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NEDG releases timetable for presidential debates

The Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) on Monday in Abuja said the 2015 presidential debates would hold between Jan. 28…

FG seeks clemency for 12 Nigerians on Indonesia death row

The Federal Government on Monday appealed to the Indonesian government to show clemency for 12 Nigerians convicted of drug crimes…

CBN claims credit for reduction in kidnappings

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that its cashless policy had contributed to the reduction in the spate…

Jega says politicians commit poll fraud, urges change of heart

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Muhammad Jega on Monday has blamed politicians for…

Cameroon frees 24 of the 80 captives of Boko Haram

Cameroon’s army has freed 24 of some 80 hostages kidnapped during a cross-border attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters…

2015 Election: IBB Endorses Muhammadu Buhari

There are indications that former head of state, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has endorsed General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives…

Jonathan will concede defeat, congratulate winner – Presidency

The Minister of State for Works, Dayo Adeyeye, has hinted that President Goodluck Jonathan will concede defeat and congratulate whoever…

I don’t have a PVC yet: Sultan Abubakar

Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar of Nigerian city of Sokoto told President Goodluck Jonathan today that he was yet to collect a…

AUN offers special programme for Chibok girls

The American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, has commenced a special education programme for 21 Chibok girls under its scholarship…

Sokoto youths sweep Jonathan, PDP leaders out-of-state

Hundred of youths took to the street near the palace of the Sultan of the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto,…

FG ripping off Nigerians over fuel price, APC says

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Federal Government of making a show out of deceit by its so-called…

45 churches burnt in Charlie Hebdo protests

Forty-five churches were torched over the weekend in Niger’s capital during deadly protests over the publication of a Prophet Mohammed…

APC slams PDP’s ‘death wish’ campaign against Buhari

*urges Jonathan to snatch campaign rom warlords *Ekiti governor signed the distatesful campaign The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation has advised…

Nigerians Blast Jonathan Over Fuel Price Cut

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigerians have blasted President Goodluck Jonathan over the paltry reduction in the price of petroleum product from N97…

Winners Members Storm Church With Voter Cards

Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Living Faith Church, better called Winners Chapel, on Sunday stormed the church headquarters located in…
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1,700 PDP Members Join APC

Over 1700 supporters of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Turetat Local Government Area of Sokoto state have defected to the…

Nollywood Mourns Muna Obiekwe

Funsho Arogundade Friends and colleagues have been expressing their grief over the death of Nollywood soft porn star, Muna Obiekwe, who…

Niger Deputy Gov Dumps PDP For APC

Niger State Deputy Governor, Ahmed Musa Ibeto, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the All Progressives Congress (APC).…

One dead in rare Taiwan airport shootout

A shootout outside an airport in central Taiwan apparently sparked by a man who punched a policeman killed one person…

Iran stars warned over ‘selfies’ with women fans

Iran’s footballers have been warned they could face punishment if they take “selfie” pictures with female fans who have turned…

UNN suspends postgraduate programmes

The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Sunday announced the indefinite suspension of its postgraduate programmes. The Public Relations Officer…

Group wants petrol price cut to N65

A human rights organisation in Nigeria – Committee for Democracy and Rights of the People (CDRP) has questioned the economic…

Speechwriters, the unsung stars behind US Presidents

Day after day from morning to night, a small cadre of wordsmiths searches for the right message, tone and cadence…

Pope ends record-breaking Asia tour

Masses of cheering believers in the Philippines turned out to bid farewell to Pope Francis Monday, a fitting end to…
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Over 1700 PDP members join APC in Sokoto

By Haladu Abubakar/Sokoto Over 1700 supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Turetat local government area of Sokoto state have…

UN agency declares Mali Ebola virus free

The Malian government and the United Nations on Sunday declared the country free of Ebola after 42 days without any…

OXfam: World’s richest one percent richer than 99% next year

Wealth accumulated by the richest one percent will exceed that of the other 99 percent in 2016, the Oxfam charity…
A- yet- to be identified operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has committed suicide at his residence in Abuja.

EFCC arrests internet love scammer

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arrested an alleged internet fraudster for obtaining 100,000 dollars from a…

Ex-AFP bureau chief in Nigeria passes on

Journalist Jacques Lhuillery, whose more than three decades with Agence France-Presse took him to three continents, died overnight aged 61,…

Buhari: Reports of my ill health, foreign trip false

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC on Sunday denied reports…