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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…

Ten feared dead in Colombia plane crash

Colombian authorities said there was little chance of finding survivors after a small plane with 10 people on board crashed…

Heavy fighting threatens Ukraine ceasefire

Gunfire and heavy shelling rocked a key frontline city in eastern Ukraine overnight, raising fears Sunday that a tenuous truce…

US launches first strikes in Iraq Sunni Arab heartland

The United States launched its first air strikes in Iraq’s Sunni Arab heartland, bombing jihadists near a key dam on…

Qatar confirms holding Britons probing World Cup labour

Qatar has confirmed it is holding two British researchers who had been probing the labour conditions of migrants building facilities…

Adamawa Election: Fintiri claims PDP guber ticket

Umaru Fintiri, acting governor of Adamawa state has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary. Fintiri was favourite to…

Osoba, Ekpu mourn, eulogise Dimgba Igwe

Chief Olusegun Osoba has led some senior journalists in Lagos on Saturday to mourn late Dimgba Igwe, vice-chairman, Sun Newspapers,…

Links to nude celebrities crash New Zealand Internet

New Zealanders keen to view hacked photos of naked celebrities are being blamed for a nationwide Internet meltdown involving the…

Ebola: Panic grips Abakaliki Teaching Hospital

Ebonyi State Government has dismissed claims of a possible Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the state. Panic gripped the state…

Thousands flee as Boko Haram seizes Adamawa town

Thousands have fled their homes as Boko Haram insurgents early Saturday seized Kirchinga, hometown of Adamawa State acting Governor Umaru…

Katsina LG elections, a waste of resources – CIP

A Katsina-based non governmental organisation, The Community Information Project (CIP), has criticised Saturday’s local government elections in Katsina state, saying…

Adamawa Election: KOWA party fields farmer

A farmer, Malam Aminu Dahiru, on Saturday emerged the candidate of KOWA party for the 11 October Adamawa governorship bye-election.…

SDP promises to deliver corrupt-free governance to Deltans

By Orusi Kenneth/Asaba The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has fortified its mandate towards the eradication of corruption in Nigeria. The…

Delta 2015: Obuh denies sponsorship by Uduaghan

By Orusi Kenneth A governorship hopeful in Delta State, Tony Obuh has debunked the widely spread allegation making the rounds…

Emir of Gusau clocks 90, prays for Nigeria

The Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Kabir Danbaba, has called on Nigerians to continue to pray for peace and stability of…

Adamawa Election: 800 delegates to participate in PDP primaries

No fewer than 800 delegates are participating in Saturday’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election in Adamawa. The PDP State…

Niger East senatorial re-run holds amidst tight security

The Niger East senatorial re-run election was held on Saturday amidst tight security in the polling units. Men of the…

Jonathan, APC, Kalu mourn late Dimgba Igwe

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the country’s opposition All Progressives Party, APC, on Saturday expressed shock over…

PDP primaries: Ribadu, others endorse acting governor

Malam Nuhu Ribadu and other aspirants who withdrew from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for the 11 October Adamawa…

New Katsina LG chairmen to be inaugurated Monday – Shema

Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina state has said the newly elected local government chairmen would be inaugurated on Monday 8…

PDP urges more members to quit APC

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s ruling political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Saturday appealed to members of its main opposition, the…

Katsina LG Poll: Shema commends election commission

Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State has commended the State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC) for conducting a “peaceful, free and…

PDP BOT member urges delegates to put Adamawa first

A PDP chieftain, Prof Jibril Aminu, has urged delegates to put the state above any other interest in deciding the…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Ex-SSG joins Anambra central senatorial race

Ossy Ezenwa, former Secretary to the Anambra Government, has declared his intention to contest for the Anambra Central Senatorial seat…

Sierra Leone plans three-day shutdown to stall Ebola

Sierra Leone is to enforce three days of “complete shutdown” across the country later this month in a bid to…

Dimgba Igwe, The Sun Vice Chairman is dead

Eromosele Ebhomele One of Nigeria’s prominent journalists and Vice Chairman of The Sun Newspapers, Mr. Dimgba Igwe, is dead. Igwe…

Torrential rains kill more than 200 in Pakistan, India

Over 200 people in Pakistan and northern India have been killed in torrential monsoon rains which triggered flooding, landslides and…

Delta @23: Labour Party says nothing to celebrate

Orusi Kenneth As far as Labour Party, an the opposition is concerned in Delta State, the only thing worth celebrating…

Suspected cultist arraigned over attack on policewoman

A 54-year old suspected cultist, Abiola Tailor, who allegedly threatened a policewoman’s life, was on Friday docked at an Osogbo…

Man in court for beheading woman, 82

A man appeared in court Saturday charged with the murder of an 82-year old woman reportedly found beheaded with a…