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I’m not seeking asylum, says Fani-Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, says he is not seeking asylum…

Kashamu attacks Jonathan’s campaign co-ordinator over largesse

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The crises rocking the Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP took a new dimension on…

Chief of Army Staff vows military will end Boko Haram

The Chief of Army Staff (CAOS), Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Thursday in Lagos said the Nigerian Army would not relent…

Court Fines Igbinedion N3m For N25bn Scam

In a scandalous replay of the episode, a few years back, when Justice Abdullahi Kafarati, then of the Federal High…

N1.9bn Subsidy Scam: Go And Face Trial – Appeal Court Tells Wagbatsoma, Others

…Dismisses Appeal Against Jurisdiction of Lower Court The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal today affirmed the jurisdiction of…

APC will win entire South-East in 2019, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo, on Thursday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) would take the entire South-East in 2019…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Defectors will return to PDP with empty stomach – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has warned defectors that they will return to the Peoples Democratic Party with an “empty stomach”. Jonathan…

I’ll remain in PDP and provide virile opposition – Fani-Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, says he will remain in the…

PDP will bounce back in 2019, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday sued for unity among members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to enable the party…

I’ll wipe out Boko Haram before I handover to Buhari – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan pledged in Abuja on Thursday that he will do all within his powers to ensure that all…
EFCC alleges foul play, approaches Court of Appeal to quash no-case ruling ex-governor Babangida Aliyu and Tanko Beji in N4bn fraud trial

Gov. Aliyu urges incoming govt. to prioritise education

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger has urged the incoming administration in the state to continue to accord priority to the…

Afe Babalola, Fayose meet, APC lawmakers absent

The peace move led by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), to find a lasting political solution to the crisis between Governor…

FG pays oil marketers N156bn, but fuel scarcity persists

*Marketers get N500 billion cumulatively since December, wait for bank alerts before importing fuel   Nigeria’s Federal Government on Thursday said…

Money Laundering: Igbinedion gets 6-year jail term

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Justice Muhammed Lima of Benin division of Federal High Court on Thursday sentenced Michael Igbinedion, son of Gabriel…

Rights Groups Decry Blackmail Against Ojudu

The civil rights movement in Nigeria has expressed solidarity with the Senator representing Ekiti Central, Mr Babafemi Ojudu who is…

Better Days Ahead For Lagosians —Lawmakers

Eromosele Ebhomele Lawmakers-elect for the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, have pledged to make life better for the…

New One-Day Governor Emerges In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Sixteen-year old Master Idowu Sonoiki of Ikotun Senior High School, Ikotun, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, is the next One-Day…

Ifako Ijaiye General Hospital In Bad Shape

Jamiu Yisa Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital in Ifako, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, is in a very terrible shape and needs urgent attention…

Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram commanders – Military

The Nigerian Military said troops from the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, on Wednesday killed several Boko Haram commanders and…

May Day: IG assures workers of adequate security

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Thursday expressed happiness with the nation’s labour movement and assured it…

Ambode will not delay LG polls‏ – APC

The Lagos State Chapter of the APC has debunked allegations by the PDP that the governor-elect, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has…

Nigerian troops rescue 160 from Sambisa Forest

Nigerian troops have rescued about 160 more hostages from Boko Haram’s Sambisa Forest stronghold, the army said on Thursday, taking…

Female physiotherapist kidnapped in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There is an outcry among residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers capital over the rising cases of kidnap…

Lagos Assembly passes compulsory health insurance bill

Eromosele Ebhomele If granted assent by Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, western Nigeria, then it would become compulsory for…

Adamawa governor, Ngilari, buys N180million SUVs

The decision of the Adamawa state governor, Bala Ngilari to buy two Lexus SUVs for N180million, about $900,000 and two…

Welfare of ‘rescued’ women and girls is paramount – Amnesty

The ‘rescue’ of almost 300 women and girls by Nigeria’s military from Boko Haram is an encouraging development but only…

Buhari cautions Personal Aides on Media roles

The president-elect of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, has instructed all his staff, including the personnel attached directly to him, to…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Rescued girls from Damboa not Chibok – Borno Govt

The 293 women and girls, rescued from the Boko Haram stronghold in Sambisa Forest, were from Bumsiri Village in Damboa…

I didn’t bar AIT, my aides did, says Buhari

The president-elect of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, said he was neither consulted nor informed of the ban imposed on AIT…

Stay in PDP, build formidable opposition, APC tells intending decampees

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has admonished members of the state chapter of Peoples…