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Catholic women declare support for Gov. Yero

The Catholic Women Society, Kafanchan Diocese, have declared support for Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State, ahead of the February…

Kano agog as Sanusi coronation holds today

Kano State government said it had concluded arrangements for the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the Emir…

Cameroon, Chad, Niger real test for Boko Haram, says US

Boko Haram is flush with cash and weapons after a string of battlefield advances, but the militants could face a…

US wants no delay in Nigeria elections

The United States called Friday for Nigeria’s presidential elections to be held on time, as the nation’s electoral commission weighs…

Fayose, Obanikoro, Omisore cannot deny recording, says US firm

The New York-based security firm that helped analyse the voices of the characters in the leaked recording on plans to…

‘The Economist’ assessment of Jonathan baseless, jaundiced – Presidency

The Presidency on Friday expressed displeasure over The Economist magazine’s assessment of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in an opinion piece,…

Why I leaked Ekiti election rigging tape – Nigerian Army Captian

Captain Sagir Koli who leaked the #EkitiGate audio and documentary which had Governor Ayo Fayose, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Iyiola Omisore,…

109 Boko Haram fighters killed in Niger attack

*United States intelligence estimates Boko Haram fighters to between 4000 and 6,000 An army general in Niger was among the…

I’ll win presidential election by landslide, says Buhari

Nigeria’s main opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told AFP he was expecting to win next week’s presidential election by…

Jonathan’s N1.2bn campaign money divides Edo PDP, youths seal secretariat

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is currently embroiled in fresh crisis over alleged non-disbursement…

US female hostage killed, says IS

The Islamic State group claimed on Friday that a female American hostage had been killed in an air strike in…

INEC meets with political parties to decide on election postponement

Nigeria’s election commission will on Saturday announce whether or not it will postpone national polls set for February 14, a…

First Boko Haram attack in Niger beaten back by troops

Islamist group Boko Haram for the first time launched an attack in Niger on Friday, striking at the town of…

Timipre Sylva invited, questioned by DSS

Former Bayelsa state governor and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Timipre Sylva appeared before the Department of…

Sexually Abused Celebrities Open Up

Eromosele Ebhomele Many Nigerians may not have known that beyond the smile and happy mien of some celebrities in the…

Southerners Flee Northern Nigeria

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Ahead of Nigeria’s 14 February presidential poll, southerners resident in the North are fleeing the region in droves,…

Election Splits Nollywood

Funsho Arogundade As the forthcoming 2015 general elections in Nigeria inch closer, a deep wedge has been driven into the…

Poly Student Jailed For Stealing Laptop

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 30-year-old student of Lagos State Polytechnic, Isolo campus, western Nigeria, who regained freedom after spending two years…

Reasons Polls May Go Violent

Nigerian elections are just ten days away, and things are getting tense, reports Reuters. The country has a couple of…

#EkitiGate: Obanikoro denies rigging in leaked audio, sues SaharaReporters

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has cleared the air on the audio released by online news medium SaharaReporters in the early hours…

#EkitiGate: The full transcript of the rigging conversation

In the early hours of Friday 6 February, a recording leaked on the internet and it was one that went…

Aregbesola Wins At Election Tribunal

The election tribunal sitting in Osun on Friday dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…

APC USA lauds Council of State for resolving national puzzle

The United State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has lauded the Council of State for insisting that the general…

2015 Elections: I-G orders tight security across Nigeria

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Thursday ordered Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Command Commissioners of…

Osibanjo calls for redesigning of electronics to reduce e-waste

An expert in environmental protection, Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, on Thursday called for redesigning of electronic gadgets to reduce e-waste. Osinbajo,…

An ex-dictator is a better choice than a failed president – Economist

SOMETIMES there are no good options. Nigeria goes to the polls on February 14th to elect the next president, who…

Audio: Secret Meeting Of How Fayose, Obanikoro, Omisore, Army General rigged Ekiti election

This is a secret recording of how a Nigerian minister colluded with an army Brigadier General to rig the 2014…

El-Rufai promises to increase agric. production in Kaduna

Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, has promised to increase agricultural production in the state…

Auchi Poly Management Cripples Staff Union’s N400m Account

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Chairman of Non Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (NASUP), Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Edo state branch, Mr. Andrew Oshiogbele,…

PVC: Lagos declares Friday work free day

The Lagos State Government Thursday declared Friday a work-free day for its workers just as state governor, Babatunde Fashola SAN,…