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El-Rufai declares to contest Kaduna governorship

Former FCT Minister Nasiru El-Rufai on Thursday declared his intention to contest the Kaduna State governorship on the platform of…

Army inaugurates another court martial to try 97 soldiers

The Nigerian Army on Thursday inaugurated a General Court Martial at the Mogadishu Cantonment at Asokoro in Abuja, to try…

Remi was exemplary, inspiring trail-blazer, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday described the immediate past Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), late Mrs…

I won’t drop my senatorial ambiton for Yarima – Takori

A Zamfara senatorial aspirant, Mr Sani Takori, said on Thursday he would not drop his ambition to contest Zamfara-West senatorial…

Borno orders private schools to re-open

The Borno Government on Thursday directed operators of private schools to re-open for the new session in compliance with the…

Dalai Lama accuses South Africa of ‘bullying’

The Dalai Lama on Thursday accused South Africa of “bullying a simple person” after authorities there failed to give him…

INEC urges politicians to observe rules of electoral process

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State has called on politicians to abide by the rules and regulations…

FCT court discharges and acquits Ogbulafor of all charges

A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted former chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Vincent…

Ogun lawmaker’s mother abducted

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Mrs Racheal Hazzan, 65, mother of the lawmaker representing Odogbolu State constituency in the Ogun state House of…
Nigeria must mobilize its resources and efforts to counter extremism and Imams and mosques must acknowledge their critical roles in this

Breaking: Shekau appears in new video, debunks death claims

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by AFP on…

Ashafa dumps governorship ambition, to vie for Senate

Jamiu Yisa/Political Correspondent Senator Gbenga Ashafa appears to have heeded the lessons of an ancient proverb:a bird in hand, being…

I prophesied the Synagogue building collapse – TB Joshua

Embattled Nigeria clergyman and general overseer of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua has claimed that…

Remi Oyo passes on

Oluremi Oyo, veteran journalist, editor and two-time managing director of The News Agency of Nigeria has died. She was aged…

15 feared dead in Bulgaria explosives blast

Fifteen people were feared dead Thursday after a blast flattened a Bulgarian explosives plant that decommissioned landmines, with the government…

French campaign funding scandal snares Sarkozy ally

A judicial enquiry into Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2012 presidential campaign Thursday snared a close ally of the former French president, who…

Army court martials 60 for refusing to fight Boko Haram

Nigeria’s army says it will on Thursday begin court martials of soldiers balking at taking part in a stepped-up campaign…

Bayelsa gets own security outfit to monitor pipeline vandalism

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A commercial security outfit, the Izon-Ibe Security Company Limited has been incorporated by the Bayelsa State Government.…

Mexico catches drug lord in tourist haunt

Soldiers captured one of Mexico’s most-wanted drug barons in a restaurant Wednesday in a colonial town popular with American tourists…

Jonathan hates Rivers people and we know it – Amaechi

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state has explained that his frosty relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan is…

Italy probes $533mn bribe to Nigerian officials, politicians

On a day that Nigeria marked its 54th independence anniversary, Italian prosecutors were busy combing the books of state-backed firm…

Fashola sets the record straight on Ebola heroes

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola appeared miffed Wednesday over the claims by the Federal authorities of containing the spread…

US hunts contacts of Ebola patient, including kids

Health officials in Texas on Wednesday scoured the Dallas area for people, including schoolchildren, who came in contact with a…

Sirleaf sees signs of Ebola ‘stabilisation’

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Wednesday the Ebola outbreak that has devastated her country was showing signs of stabilising…

CAN tasks leaders on good conduct

The Borno chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday advised political and religious leaders in the country…

PDP’s support for Jonathan not in doubt, says Shagari

Sokoto state deputy governor, Mukhtari Shagari, on Wednesday in Sokoto said that the loyalty of members of the Peoples Democratic…

French opposition lawmaker elected Senate speaker

The French Senate on Wednesday elected a member of the opposition as its speaker, after the upper house made a…

US hospital bungled report of Africa travel in Ebola case

The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States initially told a nurse he had traveled in Africa but…

2015: INEC issues notice of election in Kano

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano state on Wednesday issued a notice of the 2015 general elections in…

Independence Anniversary: Borno govt pardons 22 prisoners

The Borno Government said on Wednesday that it had granted pardon to 22 prison inmates in Maiduguri as part of…