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Oyedepo never asked God to open ‘hell gate’, says Winners Chapel

The Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, has cleared the air on statements attributed to its general overseer,…

South Sudan rivals agree new ceasefire deal

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar late Sunday signed a new agreement to end more than…

Okonjo-Iweala ‘needs serious help’ – Prof. Charles Soludo

Professor Charles Soludo, former Central Bank of Nigeria governor believes that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the…

N30 trillion missing under Okonjo’s watch, says Soludo

By Professor Chukwuma Soludo Former CBN governor, Soludo responds to his virulent attack by finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, after his…

Nigerian author supports Buhari, despite jailing her dad

By Lola Shoneyin *Lola was 10 years old when the Buhari-Idiagbon regime incarcerated his father, a building contractor in Ogun…

INEC extends PVC collection till 8 February

The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards to Sunday, February 8, 2015.…

Ogun APGA, PDP Guber Candidates Commend Amosun on Security

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ogun state, Prof David Bamgbose has given…

Lagos insists that Agbaje is a tax evader

The Lagos state government has insisted that Peoples Democratic Party, governorship candidate in the state, Jimi Agbaje is a tax…

Corruption, fraud costing Africa billions per year

Africa loses at least $50 billion (44 billion euros) a year to illicit practices like tax fraud, corruption and organised…

Yaro, ex-PDP chairman, Uba Sani, others dump PDP for APC

Former secretary to the Kaduna state government, Lawal Ismaila Yakawada, former Kaduna People’s Democratic Party, PDP Chairman, Makama Yaro, and…

Two explosions rock Gombe, 5 dead

Two blasts rocked north Nigeria’s Gombe city on Sunday, killing five people, with one of the attacks targeting a military…

Breaking: 2 bomb blasts rock Gombe, 5 die

Two bomb blasts have rocked Nigeria’s Gombe city, part of the Boko Haram besieged north east Nigeria. Five persons have…

Chad troops continue assault on Boko Haram stronghold

Chadian aircraft struck Boko Haram positions in the Nigerian border town of Gamboru for a second straight day on Sunday,…

View from Abroad: Buhari’s 4th time charm

*Nigeria’s giving Muhammadu Buhari—an ex-military dictator—what he’s always wanted: A chance On the last day of 1983, Nigerians woke up…

Egypt orders deportation of jailed Al-Jazeera reporter

Egypt has decided to deport jailed Australian reporter Peter Greste to his home country, a senior interior ministry official told…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Suicide bomber kills seven during PDP meeting in Yobe

A suicide bomb attack targeting a political meeting killed seven people in northeast Nigeria’s Potiskum city on Sunday, just two…

Nigerian troops contain Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri

An assault by Boko Haram on Sunday aimed at taking over the key northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has been…

Another oil pipeline explosion outskirt of Lagos

Another pipeline explosion occurred early Sunday along Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) network at Arepo, Ogun State, on the…

INEC implements ECOWAS 2011 recommendations

The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, said on Saturday in Abuja that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) implemented some of…

FG allocates N1.3trn intervention grant for universities, says Shekarau

The Federal Government has earmarked N1.3 trillion as intervention grant to public universities on the platform of National Economic Empowerment…

IS claims beheading of second Japanese captive

The Islamic State group claimed in a video that it has beheaded a second Japanese hostage, drawing international condemnation and…

Jordan vows to do ‘everything’ to save life of IS-held pilot

Jordan vowed Sunday to do all it could to save an airman held by the Islamic State group after the…

Two US defence contractors wounded in Saudi shooting

A United States defence contractor said Sunday that two of its American employees came under fire in the latest attack…

Boko Haram begins fresh attack on Maiduguri

Boko Haram fighters on Sunday launched a fresh attempt to take over the strategically crucial northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri,…

In Picture: Kashamu flood Ogun with Jonathan’s rice

Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate for Ogun East senatorial district has flooded a warehouse in the state with bags of…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Over 1,000 persons join PDP in Warri

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta on Saturday received a boost as over…

Nine presidential candidates to step down for Jonathan

The National Unity Group (NUG), an NGO said on Saturday that nine presidential candidates in the February 14 presidential election…

Presidency, PDP must stop funding election postponement, says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the statement by the Presidency/Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that they are not behind…

Jonathan will beat Buhari in the north – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said its presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan would defeat APC candidate, retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,…

UPN guber candidate in Kano urges voters to collect PVC

Alhaji Yahaya Kyado, UPN gubernatorial candidate in Kano state urged members of the party in the state to collect their…