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President Jonathan’s 2014 Independence Day Speech

Fellow Nigerians, today marks the 54th anniversary of our country’s independence as a sovereign nation.  This is also the tenth…

Jonathan should stop governors’ from meddling in LGAs – ALGON

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) on Tuesday in Abuja urged President Goodluck Jonathan to help stop “unnecessary…

Suspect in US workplace beheading charged with murder

The suspect in a workplace attack in Oklahoma in which a woman was beheaded has been charged with first degree…

Nigeria has made progress in spite of challenges – Yuguda

Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state on Tuesday in Abuja said that the country had made huge progress in the…

Obama’s BRAIN initiative gets over $300 million

President Barack Obama’s initiative to study the brain and improve treatment of conditions like Alzheimer’s and autism was given a…

O‎shiomhole signs 2015 budget appropriation into law

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Tuesday signed the 2015 budget appropriation Bill of N159.3 billion passed…

Jonathan empowers ‎Edo residents with sewing machines, clippers

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Over 120 residents of Agenebode, administrative headquarters of Etsako East local government area of Edo State, have been…

Independence: NSCDC boss assures of adequate security

Dr Ade Abolurin, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has assured of adequate security for the…

Adamawa Election: INEC clears 7 candidates, 31 observers

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it cleared seven political parties and their candidates for the Adawawa…

We cannot bomb IS into obscurity – US military

The United States military cannot bomb the Islamic State group into “obscurity,” it cautioned Tuesday, appealing for patience in its…

USAID shuts Ecuador office after dispute with Correa

The US Agency for International Development officially closed its Ecuador office on Tuesday following a dispute with the leftist government…

Britain carries out first air strikes against IS in Iraq

British fighter jets on Tuesday bombed an artillery post and an armed truck used by the Islamic State group in…

US Ebola patient is first diagnosed outside Africa

The United States has diagnosed its first case of Ebola in a man who was infected in Liberia and traveled…

Fashola advocates peaceful co-existence as nation turns 54

As Nigeria celebrates her 54th Independence, Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola, has advocated peaceful co-existence, cleanliness and rule of law…

I’m contesting to take power from those abusing it – Buhari

Former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced his bid to run for president in next year’s…

FG to rehabilitate 173 roads at N1.7bn

The Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP (II)) in Niger state says it plans to rehabilitate 176 kilometres of roads…

Independence: Obama pledges support against terrorism

United States President, Barack Obama, has pledged the support of the American government to Nigeria in combating terrorism. The pledge…

Independence Day: Northern Governors Forum calls unity

The Northern States Governors’ Forum on Tuesday urged Nigerians to mark the country’s 54 years anniversary by working for its…

I’ll improve the living standard of Nigerians – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja restated the commitment of his administration to doing what is right to improve…

Mother, son sentenced for child trafficking

The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu on Monday sentenced a mother and her son to three months imprisonment for…

Support who emerges APC president, Buhari advises supporters

Former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on his supporters to stay focused, shun insult and be…

Husband seeks divorce over wife’s bad friends

A 42-year old man, Lawal Idris, on Tuesday told an Ilorin Area Court that his wife, Mulikat, was in the…

Kwara PDP promises to restore boarding schools

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has promised to restore boarding facilities into secondary schools in the state…

DSS to appeal judgement on El-Rufai

Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) said on Tuesday that it would appeal the judgment of the…

Trial of alleged mutinous soldiers postponed

Nigeria’s military authorities have postponed till Thursday the General Court Martial of some 60 soldiers charged with alleged mutiny. The…

Angry mob sets Okada thieves ablaze

Angry mob on Tuesday sets ablaze two men over their alleged attempted theft of a motorcycle popularly known as “Okada”…

Texas hospital isolates patient for Ebola tests

A patient with symptoms of Ebola has been placed in strict isolation at a Texas hospital, and test results are…

Children who lost parents to Ebola shunned by families – UNICEF

Thousands of children who have lost parents to the west African Ebola epidemic risk are being shunned by frightened and…

Atiku leads APC campaign in Adamawa

Former Nigerian vice-president, Atiku Abubakar has been leading the campaign of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the bye-election…

‘Prison Turned Me Into Hardened Criminal’

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 38-year old suspected armed robber paraded recently by the police in Lagos State, western Nigeria,  has confessed…