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Jihadist group Ansar Dine claims deadly attack on UN base in Mali

The jihadist group Ansar Dine (Defenders of the Faith) told AFP it was responsible for Saturday’s attack on a United…

Bayelsans cannot afford to vote for bondage, says Jonathan

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former President Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned Bayelsans not to throw away their votes to candidates of the…

UNEP announces death of founding Executive Director

The Founding Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Maurice Strong, has passed away at age 86, according to…
Scene of a bomb attack in Jos

Twin suicide attacks kill five people in north Cameroon

Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in a village in northern Cameroon on Saturday, killing at least five…

Why I accepted TASUED’s honour – Obasanjo

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo stunned many people on Saturday when he declared that he accepted the honorary award…

Fix Nigerian economy, fuel scarcity will end, says Ogunye

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s perennial fuel scarcity that has brought pains on the citizens in the last two weeks can only…

‎Buhari bemoans falling standard of education

‎ Jethro Ibileke/Benin President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday said the present standard of education in Nigeria has unfortunately succeeded in creating…
Pirates abduct eight people in Rivers

Nigeria orders rescue of abducted crew of Polish Vessel by pirates

Mr Haruna Jauro, acting Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has directed that the abducted captain and four…

Buhari laments falling standard of education

Jethro Ibileke/Benin President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the present standard of education in Nigeria has unfortunately succeeded in creating…

Ohikere makes case for Faleke, blasts Oyegun, APC NWC

Dr Tom Ohikere, head of media, Abubakar Audu/James Faleke Campaign Organisation, has warned the leadership of the APC not to…

APC replaces late Audu with Yahaya Bello

The drama of who replaces the late Abubakar Audu as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in…

Buhari begs for help to fight corruption in oil sector

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Malta urged the international community to do more to support the Federal Government’s efforts to…

E-border control will curb terrorism, criminal activities – Immigration C-G

Martin Abeshi, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), on Saturday, called for a shift from manual to digital…

We will wipe out Shiite Muslims, says Boko Haram

Boko Haram on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city…

Buhari to Queen Elizabeth II: We need more Commonwealth support against terrorism

President Muhammadu Buhari has for the establishment of a Commonwealth Committee to oversee the rendering of greater assistance and support…

Lagos to boost Office of Public Defender

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has pledged its commitment towards boosting the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) to…

Plateau bye-election: INEC seizes 7 PVCs, 5 fake agent cards

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Jos says it has seized seven Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from under aged…

Military, police frustrating enforcement of laws in Lagos— Adebule

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, has decried increasing rate at which military and police officers…

Lagos splashes N1.5b on retirees

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has approved the release of N1.5 billion for the payment of another batch of…

Agbara bank robbery: Police debunk newspaper report about injured cops

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police command has debunked report in a Nigerian newspaper, (not P.M.NEWS) and on social media that…

FUNAAB promotes 698 staff, gets 22 new Professors

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Governing Council of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has approved the promotion of 698 members…

Kidnappers free Samson Siasia’s mother

The police in Bayelsa have confirmed that abductors have freed the mother of Nigeria’s Under-23 National Team Coach Samson Siasia,…

INEC to deploy 8, 000 ad hoc staff for Bayelsa governorship polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa has said that more than 8, 000 ad hoc staff would be…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Fuel Scarcity: Osun residents demand DPR’s intervention

Some residents of Osun, on Saturday, called on the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to end the scarcity of petroleum…

Revealed: The salaries and allowances of Nigerian ministers

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir David Lawal has unveiled the conditions of service for ministers…

Appeal Court nullifies David Mark’s election, orders rerun

The Federal appeal court based in Makurdi, in the central Nigerian state of Benue has nullified the election of Senator…

Kogi APC lawmakers insist on Audu’s son as guber candidate

Lawmakers on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi, on Friday threatened to impeach any candidate chosen…

EFCC arrests ‘Pastor’ for N200m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Jonathan Ibinabo Alatoru, a self-acclaimed pastor and Chief Executive Officer,…
Dakuku Peterside ex- APC governorship candidate criticizes Gov. Wike over alleged failure to pay NECO fees, employ more teachers in Rivers

Late Eze lived for his people – Dakuku

The All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has described the late Eze Egi of…

5 disguise as foreigners, defraud people in Lagos – RRS

The Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday said it arrested five members of a syndicate who…