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Votes counting commences in Kogi supplementary governorship election

Votes counting has commenced in many of the 91 polling units where the supplementary governorship election was held in Kogi…

Nigeria imported 159 million toothbrushes from China in 2014

Here are seven surprising numbers from China-Africa trade

Why I enlisted Obasanjo to solve Guinea Bissau’s crisis – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to…

#BayelsaDecides: It is a great day for us – Jonathan

…sues for peace Jethro Ibileke/Otuoke Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the conduct of the Bayelsa state governorship election as…

Adamawa ex-commissioner bags 10 years in prison

A former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

DSS discovers Boko Haram cells, says sect plans to attack Abuja

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Service on Saturday alerted residents of Abuja, the Federal capital territory…
Senator David Mark speaks on Ortom attack

We are ready for David Mark in rerun election, says APC

The All Progressive Congress (APC) says it is ready to participate in the Benue South Senatorial District rerun election between…

China, a dependable partner in my ‘Chnage’ agenda, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in South Africa said that the Peoples Republic of China remains a strategic and dependable…

Four confirmed dead in Southern Ijaw #BayelsaDecides

Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The alleged exchange of fire between opposing political thugs in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State…

Dickson gets accredited, slams APC, security operatives

Idowu Ogunleye/Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has slammed the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) and security operatives…

Army arrests Boko Haram chief cameraman, others

The Nigerian army says it has arrested Boko Haram chief cameraman in a tweet posted today. He was identified as…

Bayelsa Election: Card Reader denies Jonathan again

Just like it happened during the March 28 presidential poll, the Card Reader failed to recognize the fingerprint of former…

Heavy shooting in Nembe, Brass as #BayelsaDecides

Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The much awaited governorship election in Bayelsa State took off this morning under much apprehension and anxiety as…

Chief of Defence Staff satisfied with operation against Boko Haran in Nigeria

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonishakin, on Friday expressed satisfaction with the ongoing fight against insurgents in the…

Bayelsa polls: Police ban use of 200 horse power engine boats

Okafor Ofiebor/Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command has announced that the Command has beefed up security and banned the use…
former Governor Idris Wada

Court dismisses Wada, Faleke’s suit, okays supplementary polls

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has dismissed the suit filed before it by Governor…

Bayelsa Polls: Police restrict movement, bar security aides on election day

…orders intra-city restriction of movement in Kogi state …bars security aides from accompanying principals on election day In furtherance of…

Kogi: Delivery of judgement begins

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Federal High Court, Abuja, entered the court room around 11.55am to begin delivery of the judgement…

Kogi Polls: INEC office burnt down

One of the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi State, where a supplementary poll is slated…

Ooni’s Coronation: Jumat service, fashion show, take center stage today

Femi Anjorin The activities marking the events for the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye…
MTN ‘Extremely Sorry’ Over Network Outage

MTN’s fine reduced to N780bn not N674bn – NCC

MTN has received a second letter from Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) notifying the telecommunication outfit that its fine was reduced…

Watch Al Jazeera’s documentary on how Nigerians sell babies for cash

• Award-winning series Africa Investigates back on Al Jazeera • Babies are for sale in Nigeria for $4 000-5 000…

EFCC arraigns Akpobolokemi, Ex-NIMASA DG, 9 others for N1.153bn scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on December 3, 2015 arraigned a former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and…

Nwobodo sues Buhari over ministers dichotomy

A human rights and public interest litigation lawyer, John Nwobodo has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of…

Supreme Court convicts Oscar Pistorius of murder

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier manslaughter…

Bayelsa Polls: PDP urges members to be fearless

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday in Abuja called on its members in Bayelsa to remain vigilant, focused and…

8 civilians, 2 police officers killed in Biafra protest

Ten people including two police officers died in the latest protests Wednesday over renewed demands for a Biafran state to…
MTN ‘Extremely Sorry’ Over Network Outage

Nigeria slashes MTN fine to $3.4 billion

Nigerian telecoms authorities have reduced by a more than third a $5.2 billion fine imposed on South African mobile phone…

Why Oshiomhole is trying to implicate me – Okonjo-Iweala

Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed why Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo is trying to implicate her…

Okonjo-Iweala tells Buhari to call ‘reckless’ Oshiomhole to order

…says she has absolutely nothing to do with $2.1bn arms deal Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has requested…