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Fashola: Ambode tested and trusted

Jamiu Yisa Lagos state governorship candidate of the All Progressives party (APC), Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode campaign train arrived Apapa to…
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Flee from desperate politicians, Wamakko urges youths

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state, has advised Nigerian youths to resist the temptation of being used by desperate politicians…

France defends freedom of speech after violent protests

President Francois Hollande stressed on Saturday that France was committed to “freedom of expression” after fresh violence broke out in…

Pope Francis flees Philippines ferocious storm

Pope Francis was forced Saturday to flee a fierce storm in the Philippines that killed a papal volunteer, cutting short…

Nigerian, others to die by firing squad; Indonesia rejects clemency pleas

Five foreigners and an Indonesian woman sentenced to death on drug charges will be executed by firing squad despite international…

Pakistan hangs 19th militant after school terror attack

Pakistan on Saturday hanged a sectarian militant whose execution was cancelled but later reinstated after a court rejected a pardon…

Man beheads wife, 3 year old daughter, commits suicide

A farmer, Olubusayo Sunday, 46, on Wednesday, committed suicide after beheading his wife and daughter. In a statement issued by…

US kicks as Israel’s ‘war crimes’ come under ICC scrutiny

The United States on Friday condemned as “tragic irony” the International Criminal Court’s decision to open a preliminary probe into…

Kwankwaso urges youths to shun violence

Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State on Friday urged youths in the country to shun violence during and after the…

APC will govern Nigeria with humility, probity, transparency – Buhari

The presidential candidate of the APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, has promised that he will rule Nigeria with humility and transparency…

Jonathan promises special fund for youth empowerment if reelected

President Goodluck Jonathan said his administration will create special fund for the empowerment of youths in the country. Jonathan announced…

Jonathan’s visit to Borno, morale booster to military, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Thursday’s visit by President Goodluck Jonathan to Maidiguri, Borno, was a morale…

Police nab 2 with fake Presidency number plate, ID cards

The Police in FCT have arrested two suspected fraudsters and recovered a fake number plate and two identity cards purportedly…

Jonathan’s campaign train heads to Owerri

President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign train will arrive Owerri on Saturday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said. This is contained…

Charlie Hebdo sells 1.9 million copies

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has sold 1.9 million copies of its latest issue, which has provoked protests by Muslims…

Angry mob kill Boko Haram suspect in Kano

The Kano State Police Command on Friday confirmed the killing of a man suspected to be a member of the…

US diocese files for bankruptcy to pay sexual abuse victims

A US archdiocese said Friday it is filing for bankruptcy to compensate victims of sexual abuse, the 12th Roman Catholic…

Libya’s militia alliance announces ceasefire

An Islamist-backed militia alliance on Friday announced a ceasefire in conflict-strewn Libya, following an agreement at UN-brokered peace talks between…

World muslims protest Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Prophet Muhammed

Thousands demonstrated across the world Friday and violent clashes erupted in Niger and Pakistan as Muslims vented fury over a…

Chad joins war against Boko Haram, deploys troops to Cameroon

Dozens of Chadian tanks headed out of the capital Friday south towards Cameroon to help fight Nigeria’s dreaded Boko Haram…

Suicide bomber strikes again in Gombe, kills 6

A suicide bomber killed five people and wounded 11 Friday in northeastern Nigeria, an emergency services official told AFP. “It…

US condemns Charlie Hebdo protests by Muslims

The United States condemned Friday sometimes violent protests by thousands of people in Muslim majority countries against a new cartoon…

FG urges states to impose more taxes, trim spending

The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Bashir Yuguda, on Friday urged Nigerian state governments to adopt the austerity measures…

Nigeria earns less in December, but Federal, states take more money home

The Minister of State for Finance, Mr Bashir Yuguda, on Friday announced that Federal, States and Local governments shared N580.4billion…

Boko Haram bomber abandons bomb-laden vehicle

A suspected bomber on Friday abandoned a bomb-laden pick-up vehicle at a police check point on the Gombe-Biu road. The…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Campaign office of PDP candidate set ablaze

Some unidentified persons have set ablaze the campaign office of the Zamfara Central Senatorial candidate of PDP, Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu,…

ECOWAS mulls regional force for Boko Haram: Mahama

West African leaders are considering creating a military force to fight Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist militants and will hold a…

University Student Wins N2.4m Golden Bet Lotto

A final year student of Economics at the Ekiti State University, Adeboye Ogunsanya, became an overnight millionaire after winning N2.4m…

Jonathan hopeful Nigeria will produce a female president

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday expressed the hope of a woman becoming Nigeria’s president in his life time. Jonathan, who…

Aregbesola to run his office with N18.6 billion

Mr Gboyega Oyetola, the Chief of Staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, on Friday disclosed that the budget for…