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Nigeria @ 54: Vision 20:2020 still achievable, realistic – Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has stated that Nigeria can achieve the set Vision 20: 2020 despite the…

Jonathan’s broadcast a campaign speech

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Wednesday the army was turning the tide against Boko Haram Islamists and he trumpeted…

Independence: Jonathan urges terrorists to lay down arms

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday called on terrorists and insurgents waging war against the country to lay down their arms…

Mark blasted for denigrating Benin customs

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Senate President, Mr. David Mark, has been given a seven-day ultimatum to tender unreserved apology to Edo…

Nigerian troops get weapons to fight Boko Haram

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance on Tuesday day said the federal government has acquired new military equipments to confront insurgency…

Boko Haram members get 75 years jail term

The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday sentenced three Boko Haram members to 75 years jail term with hard labour.…

President Jonathan’s 2014 Independence Day Speech

Fellow Nigerians, today marks the 54th anniversary of our country’s independence as a sovereign nation.  This is also the tenth…

Adamawa Election: INEC clears 7 candidates, 31 observers

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it cleared seven political parties and their candidates for the Adawawa…

Fashola advocates peaceful co-existence as nation turns 54

As Nigeria celebrates her 54th Independence, Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola, has advocated peaceful co-existence, cleanliness and rule of law…

I’m contesting to take power from those abusing it – Buhari

Former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced his bid to run for president in next year’s…

I’ll improve the living standard of Nigerians – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja restated the commitment of his administration to doing what is right to improve…

Support who emerges APC president, Buhari advises supporters

Former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on his supporters to stay focused, shun insult and be…

DSS to appeal judgement on El-Rufai

Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) said on Tuesday that it would appeal the judgment of the…

Trial of alleged mutinous soldiers postponed

Nigeria’s military authorities have postponed till Thursday the General Court Martial of some 60 soldiers charged with alleged mutiny. The…

Children who lost parents to Ebola shunned by families – UNICEF

Thousands of children who have lost parents to the west African Ebola epidemic risk are being shunned by frightened and…

‘Prison Turned Me Into Hardened Criminal’

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 38-year old suspected armed robber paraded recently by the police in Lagos State, western Nigeria,  has confessed…

Okada Rider Catches Wife Pants Down With Colleague

Jamiu Yisa A  divorce-seeking commercial motorcycle operator, Hakeem Yusuf, has narrated to an Alagbado Customary Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, how…

Sallah: Lagos Ban Sale Of Rams On Roadsides

Kazeem Ugbodaga Few days to Sallah celebration, the Lagos State Government has banned the sale of rams on highways, major…

Obasanjo Goes Back To School

After obtaining a post-graduate diploma in Christian Theology from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), former President Olusegun Obasanjo…

Nigerian Sex Slaves Rescued In Burkina Faso

Simon Ateba Two teenage Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Burkina Faso to become sex workers in the West African…

Ebola screening for ships’ at Apapa port

Sand is unloaded from the vast hold of the Pintail cargo ship into waiting trucks at the port of Apapa…

Six escape death in flying car accident

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Six unidentified persons narrowly escaped death by the whiskers Monday morning in Benin when the driver of the…

Ekiti police arrest 19 suspects over Aderiye’s murder

Ekiti state Police Command says it has arrested 19 suspects, including a woman, following the assassination of Omolafe Aderiye, former…

$9.3m: A war against the Nigerian church – Oritsejafor

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday washed his hands off the controversies surrounding…

Fayemi snubs Jonathan’s national award

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state who was listed to receive the award of Commander of Niger, CON from President…

Jonathan puts flag designer on salary, dashes steward, 2 others houses

In an unprecedented move, President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday announced surprising goodies for four Nigerians by bestowing on them Nigeria…

Ebola: Nigeria to train health workers from W/African countries

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday said Nigeria would offer specialised training to 15 health personnel from…

Nigeria has 64 million adult illiterates

The National Mass Education Commission (NMEC) says Nigeria’s adult illiterate population stands at 64 million and described the figure as…

October 1: There are no reasons to celebrate – Tinubu

Former Lagos state governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu believes that there are no obvious reasons why Nigeria should celebrate its 54th…

2015: Nigeria needs ‘Common Sense’ revolution – Bola Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu believes that Nigeria needs “Common Sense” revolution to help it…