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Fighting corruption not one-man show, says Gov. Aliyu

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state has stated that fighting corruption is not a one-man show, adding that, Nigeria must…

Stock brokerage firm sues Oyedepo, Winners Chapel for breach of contract

A licensed stock brokerage firm, Valueline Securities and Investment Limited, has filed a suit before a Federal High Court in…

Knocks For Jonathan Over War Threats

Henry Ojelu A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Ayodele Elias Oluseye has queried the conspiratorial…

Jonathan, Fashola, Atiku, Others Mourn Okoya-Thomas

President Goodluck Jonathan and other prominent Nigerians have expressed their grief at the passing of billionaire Lagos-based business mogul, Chief…

Kidnappers Demand N40m From Newspaper Agent

Henry Ojelu Kidnappers in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have demanded the sum of N40 million from the family…

Don’t Leave The North, Okorocha Tells Igbos

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has advised Igbos living in the North against leaving the places they currently reside ahead…

Police Officer’s Wife Arrested For Robbery

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Meiran Division in Alimosho Local Government have arrested the wife of a senior police officer…

Chadian troops enter Nigeria to battle Boko Haram

Chad sent ground troops into Nigeria for the first time on Tuesday to fight Boko Haram as the Islamist militants…

Jonathan is Nigeria’s best president and should be re-elected – Daniel

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Otunba Gbenga Daniel has described President Goodluck Jonathan as the best president Nigeria as ever produced, adding that,…

We’ll correct the lapses in the oil sector, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that his government will correct all the lapses in the oil sector after he…

Rivers State: Ogoni people endorse Dakuku Peterside

The Ogoni apex socio-cultural organisation, KAGOTE, has endorsed Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Come out with your policy direction, PDP tells APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to come out with its policy direction for…

I’m grateful to Jonathan for ensuring my re-election – Gov. Fayose

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti on Monday said his support for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan was in appreciation…

How Jonathan’s administration ran Nigeria economy to a halt – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said the Jonathan administration has succeeded in running the country’s economy aground with a combination…

Fashola mourns Okoya-Thomas, says he’s an epitome of humaneness

Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola SAN, Monday expressed shock and grief at the passage of the Asoju Oba of Lagos,…

Military recaptures 10 towns from Boko Haram

The National Information Centre said on Monday that the ongoing war against insurgency in the North East was yielding desired…

Jonathan escapes bomb blast in Gombe

A blast ripped through a car park outside a stadium where Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan had addressed a re-election campaign…

Buhari opts for town hall meetings, says campaign organ

*Meetings to hold in Kano, Benin, Ibadan, Enugu, Port Harcourt Against the backdrop of its decision to stay out of…

Molade Okoya-Thomas a visionary, says Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the demise of Nigeria’s businessman, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, saying the death is…

Molade Okoya-Thomas dies

Chief Molade Alexandria Okoya-Thomas, the Lagos businessman and socialite has died. He was aged 79. Until his death, he was…

Lekki Concession Company appeals to IG to release toll operators

Lekki Concession Company (LCC) has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba to tell Joseph Mbu to release…

My office will not be a ‘spare tyre’ – Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said the office of the Vice President…

We’ll generate 20,000mw of electricity in 4 years, says Buhari

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) on Sunday said it would provide 20,000 megawatts (mw) of electricity in…

Oyedepo never asked God to open ‘hell gate’, says Winners Chapel

The Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, has cleared the air on statements attributed to its general overseer,…

Okonjo-Iweala ‘needs serious help’ – Prof. Charles Soludo

Professor Charles Soludo, former Central Bank of Nigeria governor believes that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the…

N30 trillion missing under Okonjo’s watch, says Soludo

By Professor Chukwuma Soludo Former CBN governor, Soludo responds to his virulent attack by finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, after his…

Nigerian author supports Buhari, despite jailing her dad

By Lola Shoneyin *Lola was 10 years old when the Buhari-Idiagbon regime incarcerated his father, a building contractor in Ogun…

INEC extends PVC collection till 8 February

The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards to Sunday, February 8, 2015.…

Lagos insists that Agbaje is a tax evader

The Lagos state government has insisted that Peoples Democratic Party, governorship candidate in the state, Jimi Agbaje is a tax…

Corruption, fraud costing Africa billions per year

Africa loses at least $50 billion (44 billion euros) a year to illicit practices like tax fraud, corruption and organised…