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Elechi, PDP attempt to reinstate impeached Speaker

Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi said in Abakaliki on Monday that Chukwuma Nwazunku remained the Speaker of the State House…

Eight Chinese quarantined as Ebola panic heightens

Eight Chinese medical workers who treated Ebola patients have been quarantined in Sierra Leone, as health experts grapple with ethical…

Actor Robin Williams dead from suspected suicide

Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died from suspected suicide on Monday after a battle with depression, triggering an outpouring…

Nigeria’s first Ebola victim a ‘ crazy man’ – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has labeled the man who brought Ebola Virus into Nigeria a ‘crazy man’. Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian…

Ebola: Man’s death causes panic in Edo community

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The death of a middle aged man suspected to have been infected with Ebola virus has caused panic…

Ebola: Jonathan summons 36 state governors, commissioners

President Goodluck Jonathan will meet with governors of the 36 states of Nigeria and their health commissioners in Abuja on…

Lagos Assembly Confirms New Chief Judge

By Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, on Monday, confirmed Governor Babatunde Fashola’s nominee…

Ebola: Eight Victims In Stable Condition – Fashola

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says all the eight people currently infected by the deadly Ebola…

US sends $10m for French counterterrorism in Africa

United States President Barack Obama on Monday authorized $10 million in military aid for a major French counterterrorism mission in…

Osun Election: A Theatre Of War, says Lai Mohammed

By Omotoyosi Saromi and Olajumoke Olaleye Lai Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary, All Progressive Congress (APC) has described the just concluded…

Lagos APC Salutes Governor Aregbesola

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State, western Nigeria, has joined millions of Nigerians, especially the people of the State…

Omisore Accepts Defeat

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyiola Omisore, has conceded defeat to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the All…

Nigerians Condemn Militarisation Of Elections

Nigerians have continued to condemn the militarisation of elections. The condemnation followed the deployment of at least 73,000 security personnel…

Fayemi, Others Mourn Ade-Ajayi

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed sadness on the death of eminent historian and former Vice Chancellor of…

Worshipers Fill Churches To Pray Against Ebola

Cyriacus Izuekwe, Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta with Agency Report People in Sierra Leone and Liberia filled churches on Sunday to seek deliverance…

Fashola Calls For Patronage Of Made-In-Nigeria Goods

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has called on Nigerians to patronise ‘Made-in-Nigeria’ goods rather than imported ones. The governor…

Protests, looting in US city after police shoot unarmed teen

Protesters clashed with police and looted stores in the Midwestern US suburb of St. Louis, a day after an officer…

Nigerian doctors urged to curb Ebola spread

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has directed its members to be part of efforts to control the spread of…

Tambuwal congratulates Aregbesola, lauds electorate

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Sunday congratulated Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state on his re-election…

Saudi beheads man for killing wife with axe

Saudi authorities beheaded a national on Monday after he was convicted of killing his wife with an axe in front…

Health Minister confirms new Ebola case in Lagos

Nigeria on Monday confirmed a new case of Ebola in the financial capital Lagos, bringing the total number of people…

Aregbesola has changed the game, says Tinubu

Senator Bola Tinubu, national leader, All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated Governor Rauf Aregbesola for changing the face of politics…

Clinton blames Islamic militants rise on Obama policies

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton blamed the rise of Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria on failures of US…

Osun Election: Fashola congratulates triumphant Aregbesola

Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, has congratulated his brother, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who was re-elected as governor of Osun state…

We must investigate arrest of opposition leaders – Saraki

Senator Bukola Saraki has called for the probe of the arrest of opposition leaders in Nigeria. The former Kwara state…

Kano women decry use of teenage girls for suicide bombing

A cross section of women in Kano on Sunday expressed concern over the use of teenage girls by Boko Haram…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Osun Election: PDP Congratulates Aregbesola

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, for his re-election in last Saturday’s governorship poll…

Wounded Syrian baby saved from mother’s womb

Syrian regime air raids killed 12 people on Sunday and wounded 23, including a mother and a baby boy removed…

Nigerian quarantined in Hong Kong for Ebola

A Nigerian man who was quarantined after he showed Ebola-like symptoms while travelling to Hong Kong has tested negative for…

Nigeria, others feel effects of battle against Ebola

West Africa was counting the cost of measures to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic on Sunday, as unprecedented restrictions caused…