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Academy of Science partners FG to tackle Ebola

The Nigerian Academy of Science says that it is collaborating with the Federal Government in the fight against Ebola Virus…

Ebola: Red Cross trains personnel, journalists

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, West Coast zone, is training its communication officers and selected…

Warri residents commend govt. for water provision

Residents of Warri, the commercial city of Delta, have commended the state government for embarking on the multi-million naira water…

2015: APC questions order to print ballot papers locally

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Presidential directive that all electoral materials must be printed by the Nigeria…

SEAL shirt from bin Laden raid goes on show in NY

A shirt worn by a member of the Navy SEAL team during the clandestine raid that killed Osama bin Laden…

Three dead as car smashes into crowd at Portugal rally

Three people, including two boys aged eight and 13, were killed when a car ploughed into spectators at a rally…

Boko Haram has taken over most parts of Borno – SSG

Ambassador Baba Ahmed Jidda, Secretary to Borno State Government, has claimed that Islamist sect, Boko Haram, taken over a considerable…

Nigerien prime minister claims he is target of assassination

Niger’s parliamentary leader, who fled to France after being accused of involvement in baby trafficking, said Sunday he was the…

Jerusalem Palestinians riot after teen shot by police dies

A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday from injuries sustained when he was shot last week by Israeli border police in…

British unions attack austerity, threaten pre-election strikes

British trade unions lashed out Sunday at government austerity, threatened disruptive public sector strikes in the run-up to the May…

Katsina LG polls breach electoral law, says APC, NCP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Saturday’s local government elections in Katsina state, saying that “it is a drama…

Adamawa Election: Seven contest APC guber slot

Reverend Phineas Padio, the Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, said the Sunday’s primary elections of the party…

Boko Haram forces Adamawa University to shut down

The authorities of Adamawa State University, Mubi, in north east Nigeria has announced indefinite closure of the institution due to…

Daniel accuses Amosun of selling Ogun farmland

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former governor of Ogun state and a chieftain of the Labour Party, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has again thrown…

Adamawa Elections: Atiku calls for meeting of stakeholders

Former Vice President and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has called for an urgent meeting…

Hajj: Shehu appeals to FG to allow Borno airlift

The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, has appealed to the Federal Government to allow the airlift of intending…

Shelve proposed strike, Oyo govt tells NASU

The Oyo State Government has appealed to members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) in its secondary schools to shelve…

Amosun mourns Dimgba Igwe, commiserates with Sun Newspapers

By Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has joined other Nigerians to commiserate with the family…

No fight between police and civil defence – Police PRO

The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Emmanuel Ojukwu, on Sunday said there was no rift between the Police and the…

Boko Haram: Jonathan to hold talks with Chad president

President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to Ndjamena Monday for talks with his Chadian counterpart, President Idriss Deby on how to…

Adamawa Election: Disappointed PDP aspirant resigns to fate

Dr Umar Ardo, one of the aspirants who participated in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for Adamawa governorship by-election…

Six die of food poisoning as Imam drowns in Sokoto

Six members of the same family have reportedly died as a result of suspected food poisoning in Awilkiti village of…

2015 Election: I didn’t endorse Lamido for presidency – Babangida

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state has denied endorsing his Jigawa state counterpart, Governor Sule Lamido for…

Oil theft: Ijaw Youths Council tasks Naval Chief to tackle menace

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), a socio-cultural organisation in the Niger Delta, has urged the Chief of Naval Staff to…

Terrorism: Borno sets up health task force for victims

The Borno state government said on Sunday that it had established a mobile task force on health to provide medical…

NSCDC gathers intelligence report on APC North-West meeting

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Sokoto state said it had already deployed some personnel to gather…

Obama sorry for golfing after Foley death

United States President Barack Obama now admits that his decision to play a vacation round of golf immediately after addressing…

Top Saudi cleric urges Muslims to fight IS jihadists

Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has urged Muslims to confront the “oppressive” Islamic State jihadist group if it fights Muslims after…

Christians fear persecution from Boko Haram rampage

Christians in northeast Nigeria are paying a heavy price at the hands of Boko Haram, even if they are not…

PDP wins Niger East senatorial bye-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Dr Shem Zagbai of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of…