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INEC extends PVC distribution in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has extended till Monday the distribution of Permanent Voter cards (PVCs) in…

PVC: Ikuforiji, Pitan, dissatisfied with distribution

Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction at the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards…

Residents laud extension of PVC distribution in Lagos

Residents of Ogba and Agege, suburbs of Lagos state, on Sunday applauded the extension of the deadline for Permanent Voters…

Gov Ahmed promises to upgrade traditional rulers in Kwara

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has said that more traditional rulers will be upgraded in the state as the exercise…

Jonathan pays tribute to Onobrakpeya on honour by US museum

President Goodluck Jonathan has applauded the honour conferred on Bruce Onobrakpeya, one of Nigeria’s most renowned artists, by the Smithsonian…

PVC: INEC extends distribution in Kano by one day

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has extended the distribution of Permanent Voter cards (PVCs) in Kano State to Monday,…

Al-Makura promises to track down killers of his aide

Governor Umaru Al-makura of Nasarawa state on Sunday, said those who killed the head driver of the state Government House,…

Man shot dead in struggle to disarm robbers

By Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle aged man, simply identified as Nwachukwu, has been reportedly shot dead last Saturday night while…

Passenger nabbed at airport with cocaine in female shoes

By Simon Ateba Officials of the National Draw Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a passenger at the Lagos airport…

Sudan army denies Darfur ‘mass rape’ report

The Sudanese army on Sunday said a media report that its troops had carried out a mass rape in the…

Obama takes responsibility for Democrats’ election rout

US President Barack Obama has taken responsibility for his party’s crushing defeat in last week’s midterm elections. “We got beat,”…

New video shows inside ‘Boko Haram-controlled town’

A new Boko Haram video obtained by AFP on Sunday shows militants on an armoured vehicle parading down a road…

Africa sets up $28 million Ebola crisis fund

The African Union, African Development Bank and regional business leaders have set up a crisis fund to help areas hit…

Mission Schools: Ex-Deputy Governor seeks agreement with govt.

Amidst controversy over the return of mission schools to their original owners in Kwara, a former Deputy Governor in the…

LG boss wants peace between farmers, herdsmen in Jigawa

Alhaji Mahmud Matafari, the Chairman, Kirikasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa on Sunday, appealed to farmers and herdsmen in the…

Catalonia defies Spain to hold independence vote

Spain’s Catalonia region voted in a symbolic ballot Sunday on whether to break away as an independent state, defying fierce…

Twelve dead in Spain’s worst coach crash

Twelve people died when a coach plunged into a ravine in the Murcia region of southeast Spain, in the worst…

Uduaghan to deliver 150 housing units

The Commissioner for Housing in Delta, Chief Paulinus Akpeki, said that the state government would soon complete the 150 housing…

Nigeria’s Reality show: The man who eats fire and mashed glass

On 8 November 2014, the people of Esure, Ijebu-Mushin in Ogun state marked the 28th Esure Etumora Day, a celebration…

Obama heads for China after cyberspying row

President Barack Obama headed for China Sunday on a trip that will focus on Washington’s often tense relations with the…

High fees charged by PDP, APC will breed more corruption

Nigeria’s main political parties are charging eye-watering fees from election hopefuls, in a move condemned as undemocratic and a breeding…

Pioneer chairman of Action Congress dies

The death has occurred of the pioneer National Chairman of Action Congress, Alhaji Hassan Zurmi. According to NAN Zurmi died…

In Pictures: Esure Day In Ogun State

Photos By Emmanuel Osodi

Hitches in Ogun over PVCs, Amosun demands 2 more days

*Less than 10 per cent of voters served, says Amosun *Our Failure is a National Calamity – INEC Commissioner Abiodun…

2015 Elections: PDP re- jigs timetable for primaries

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The National Working Committee of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reviewed its timetable for the conduct…

Kwankwaso collects PVC, urges INEC to correct errors

Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State on Saturday collected his Permanent Voter Card (PVC) at the Kwankwaso Malamai Primary School…

Only PDP leadership can publish ward congresses results, says Metuh

The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that only its national leaders are permitted to release…

Army releases over 125 Boko Haram fighters

The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, on Saturday handed over another 125 suspected Boko Haram insurgents to the…

PVC: INEC, Jonathan conniving to rig 2015 Elections, says Bola Tinubu

Kazeem Ugbodaga, Jamiu Yisa Following the flawed Permanent Voters Cards, PVC, distribution in Lagos, a national leader of the All…

Police arrest 2 after farmers, herdsmen clash

The Police in Jigawa on Saturday arrested two suspects for involving in farmers-herdsmen clash in Guri Local Government Area of…