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Defence minister urges Air Force to boost own technology

The Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd), has urged the Nigerian Air Force to domicile its technology for effective…

Police arrest suspected car snatcher in Enugu

The Enug State Police Command said on Sunday that it had arrested a graduate of Agricultural Economics from Imo State,…

AU concerned about displaced persons in Nigeria

Dr Laraba Abdullahi, the Commissioner, Political Affairs, African Union (AU), on Sunday said the African continent is concerned about the…

NLC directs workers to shun salary, protest sack of 6,000 workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Kogi chapter, has directed civil servants in the state to reject their December salaries to…

PDP chieftain dumps party, picks APC senate ticket

A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal Constituency of Jigawa, on Sunday in Dutse announced…

In Pictures: Governor Amaechi, Dakuku rock Carniriv 2014 in style

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the state, Dakuku Peterside rocked the ongoing…

PDP’s 16 Years Rule, Colossal waste – Tinubu

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress…

1200 Christmas Chickens Lost To Auto Accident

Jethro Ibileke/Benin About 1, 200 Christmas chickens valued at about N4,800,000 perished in an early morning auto crash which occurred…

Jonathan, one of the best presidents in the world – Gana

The chairman of President Goodluck Jonathan fund raising committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, has said Jonathan will defeat any other candidate…

PDP has ruled Nigeria very well, says Jerry Gana

The chairman of President Goodluck Jonathan fund raising committee, Prof. Jerry Gana, has stated that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party…

Don’t leave PDP, Jonathan tells aggrieved members

President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who lost at the primaries to remain…

2015: Umeh, others presented with APGA flags

Chief Victor Umeh, National Chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), was among the candidates for the 2015 polls in…

Ban Ki-Moon condemns terrorist attack on Nigeria, Pakistan

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned recent attacks on civilians by militant groups in Nigeria, Yemen and Pakistan. Ban,…

2015: Agbaje, others urge INEC to repeat PVC exercise in Lagos

The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbeje, on Saturday urged INEC to review and if…

Nigeria forces repel Boko Haram fighters near Gumsuri

Nigerian troops have repelled a Boko Haram attack near the village where 185 people were kidnapped last week, killing several…

Mother charged with murder of eight children in Australia

The mother of seven of eight children killed in the northern city of Cairns was charged with their murder on…

Gombe governor persecuting our members, APC Cries

Eromosele Ebhomele The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday condemned alleged acts of intolerance by Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Hassan…

Jonathan raises N21.2 billion for 2015 election

President Goodluck Jonathan, capitalising on his incumbency advantage has raised N21.27billion from businessmen, governors and multi-nationals to fund his second-term…

Nigeria repatriates 430 illegal foreigners, seizes 20 voters’ cards

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) arrested and repatriated 430 illegal immigrants in Jigawa between January and November this year. The…

Terror plans against Nigeria will not succeed – DSS Boss

Ita Ekpenyong, Director-General, Department of State Services, on Saturday said any divisive tendencies or machinations against Nigeria by terror elements…

French police kill knife-wielding man who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’

French police on Saturday shot dead a man who attacked them with a knife in a police station while shouting…

Insurgency: UN scribe expresses solidarity with Nigeria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday expressed solidarity with the governments and people of Nigeria, Pakistan and Yemen in their…

Government urged to be sincere on fight against corruption

A Kano-based non-govermental organisation, Network for Empowerment and Development Initiative (NEDIN), has called on government at all levels to be…

IS has executed 100 foreigners trying to quit

The Islamic State extremist group has executed 100 of its own foreign fighters who tried to flee their headquarters in…

Jonathan promises to end rivalries in health sector

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised that the Federal Government would act expeditiously on the report of the Presidential Committee…

Two men burnt alive in DR Congo after attack

Two men were burnt alive Saturday by civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile east after they attacked a…

Lagos workers to get 15 per cent bonus

The Lagos State Government will pay its workers 15 per cent bonus in the December salary as an end of…

APC distributes 124 vehicles to officials

The Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday distributed 124 vehicles to the officials of the…

Seven dead as Pakistan hits militant hideouts

Seven people including a policeman and paramilitary soldier were killed in two separate incidents when Pakistani security forces hit militant…

NiMet predicts dust haze, misty conditions for Saturday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze conditions with visibility of about 5000 metres in the central states…