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Over 1700 PDP members join APC in Sokoto

By Haladu Abubakar/Sokoto Over 1700 supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Turetat local government area of Sokoto state have…

UN agency declares Mali Ebola virus free

The Malian government and the United Nations on Sunday declared the country free of Ebola after 42 days without any…

OXfam: World’s richest one percent richer than 99% next year

Wealth accumulated by the richest one percent will exceed that of the other 99 percent in 2016, the Oxfam charity…
A- yet- to be identified operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has committed suicide at his residence in Abuja.

EFCC arrests internet love scammer

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arrested an alleged internet fraudster for obtaining 100,000 dollars from a…

Ex-AFP bureau chief in Nigeria passes on

Journalist Jacques Lhuillery, whose more than three decades with Agence France-Presse took him to three continents, died overnight aged 61,…

Buhari: Reports of my ill health, foreign trip false

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC on Sunday denied reports…

I will retain 37 LCDAs in Lagos – Agbaje

The PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, on Sunday said that he would retain the 37 Local Council…

FG reduces petrol pump price by N10

The Federal Government has announced the reduction of the fuel price of petrol from N97 per litre to N87 per…

Indonesian Ambassador summoned over execution of Nigerians

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Aminu Wali, on Sunday in Abuja summoned the Indonesian Ambassador to register Nigeria’s protest…

Clear issues concerning your health, PDP tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

The north remains one of our strongholds – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that the North remains one of its strongholds where it had enjoyed massive support…

Lagos PDP Wants Ambode Disqualified From Gov Race

Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the governorship candidate of the All…

Jonathan Will Be Remembered For Almost Destroying Nigeria – Keyamo

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria-based human rights lawyer and indigene of the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria on Sunday hit hard at President…

Accident involving PDP and APC vehicles kills one, injures 12

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo state chapter, Saturday lost his life in a ghastly…

Israeli president calls on Abbas to renew peace talks

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday urged his Palestinian counterpart to renew peace talks instead of pursuing efforts at the…

Boko Haram kidnaps 60 in deadly Cameroon attack

*Most of the captives are women, children Boko Haram fighters from Nigeria on Sunday kidnapped at least 60 people in…

Kano sets up committee to checkmate bird flu

Kano State Government has set up a committee to checkmate the outbreak of bird flu in some parts of the…

APC guber candidate pledges zero tolerance for corruption

Niger State APC Gubernatorial Candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Bello, says he will have zero tolerance for corruption in the state, if…

Nasarawa North will produce next governor, says Maku

Nasarawa state gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Labaran Maku, on Sunday said that it was the…

Mobilise members at grassroots, Shettima urges APC stakeholders

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno, on Sunday, urged APC stakeholders to go to the grassroots for mobilisation of members. He…

Suicide bomber kills four at Potiskum bus station

A suicide bomber killed four people and wounded dozens Sunday in an attack at a bus station in Potiskum, northeastern…

Ahmed kicks off campaign, promises Kwara youths jobs

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has promised to create more jobs for youths in the state if re-elected. Ahmed made…

Ajimobi kicks-off campaign, seeks support for APC

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Saturday described the APC as the only party that could promote development in…

El-Rufai, Fashola campaigning for Jonathan – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insinuated that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kaduna…

Pope Francis celebrates mass with rain soaked Philippines people

Pope Francis celebrated mass with millions of singing and cheering Catholics in the Philippine capital on Sunday, in one of…

Mandela’s ex-aide stirs race row in South Africa

Nelson Mandela’s former personal assistant, Zelda la Grange, has apologised after sparking an online race row with comments that white…

I pledge to tackle Boko Haram, corruption, says Buhari

General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), said if elected, his administration would address…

Obama faces political foes for State of the Union address

Barack Obama speaks to Americans Tuesday in a State of the Union address that comes as Washington undergoes a political…

Jonathan has lost moral right to govern Nigeria: Adamu Ciroma

A former Nigerian minister of finance and agriculture, Alhaji Adamu Ciroma said President Goodluck Jonathan ought to have resigned as…

Brazil, Netherlands furious after Indonesia executed drug convicts

Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia and expressed fury Sunday after Jakarta defied their pleas and executed…