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At least 11 dead as flood rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan

At least eleven people including a bridegroom and two children drowned Sunday when a rescue boat carrying a wedding party…

Suspicions, drama over Governor Suntai’s state of health

Nothing really may have changed in the health condition of ailing Taraba state governor, brain damaged from an aircraft crash…

Liberia dismisses 10 officials for abandoning Ebola fight

Liberia’s leader Sunday said she had sacked 10 senior government officials who defied an order to return to the west…

Governor Suntai returns, eager to resume duties

Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State arrived the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Saturday at 10 p.m. after months of…

Boko Haram: Nigeria’s military reports loss of Alpha jet

The Nigerian military said on Sunday one of its fighter jets that was operating in a northeast state where the…

In Pictures: Meet NDA female cadets known as ‘Jonathan Queens’

On 13 September, when President Goodluck Jonathan graced the Golden Jubilee, passing out parade and commissioning of Course 61 Regular…

In Pictures: Jonathan at NDA passing out parade

President Goodluck Jonathan attends the Golden Jubilee, passing out parade and commissioning of 61 Regular Course and Short Service Course…

FRSC threatens syndicates issuing fake licenses, number-plates

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission in Anambra, Mr Sunday Ajayi, has threatened syndicates issuing fake drivers’…

Australia commits 600 troops to anti-IS campaign

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday Australia would deploy 600 troops to the United Arab Emirates to join the US-led…

France says 930 citizens or residents involved ‘in jihad’

Around 930 French citizens or residents, including at least 60 women, are either actively engaged in jihad in Iraq and…

Bangladesh’s Zia loses court battle on corruption charges

Bangladesh’s highest court on Sunday rejected appeals by opposition leader Khaleda Zia, clearing the way for her to stand trial…

Ali Modu Sheriff: PDP denies romance with Jonathan in Chad

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday in Abuja has denied claims that President Goodluck Jonathan had former Borno governor,…

2 APC govs, assembly members to defect to PDP – Metuh

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday in Abuja said that more members of the All Progress Congress (APC) were…

PDP best party to rescue Nigeria – Adeyeye

The Minister of State for Works, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the best party…

Jonathan to honour fallen military heroes

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday directed the country’s military to institute a special programme to honour men and women of…

TAN Rally: Gov. Aliyu’s wife injured as podium collapses

Many dignitaries attending the rally in Minna, Niger State, for President Jonathan’s second term ambition, were injured as the podium…

Boko Haram attack market near Maiduguri

Boko Haram insurgents attacked a market outside the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, local people who witnessed the incident…

Jonathan commiserates with Gen. Adekunle’s family

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has commiserated with the family of late Brigadier-General Benjamin Adekunle who passed away on Saturday morning.…

3 dead in Abuja auto crash

An accident involving multiple vehicles after Karu bridge on Nyanyan-Karu road killed at least three persons on Saturday in Abuja.…

70 missing after ferry sinks in Philippines

At least 70 people are missing after a ferry sank in the waters off the central Philippines in bad weather…

Jonathan calls for 100% loyalty from soldiers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday called on soldiers to demonstrate 100 per cent loyalty to the nation. The president made…

Jonathan’s achievements endeared him to us – Group

The Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) explained that it wants President Goodluck Jonathan to contest in the 2015 general elections…

Obasanjo mourns his ‘friend’, Gen. Benjamin Adekunle

Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has eulogised General Benjamin Adekunle (red) who died on Saturday morning, saying his…

TAN registers 1.12m signatures to persuade Jonathan

The Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) has so far registered 1.12 million signatures to persuade President Goodluck Jonathan to contest…

Synagogue Church: 16 dead, 109 rescued – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday, said that 109 people trapped at the collapse building in Synagogue church…

16 dead as bus plunges off bridge in India

A bus smashed into a bridge and plunged into a river in India, killing at least 16 people after the…

Tinubu pays glowing tribute to Gen. Adekunle

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress has paid glowing tribute to General Benjamin Adekunle (rtd.) who…

Hamas rules out direct talks with Israel

Hamas’s former Gaza prime minister Ismail Haniya on Saturday said the militant Islamic Palestinian group would not hold any direct…

Ebola: Ekwueme, Adefarasin, others extol late Adadevoh

Nigerians on Friday described the late Dr Stella Adadevoh as a hero, model, a pacesetter and a Nigerian worthy of…

2015: Conduct credible elections, APC tells INEC

National Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Maimala Buni, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to build on…