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Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

PDP hit by desertion in Delta state

Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State is gradually being weakened by a wave of desertions by party members…

Disqualify candidates with questionable certificates, Group tells INEC

The Movement for Institutional Integrity, a non-governmental organisation, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify candidates…

Rivers APC hold special ward meetings

The Rivers chapter of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress(APC) on Saturday held a special congress in the 319 wards in the…

Somalia dismisses Ebola Virus rumour

The government of war-torn Somalia has moved to reassure residents that there was no outbreak of Ebola in the country,…

UK Ebola-hit nurse in critical condition: hospital

A British nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and was hospitalised in London this week is now in a…

Transfer ban an opportunity for youngsters – Barcelona

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique believes the club’s famed academy can help minimise the impact of a ban on signing players…

Miracle!!! Girl, 7, survives plane crash that kills four others

A seven-year-old girl walked free from the wreckage of a private plane that crashed in a wooded area of Kentucky…

Uganda puts returnee army general under house arrest

An outspoken Ugandan general who recently returned to the country after 18 months in self-imposed exile has been placed under…

Saudi embassy to reopen in Iraq after nearly 25 years

Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it was sending a delegation to Iraq ahead of opening an embassy in Baghdad where…

Obama’s most watched video on YouTube

The White House’s most-watched YouTube video of 2014 wasn’t the State of the Union address, Barack Obama’s angry denunciation of…

Turkey authorises first new church in 90 years

Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has authorised the building of the first church in the country since the end of the Ottoman…

Elechi seeks Labour Party assistance in 2015 elections

Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi has sought assistance from the Labour Party (LP) to surmount the challenges his faction of…

I’ll create 2 million jobs, boost economy if elected, AD presidential candidate

The presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, Dr Rafiu Salau, on Saturday pledged to create two million jobs if…

EU to set up expert cell to fight jihadist propaganda

The European Union plans to set up a cell of advisors in Belgium that member governments can tap to fight…

Woman making Prince Andrew sex claims vows not to be silenced

The woman who named Britain’s Prince Andrew in a US court filing claiming that she was kept as an underage…

DELSU set to resume on January 11

The Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, will begin its 2014/2015 academic session on January 11. This was contained in a…

PDP Southwest to use police, army rig February polls:Akure meeting

Here is the summary of the meeting held 27 December by Nigeria’s South West leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Two brothers arrested in India over rape of Japanese tourist

Indian police have arrested two brothers accused of repeatedly raping a 22-year-old Japanese tourist over three weeks near Bodh Gaya,…

No PDP governorship candidate in Imo state: INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] has released its list of governorship candidates for the eastern Nigerian state of Imo…

Boko Haram in fresh abduction in Nigerian village

Gunmen abducted 40 boys and young men from a remote village in northeast Nigeria in a raid that residents and…

Father Mbaka: President Jonathan should resign honourably

Nigeria’s controversial Catholic priest, Father Camilius Ejike Mbaka has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to quit office honourably, saying that the…

Navy takes delivery of refurbished warship

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday took delivery of a refurbished warship called “NNS OKPABANA”, as part of its efforts…

US sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack

The United States imposed financial sanctions Friday on North Korea and several senior government officials in retaliation for a cyber…

Religion, ethnicity not basis for Jonathan’s reelection, says Akpabio

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom on Friday said that the 2015 general elections would make the country more united…

Speak the truth, don’t fuel violence, PDP tells politicians

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked politicians to rededicate themselves to peace, truth and respect for constituted authority as…

LASG to convert water hyacinth into fertilizer

The Lagos State Public Advice Centre (PAC) said the state government would soon start the conversion of water hyacinth into…

Cult rivalry claimed 36 lives in December 2014

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Investigations by journalists in Benin have revealed that no fewer than 36 cult rivalry-related deaths were recorded in…

If Jonathan is president for 60 years, he can’t fight corruption, terrorism – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to use their votes to express their dissatisfaction with President Goodluck Jonathan…

Senate Chief Whip wants Nigerians to live in peace

Senate Chief Whip, Bello Gwarzo, has stressed the need for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians to foster unity in the country.…

Spain bomb attack station evacuated after false alert

Madrid’s Atocha station, the scene of the worst terror attack in Spanish history, was evacuated Friday after a false alert…