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Buhari will emerge Nigeria President – Dauda

Ibrahim Dauda, the National Publicity Secretary, Buhari Support Group Centre (BSGC), said “with the structures BSGC has on ground, General…

Aviation minister gives N10m scholarship to Anambra students

The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, on Saturday instituted a N10 million scholarship scheme for indigent school children in Obosi,…

Jonathan congratulates Malala, co-winner of Nobel Prize

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday congratulated Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Malala,…

2015: Campaign group promises to buy Buhari’s N27m nomination form

The Bauchi State Chapter of the Buhari Campaign Organisation pledged to buy nomination form for General Muhammadu Buhari to contest…

Britain ready after Ebola outbreak test

Britain is ready to cope with an Ebola outbreak, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt declared Saturday, following a nationwide exercise to…

Snowden’s girlfriend joins him in Russia

US fugitive Edward Snowden, who was granted asylum by Moscow after revealing the extent of US global surveillance, has been…

Baze University honours late Adadevoh, Dasuki

Baze University, a private university based in Abuja, on Saturday, graduated 64 students and conferred posthumous honorary doctorate degree on…

Ogun begins screening of Christian pilgrims

The Ogun Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board on Saturday commenced screening of candidates for the 2014 Holy Pilgrimage to Israel, Greece…

Gunmen assassinate INEC Executive Secretary in Yenagoa

Unknown gunmen on Friday assassinated the Executive Secretary of Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), Mr Simon Akpen, in Yenagoa.…

ABU Zaria don joins APC presidential race

A professor of business education at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Mr Mahmood Aliyu, has declared his intention to contest…

Borno spends N500m on Hajj

The Borno government said Saturday that it spent about N500 million toward the successful conduct of this year’s Hajj in…

Dead Briton in Macedonia did not have Ebola

A British man who died in Macedonia displaying Ebola-like symptoms did not have the disease, results from a German lab…

In Pictures: PDP thugs run riot, destroy cars, homes of lawmakers

Edo state continues to descend into political violence as thugs believed to be working for the Peoples Democratic Party stormed…

PDP thugs destroy cars, homes of APC lawmakers

Thugs believed to be working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stormed into the Legislators quarters in Benin, Edo state…

Egypt ‘gay marriage’ trial verdict set for Nov

An Egyptian court will give its verdict November 1 in the trial of eight men arrested after a “gay marriage”…

IS jihadists execute four women in Iraq

The Islamic State group has executed at least four women, including two doctors and a politician, in their northern Iraq…

Access free maternal healthcare, Uduaghan urges rural women

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta, has urged pregnant women in rural areas to access the free modern maternal healthcare provided…

4 injured in Abuja road crash

Four persons are receiving treatment at the National Hospital, Abuja, after sustaining injuries in an auto accident involving a Peugeot…

Prisons foils attempted jail break at Kirikiri Prisons

The Nigerian Prisons Service on Friday foiled an attempted jail-break by some inmates at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, Lagos.…

Amosun is architect of modern Ogun – Awosedo

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former governorship candidate of Labour Party, LP during the 2011 gubernatorial election in Ogun state, Asiwaju Olajide Awosedo…

I drink cow blood before operations – Robbery suspects

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 19-year old Chadian citizen and cross-border armed robbery suspect, Jamal Nasiru, arrested by the men of the…

Boko Haram: Colonel, others arrested for sabotage

A Nigerian army colonel has been arrested along with some junior officers, for sabotaging the country’s military offensive against Boko…

Boko Haram: Mark to address the world at 131st parliamentary

The Senate President, Senator David Mark, will on 11 October, lead Nigerian parliamentarians to the 131st Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU)…

We have reduced cost of food import by $2bn, says Sambo

The Federal Government says it has turned agriculture to a big business by reducing the cost of food import by…

Kirikiri Prisons inmates attempt to escape after protest

Many inmates of the Kirikiri Medium Prison in Lagos reportedly attempted to escape the prison on Friday following a protest…

Boko Haram frees Chinese captives, wife of Cameroon’s top politician

Ten Chinese and 17 local hostages have been released in Cameroon, where they were kidnapped earlier this year in raids…

Haitian risks jail over plane seat trouble

It was dubbed the legroom wars and now a Haitian man risks up to 20 years in a US prison…

Ebola financial pledges short by $1bn

Pledges of financial aid to fight Ebola have fallen far short of the $1 billion needed by the United Nations,…

SSANU praises LASU over payment of withheld salaries

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), Lagos State University chapter, on Friday lauded the management for paying the…

Edo APC ‎lawmakers arraigned over assault of PDP lawmaker

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Philip Shaibu (Etsako West II) and Hon.…