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Key PDP chieftains defecting to APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some of the trusted political allies of the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, have started pitching…

Gombe govt spends N79bn on roads in 4 yrs – Governor

The Gombe State Government has spent N79 billion on road construction in the last four years, Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo has…

Kaduna APC crisis deepens

Femi Adi/Kaduna Barely twenty four hours after the All Progressives Congress, APC, suspended Senator Shehu Sani, the crises rocking the…

Jigawa emirate disburses N2m alms to 1,763 persons

The Kazaure Emirate Council in Jigawa has given alms (Zakkat) of grains worth N2.5 million to 1,763 less privileged persons…

Gov. Dankwambo presents N76. 5bn budget for 2016

Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N76.5 billion at the state House of…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Labour Party kicks against Kwara Govt’s plan to access N20bn loan

The Kwara chapter of Labour Party (LP) has criticised Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed administration’s plan to access fresh N20 billion bond…

Ogun assembly passes N200bn appropriation bill

The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2016 Appropriation Bill of N200.2 billion into law. The bill, passed…

Don’t celebrate Boko Haram attacks, Lai Mohammed tells media

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday urged the media not to glamorise attacks of the…

Obanikoro replies Saharareporters with litigation threats

Funsho Arogundade Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro, Nigeria’s immediate former minister of state, Defence, is angry and has threatened to sue Saharareporters…

Ambode’s media aide, Aruna loses father

Mr. Habib Aruna, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, has lost his father, Alhaji Adamson…

Gunmen kill 2, kidnap council official, son at beauty pageant

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A female member of Caretaker Committee of Degema Local Council, Mrs Palsy Elekima, and her son have…

60-year-old man arrested for defiling girl, 12

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Adewale Enoch, 60, has been arrested by the police from Abigi Division, in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area…

Osinbajo arrives Burkina Faso for inauguration of new president

President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented today by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the inauguration of a new…

2016, year of real change for Nigeria – Emeka Anyaoku

The year 2016 inspires hope of real change for the better in Nigeria’s national circumstances, former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief…

At least 48 killed in Madagali, Maiduguri bombings

At least 48 people were killed in suicide attacks and bombings on Monday in Madagali and Maiduguri, two cities in…

Nnamdi Kanu almost escaped using fictitious name – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) has given details of how its men apprehended the leader of the Indigenous People…

2016 will be year of final victory against Islamic state – Iraqi PM

The coming year will see the total defeat of Islamic State in Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Britain launders billions yearly for crooks from Nigeria, China, others – TI

Billions of pounds of corrupt funds from Nigeria, China, Russia and other countries are pouring into the United Kingdom every…

APC suspends Senator Sani over attacks on El-Rufai

Femi Adi/Kaduna All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State has announced eleven months suspension of the Senator representing Kaduna Central…

ADSEMA confirms 17 dead, 41 injured in Madagali suicide attacks

Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), has confirmed the death of 17 persons in Monday’s twin suicide bomb attack in…

Man goes berserk, kills three in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have confirmed the death of three persons who were allegedly shot dead by a…

I will not sack teachers, Tambuwal promises

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has promised that his administration will not sack any teacher from the state civil…

Edo guber aspirant kicks as Oshiomhole backs Dangote’s man

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ A aspirant for next year’s gubernatorial election in Edo State, Blessing Agbomhere, has faulted an alleged suppport…
12 people escape death on Ondo road

Road crashes reduced by 33 per cent during Chrismas— FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has said that road crashes across the country was reduced by 33 per cent…

Boko Haram bombers kill dozens in Madagali, 2nd deadly strike today

Two female suicide bombers killed dozens of people at a busy motor park in Madagali town of Adamawa state, north…

Aisha Buhari gives foodstuff to women

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Monday distributed foodstuff to Christian Women Association, Kubwa Chapter, Abuja, as…

Kogi Assembly: Lawal remains impeached – factional Speaker

Mr Godwin Osiyi (PDP-Ogori-Magongo) factional Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, on Monday reaffirmed the position of 17 members that…

Saudi Arabia to raise petrol prices by up to 40%

King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud[/caption Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi Arabia said Monday it was raising petrol…

Death toll from Maiduguri attack ‘reaches 21’

An attack blamed on Boko Haram killed 21 people in the key northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday, a…

Two female suicide bombers blow selves up in Cameroon

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Monday in the Far North region of Cameroon while trying to carry…