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APC recruits Obasanjo as navigator

Former governor of Lagos State and one of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…

Obasanjo’s letter: Danjuma says no public comment for now

Former Nigeria’s defence minister, General Theophilus Danjuma said he would not make a public comment on the 18 page letter…

Letter to Jonathan: Ex-Senate President blasts Obasanjo

. With another 18 page letter Senator Ameh Ebute, a former senate President in the short-lived democratic experiment under the…

Wammako to politicians: Stop amassing wealth for your children

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State in northwestern Nigeria, has called on political office holders to desist from the practice…

South Sudan: The rebel who wants to topple Kiir

(Reuters) – On a trip to New York last year, South Sudan’s then Vice-President Riek Machar dismissed fears of a…

Boko Haram kidnaps wives, children of soldiers

.Nigeria’s military stages a battle of honour after Boko Haram militants’ attack barracks in Bama More information is emerging about…

Okonjo-Iweala Suffers Twitter Backlash

Seun Bisuga Minister for Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, suffered a public attack on social network site, Twitter this afternoon after she…

Madagascar rivals claim poll win

ANTANANARIVO (AFP) – Madagascar’s presidential candidates both claimed victory Saturday in run-off polls, each accusing the other of rigging the…

Fighting escalates in South Sudan

JUBA – US aircraft flown into South Sudan to help with evacuation efforts on Saturday came under fire that wounded…

House of Reps’ 50 Knotty Questions For Okonjo-Iweala

On Thursday, the Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, appeared before the House of Representatives Finance Committee, headed by Dr.Abdulmumin…

Doctors vow to continue strike

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says it will continue with its on-going warning strike action until more concrete efforts are…

Yoruba group urges Jonathan implement confab’s agenda

The Afenifere, a Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, on Friday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to faithfully implement the agenda of the…

In pictures: Afenifere leaders visit Jonathan

Members of the Yoruba pressure group, the Afenifere visited President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja today. Governor Segun Mimiko of Ondo…

Amnesty calls on Jonathan to reject anti-gay bill

Amnesty International on Friday urged Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to reject a bill that would outlaw gay marriage and crackdown…

19 pregnant girls freed in latest baby factory bust

Nigeria’s police said Friday they had raided a home in Umuahia, capital of Abia state where 19 pregnant women were…

UNN staff protest appointment of new pro-chancellor

Administrative and academic activities were paralysed at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) on Friday as the workers protested the…

Boko Haram storms Bama Barracks

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said Boko Haram terrorists’ launched an attack on Bama Barracks, Borno in the early hours of…

Woman charged with murder of her son

A petty trader and single parent, Titilayo Odedele has been charged with the murder of her own son at the…

Kabiru Sokoto, Christmas Day Bomber Jailed for Life

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday sentenced Kabiru Umar a.k.a Kabiru Sokoto, a Boko…

Police Commission Promotes 2 AIGs, 3 CPs

The Nigerian Police Service Commission has announced the promotion of two Assisatnt Inspectors-General of Police, Messrs. Michael Zuokumor and Jonathan…

Gospel Singer Turns Sex Goddess

Controversial Nigerian gospel singer, who is well known for her x-rated photographs, Caroline Sam, popularly known as Maheeda, has revealed…

Tukur Gets Governors, Reps Approval

The Peoples Democratic Party governors and House of Representatives members have passed a vote of confidence on Alhaji Bamanga Tukur,…

Nigerian troops kill 13 Boko Haram robbers

The Nigerian army said Thursday it had killed 13 suspected Boko Haram gunmen in a shootout near the border with…

Nigerian state outlaws begging

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of the northern Nigerian state of Kano on Thursday signed the Street Begging Prohibition Bill 2013 into…

Reps want Jonathan review Oduah’s status as minister

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The Nigerian House of Representatives has endorsed the report of its House Committee on Aviation, which had…

‘Not enough evidence for Kenyatta trial’, says ICC prosecutor

THE HAGUE, (AFP) – International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda admitted Thursday she no longer has enough evidence to try…

Ukrainian woman goes topless for the Pope

A leader of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen bared herself near St Peter’s Square on Thursday shouting “Christmas is cancelled!”…
More details emerge of the meeting between President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the NNPP's Musa Kwankwaso in Paris, France last week.

Kwankwaso formally joins APC

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of the northern Nigerian state of Kano, has formally declared for the All progressives Congress (APC). He…

WAEC releases poor November SSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released what its official called ‘a discouraging’ result for the November/December 2013 West…

No work, no pay, Oshiomhole tells striking doctors

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of the southern Nigerian state of Edo Thursday reprimanded doctors for joining the ongoing nationwide…