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Boko Haram: Nigerian-Lebanese deny fleeing Kano

Mr Tahir Faddalah, the Chairman, Lebanese Community in Kano, has denied media reports that  members of the community were fleeing Kano State…

Editors urge Jonathan to work harder on Nigeria’s problems

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged  President Goodluck Jonathan and other elected officials to put extra measures in place…

Edo deputy governor’s press aide abducted

JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin Unidentified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers Saturday night in Benin City, abducted Kelly Odaro, Chief Press Secretary…

Boko Haram assassins wipe out family in Kano

Four men suspected to be agents of the Boko Haram sect have shot dead a member of the Nigerian Security…

PDP wins Zaria bye election

Alhaji Shehu Malami Nuhu-Babajo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won Saturday’s by-election into Kaduna State House of Assembly for…

Jonathan rewards Nigeria’s Paralympians, Falconets

Ayorinde oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan late Saturday announced cash rewards for the country’s Paralympians and female Under-20 footballers for…

US orders non-essential staff out of Tunisia, Sudan

The United States on Saturday ordered all non-essential personnel to leave Sudan and Tunisia following embassy attacks over an anti-Islam…

Jonathan sets up committee on flood

President Goodluck Jonathan has constituted a technical committee to assess and determine the extent of damage caused by recent floods…

Kings College PTA plans N180m hostel

The Parent-Teachers’ Association of King’s College, Lagos, plans to tackle some infrastructure challenges in the institution by constructing of a…

HAJJ: Lagos begins airlifting of pilgrims October

The Lagos State Government is set to commence the airlifting of the State Muslim pilgrims to this year’s Holy Pilgrimage…

Oba Akiolu urges job creation for Nigerian youths

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Saturday in Kano called on governments at all levels to focus on youth…

Pam gets ACN nod to run for Plateau senate bye-election

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Saturday in Jos confirmed the nomination of Mr Yusuf Pam as its candidate…

Israeli Muslims also join protest against anti-Islam movie

Hundreds of Israeli Arabs protested on Saturday across the north of the country against a provocative anti-Islam film that sparked…

FRSC: No disease kills Nigerians like road accidents

Mr Osita Chidoka, the Corps Marshal of Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said on Saturday that road accidents are…

Bye election ends in Zaria

The by-election in Zaria constituency of Kaduna State House of Assembly held peacefully without complaints from voters. According to the…

Jonathan urges Tukur mentor political leaders

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday urged the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, to support and mentor political leaders to…

Attacks on Islam: Top Egyptian cleric wants global ban

Egypt’s top Muslim cleric on Saturday called for an international ban on all forms of attacks against Islam, after a…

Al Qaeda dubs Libya attack on US a revenge

Al-Qaeda said the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in Libya was in revenge for the killing of…

Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai still finds a way to marry his love

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his new fiancee held their wedding on Saturday despite a court order that cancelled…

Tukur, 77, launches biography, The Global Villager

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the 77-year old chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party launched his biography, The Global Villager in Abuja today.…

US police question maker of anti-Islam film

The alleged maker of a provocative anti-Islamic movie that has sparked violent protests across the Muslim world was briefly taken…

Benue PDP shifts council primaries

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government primaries scheduled to hold on Saturday across Benue State has been shifted till…

New poll still shows Obama ahead of Romney

US President Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival Mitt Romney by three points, even though many Americans remain dissatisfied…

Protests spread to Sydney over anti-Islam movie

Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Sydney on Saturday, as a wave of unrest against a film that mocks…

Furore over Princess Kate’s topless photos

Prince William’s wife Catherine on Saturday faced growing embarrassment over topless photos after an Italian magazine said it would follow…

Special church service for Nigeria

An Interdenominational Church Service to celebrate Nigeria’s 52nd independence anniversary is scheduled to take place on Sunday 30 September. In…

How soldiers broke Nigeria’s anti-America protest

Nigerian soldiers fired live rounds in the air outside a mosque in the flashpoint city of Jos on Friday to…

Anti-America protests spread over anti-Islam film

Furious protesters targeted symbols of US influence in cities across the Muslim world on Friday, attacking embassies, schools and restaurants…

PDP Candidacy: Akpabio Floors Opponent

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Akwa Ibom state, Engr. Frank Okon, who had been seeking to…

PDP boss urges members to back Jonathan’s agenda

The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has called on  party members to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s…