buhari – NY Times

The New York Times, in another harsh editorial against the government of President Goddluck Jonathan of Nigeria, has stressed that…

Don’t flee Nigeria, elections will be peaceful, says Tambuwal

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has assured that the forthcoming general elections would be peaceful,…

Obasanjo should not have torn his membership card – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party believes that former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo should not have ripped his membership card…

Arrest politicians buying PVCs, Oshiomhole tells CP

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Monday charged the police and other security agencies in the state…

Over 160 Boko Haram suspects arrested in Niger

More than 160 people suspected of having links to Boko Haram have been arrested in Niger’s border area with Nigeria…

Court Of Appeal upholds Fayose’s victory

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A Court of Appeal siting in Abuja on Monday, upheld the victory of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti…

Nigerian Pastor Arrested With Hard Drugs

By Simon Ateba Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended the resident pastor of the Eternal…

Obasanjo an embarrassment to the military – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has described Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent statements about the military as an embarrassment, noting that, much as…

Nigeria troops reclaim Monguno from Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military on Monday claimed the recapture of Monguno, a garrison town in northeast Borno state, after it was seized…

Overwhelming crowd welcome Buhari to Borno

A massive crowd of cheering supporters mobbed Nigerian opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari in the embattled northeast city of Maiduguri on…

Fashola appoints new Head Of Service

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has approved the appointment of Mrs Folashade Sherifat Jaji as the new Head…

Court adjourns ruling on Oyedepo’s N9bn breach of contract

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos southwest Nigeria has adjourned till March 25 a ruling on the…

PDP has reduced Nigeria to a global laughing stock, says Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state says the ruling Peoples Democratic Party at the federal level has reduced Nigeria to…

How Military Aided Fayose’s Victory In Ekiti —Captain Koli

Eromosele Ebhomele Captain Sagir Koli, the Nigerian Army officer at the centre of a leaked audio recording of a meeting…

Kashamu Largesse: Three dead as cult groups clash in Ijebu Ode

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three persons have been confirmed dead in Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Ode local government area of Ogun state after…

Court tells Zenith Bank to pay lawyer N10.5m from PDP account

Henry Ojelu Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos High Court today issued a garnishee order compelling Zenith Bank plc to…

Congo, Guinea, Gabon, others talk strategy against Boko Haram

Leaders of central African nations on Monday began talks in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde to devise a joint strategy to tackle…

In Pictures: Obasanjo tearing his PDP membership card

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating that, he is no…