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1200 PDP guber campaign coordinators in Sokoto dump party for APC

By Haladu Abubakar Alhaji Murtala Madagu, Sokoto state coordinator for Senator Umar Gada and Alhaji Yushau Kebbe of the Peoples…

Dakuku’s campaign rally venue bombed in Okrika

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Armed youths have bombed all the equipment, podium and have destroyed all the canopies set up at…

Oshiomhole seeks royal fathers’ prayers for peaceful elections

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has called on traditional rulers in the state and country to pray for a peaceful…

Britain marks 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death

Britain on Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill, the iconic cigar-chomping prime minister who led…

Boko Haram kills village leader, 14 others near Maiduguri

Boko Haram gunmen killed 15 people including a village leader near Maiduguri, the heartland of the Islamist group blamed for…

Momoh advises APC supporters on victory strategy

A former minister of information, Prince Tony Momoh, has advised supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to explore ways…

PDP guber candidate promises to increase minimum wage

Alhaji Yusuf Agabi, the PDP governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, has promised to increase the minimum wage of civil servants…

Five Ebola cases left in Liberia – Government

Liberia said on Saturday it had just five remaining cases of Ebola, confirming it is close to eradicating an epidemic…

Indian police re-arrest hunger strike activist

Indian police have re-arrested a human rights campaigner staging a 14-year hunger strike just hours after she was released on…

Spain arrests four suspected jihadists

Police on Saturday arrested four suspected Islamist extremists in the Spanish territory of Ceuta bordering Morocco and were investigating whether…

UN accuses Israel of razing 77 Palestinians homes

The United Nations has accused Israel of illegally demolishing the homes of 77 Palestinians, mostly children, this week in annexed…

UN pledges support to Nigeria despite Dasuki saying no need

Dr Mohammed Chambas, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa, has pledged the organisation’s support for…

DHQ website hacked – Gen. Olukolade

The Defence Headquarters said its website was hacked into on Friday but added that the hacker could not infiltrate its…

90 demonstrators freed on day of calm in Niger

Niger’s authorities have released 90 detained activists, opposition officials said Friday, as the country recovered from violent anti-Christian riots last…

Anti-Buhari campaign boomerangs on Jonathan, PDP

National leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) are believed to upset with the party’s Presidential Campaign Council over the…

In video: PDP chiefs pelted with pure water by angry youths

The re-election campaign of President Goodluck Jonathan in Bauchi State was marred by several incidents on Wednesday, with youths first…

‎983 Stolen PVCs Recovered In Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo state, Mr. Mike Igini, has announced the recovery of 983 Permanent Voter’s…

My sister died of heart related ailment – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said his sister, late Madam Nancy Oleic- Jonathan died of a heart related ailment. The…

Plateau Deputy Governor says he’s still in PDP

Deputy Governor Ignatius Longjan of Plateau on Friday denied defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives…

UNILAG lifts ban on students’ unionism

Authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Friday said they had lifted the ban on students’ unionism. The Vice-Chancellor,…

I’ll reply APC at the appropriate time, says Mbu

Joseph Mbu, outgoing AIG Zone 7, has promised to respond to allegations by the APC that he was deployed to…

INEC receives additional 4.1m PVCs

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Friday said the commission had taken delivery of additional 4.1…

INEC to provide telephones at polling centres

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara on Friday said it would provide emergency telephone lines at all the…

Impress Nigerians, don’t be partisan – IG tells Police

One of the ways the Police can impress voters and Nigerians during the forthcoming elections is to discharge their duties…

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia buried

Saudi Arabia buried King Abdullah Friday as foreign leaders gathered in the capital for the funeral of the ruler of…

No need for UN or AU forces against Boko Haram, says Dasuki

Nigeria’s national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki on Friday ruled out the need for a United Nations or African Union-backed force…

Sokoto PDP supporters embarrass VP Sambo’s wife

Abubakar Haladu/Sokoto Sokoto PDP women supporters demonstrated some rebellion today as Amina Sambo, wife of the vice-president spoke at a…

Experts Decry Dearth Of Investigative Journalism

Eromosele Ebhomele Prominent Nigerian journalists have decried the dearth of  investigative journalism by practising journalists in Nigeria as a way…

Outrage Over Plan To Shift Elections

Jamiu Yisa Nigerians both home and abroad have reacted angrily and rejected the call by the National Security Adviser, Col.…

Alaba Trader Builds Mansion With Robbery Money

Cyriacus Izuekwe A trader at Alaba International market, Ojo, Lagos, western Nigeria, and leader of an 8-man trans-border robbery gang,…