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Victims’ Support Fund: FG rakes in N59 bn at fund raiser

A total of N58.79 billion was realised at Thursday’s fund-raising dinner for President Goodluck Jonathan’s Victims Support Fund, his office…

New IGP pledges to fight crime, insurgency

Nigeria’s new Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba resumed duties on Friday with promise to intensify the fight against crime…

Jonathan appoints new GMD for NNPC

The federal government has approved the appointment of a new Group Managing Director for Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and…

Ebola: Fashola urges shutdown of neighbouring borders

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has urged the Federal Government to shut down some of its borders…

Ebola: FG stops dead bodies from coming into Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the threat posed by the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the Federal Government has issued an order stopping…

El-Zakzaky To Take FG To Court Over Murder Of 3 Sons, 32 Others

Islamic cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has said his group would employ legitimate peaceful…

Ebola Death Toll Climbs To 729

Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo, Jethro Ibileke/with Agency Report  The World Health Organization, WHO, has announced that the death toll from the Ebola…

Somali Islamists shoot dead fifth lawmaker this year

Somalia’s Shebab insurgents said they had assassinated a lawmaker in Mogadishu as he left prayers at a mosque on Friday,…

Jonathan’s Posters Flood Abuja

Femi Ipaye Residents of Abuja, Nigeria, Federal Capital territory, woke up very early Friday morning to see railings, sides of…

Police To Promote 6 AIGs To Work With New IG

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Following the appointment of Suleiman Abba as Nigeria’s new acting Inspector-General of Police, there are indications that the…

Philippines monitors arrivals from west Africa for Ebola

The Philippines said Friday people arriving from west African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak would be monitored for a…

NANS Vows To Disrupt OAU Post-UTME Test

Akintola Lukman National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-west zone (Zone D) has vowed to disrupt this weekend’s Post-UTME screening…

OAU Launches e-Learning Portal

Motunrayo Idris One of the foremost universities in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, has launched its e-learning programme. The event…

Police trail Edmark CEOs’ murderer

The Police in Lagos have begun investigation into the murder of a business woman, Njideka Nzewe, the Chief Executive Officer/Managing…

FG terrorising Osun ahead of guber election – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm that the PDP-led federal government has started terrorising and intimidating the peaceful…

Ebola: Immigration maintains intense screening at ports

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is maintaining strict screening of visitors at airports, seaports and border areas to…

Ajimobi inaugurates 33 patrol vans, assures on peace

Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has assured that all necessary measures have been…

Kano govt. urged to support local shoemakers

A shoemaker at Kofar Wambai in Kano, Malam Fatihu Yahaya, on Thursday called on Kano State Government to extend soft…

Kumuyi prays for God-fearing successor to Imoke

Pastor William Kumuyi, the General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Bible Ministry, on Thursday called on all residents of Cross River…

Jonathan storms Osun Saturday, campaigns for Omisore

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun on Thursday said that all arrangements had been concluded to receive President Goodluck…

APC threatens to boycott Niger senatorial bye-election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State has threatened to boycott the 16 August bye-election for Niger-East Senatorial District.…

Contest Adamawa guber under PDP, group urges Ribadu

A youth organisation in Adamawa, The Adamawa Concerned Youths for Good Governance, has urged the former Chairman of Economic and…

US hospital prepares to receive Ebola patient

A hospital in the southern United States said Thursday it was preparing to receive an Ebola patient “within the next…

Egypt’s president to skip Obama’s Africa summit

New Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not attend an unprecedented gathering of African leaders here next week, a US…

Ebola: Nigeria quarantines 2, place 69 under medical surveillance

Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu said the ministry has quarantined two people who had “primary contact” with a man who…

Jonathan set to launch Victims’ Support Fund

By Ayorinde Oluokun All is set for President Goodluck Jonathan to launch President the Victims’ Support Fund, an initiative designed…

Security, democracy, top US-Africa Leaders Summit

By Simon Ateba American officials said on Thursday that peace, security, democracy and human rights issues will be top on…

National Council Of State to help end Boko Haram by Dec

By Ayorinde Oluokun Members of Nigeria National Council of State on Thursday agreed to support President Goodluck Jonathan to bring…

PDP Aspirants Gang-up Against Jimi Agbaje

The governorship ambition of Jimi Agbaje that made him join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has run…