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Boko Haram: Army to launch offensive in North-East, says Minimah

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said the army will soon launch a massive military offensive to…

DHQ debunks formation of Caliphate by Boko Haram

The military has debunked the claim of the leader of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau that it had…

Israeli strike kills Hamas finance official

Israel said Sunday it had killed a top Hamas financial official in an air strike on Gaza City, as it…

Five dead after church, hospital shelled in Ukraine

An artillery attack on a town in eastern Ukraine killed five civilians, three of whom were attending a religious service…

Boko Haram leader says Gwoza part of ‘Islamic caliphate’

Boko Haram’s leader said a northeast town seized by the insurgents earlier this month has been placed under an Islamic…

NBC celebrates 22 years, promises better service

Emeka Mba, Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has said that the commission would continue to deliver on its mandate to…

Pilgrimage: Nigeria, Israel assure of safety, security

The Federal Government and its Israeli counterpart on Sunday assured this year’s intending ‘Family Pilgrims’ to Israel of their safety…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

2015: Group wants PDP to support women guber candidates

Ahead of the 2015 general elections, members of the People’s Democratic Initiative (PDI) has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Police foils robbery attack in Gwagwalada, Abuja

The Police said it foiled an armed robbery attack in Gwagwalada metropolis of the FCT on Saturday night. Mr Patrick…

Syria army kills 32 rebels in Daraa ambush

Syrian troops killed 32 rebels in an ambush in the southern province of Daraa early on Sunday, a monitoring group…

Israeli raid kills mother, 3 children in north Gaza

An Israeli air strike killed a mother and three children from the same family in northern Gaza on Sunday, medics…

Briton with Ebola flown home from Sierra Leone

A British healthcare worker who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is being flown back to London for treatment,…

British ‘close’ to identifying Foley killer

British authorities are “close” to identifying the hooded Islamic State jihadist who beheaded American journalist James Foley, the British ambassador…

Jihadists seize last Syrian army post in Raqa

Jihadists from the Islamic State group have seized the Tabqa military airport, the last remaining Syrian army base in northern…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

PDP gets new officials in Kano Congress

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state has elected Alhaji Rabi’u Dansharu as its new chairman. The state congress,…

Gwagwalada flood victims count losses, seek FG assistance

Victims of Friday’s heavy downpour which ravaged many parts of Gwagwalada Area Council in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on…

Yobe legislators right to dismiss impeachment rumours – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe on Sunday said that the dismissal of alleged impeachment plot against Governor Ibrahim…

Name NAFDAC HQ after Akunyili, Association tells FG

The Nigerian Association of Patent and Propriety Medicine Dealers Association (NAPPMED) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to immortalise Prof.…

FG partners stakeholders to fight Ebola virus

The Director of Port Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Nasiru Gwarzo, has said that the Federal and other stakeholders…

Ebola: Nigerians commend FG for quick response

Nigerians have commended the Federal Government and Lagos State government for swift response to the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. An…

Ebola: Nigerian doctors call off strike, resume Monday

Kayode Obembe, president Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the association has called off its three-month old (55 days) strike action.…

Netanyahu: Gaza offensive to continue as long as necessary

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers on Sunday that the military campaign against Gaza militants would continue until…

German kidnapped by jihadists released in Syria

A 27-year old German kidnapped in Syria by militants from the Islamic State around a year ago has been released,…
The Israeli air force has again attacked a command centre of the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip, IDF says

Israel air strike kills two after Egypt calls talks

An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians in Gaza Sunday as militants kept up rocket fire, a day after an…

35 Nigeria police ‘missing’ after Boko Haram raid

Thirty-five Nigerian police officers deployed to a training academy in the remote northeast are missing after a Boko Haram attack…

Death toll from Hiroshima landslides reaches 50

The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of…

South West PDP backs Jonathan for second term

Prominent members of the PDP and their allies in western Nigeria, said they had collected close to 1.8million signatures endorsing…

Ogun government shuts down OOU

The Ogun state government has ordered the Governing Council of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) to shut the school ‘immediately’, to…

2015 Election: Kaduna PDP endorses Jonathan

Femi Adi/Kaduna Large crowd of delegates from the 23 local government areas of Kaduna state, northern Nigeria on Saturday 23…

IG deploys 8 DIGs, 28 AIGs

The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Saturday deployed the eight newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police…