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Obasanjo denying grudge, slams Jonathan for wasting money

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he bears no personal grudge against President Goodluck Jonathan as insinuated…

Amaechi sympathises with Jonathan over death of sister

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has commiserated with the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck…

Ebola death toll tops 8,000

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 8,153 out of 20,656 cases recorded, the…

Two accused in Niger baby trafficking case detained

Two of the defendants in a baby trafficking case in Niger were brought before prosecutors on Monday accused of trying…

Okorocha urges politicians to shun bitterness, embrace peace

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Monday urged politicians to eschew bitterness and embrace peace to ensure free and fair…

Don’t use Buhari’s posters, APC warns other parties

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State has warned candidates of other political parties’ to desist from merging the…

Jonathan halts inauguration of campaign team over sister’s death

The inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation earlier slated for Monday in Abuja has been postponed till Tuesday, a…

Boko Haram kills 11 soldiers, many civilians in captured Baga

Boko Haram killed dozens of civilians and at least 11 soldiers when the militants took control of a Nigerian town…

US arraigns two over failed Gambia coup

US prosecutors on Monday charged two men with conspiring to overthrow the government of Gambia in a failed coup ostensibly…

Pakistan offers $100,000 bounty for Taliban leader

The government of Pakistan’s restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province Monday announced a bounty worth 10 million rupees (US$100,000) for information leading to…

IS jihadists claim execution of eight people in Iraq

The Islamic State jihadist group has executed eight people, four of them policemen, in Iraq’s Salaheddin province, according to a…

APC governorship aspirant dumps party for PDP

A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recent party primaries Sokoto State, Alhaji Yusha’u Kebbe,…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Sokoto PDP guber candidate denies plan to sideline Sultan

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Sen. Abdallah Wali, on Monday pledged to work…

Lagos civil servants urged to renew commitment to service

The Lagos State Head of Service, Mrs Oluseyi Williams, on Monday charged civil servants to renew their commitment to service…

Like a rolling stone, Ogun lawmaker defects to Labour Party

Joseph Adegbesan, a member of the Ogun House of Assembly, has defected to the Labour Party. The lawmaker representing Ijebu…

President Jonathan Launches Campaign Team

Ayorinde Oluokun Facing what is unarguably his biggest electoral battle yet, President Goodluck Jonathan is set to launch his second…

Hedge fund founder shot dead in New York

A hedge fund founder was found fatally shot in his plush Manhattan apartment Sunday and his son later called in…

JUSUN Strike: Lagos Courts Shut

Henry Ojelu In compliance with the nationwide strike embarked on today by judiciary workers, all High and Magistrates Courts in…

2015 Election: Jonathan woos Obasanjo again

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As the presidential election draws nearer, the camp of President Goodluck Jonathan is leaving no stone unturned to…

Greece must stick to its EU commitments, says Hollande

French President Francois Hollande on Monday urged Greece to abide by its European commitments, as the spectre of a Greek…

Crossover Service: Nigerians Blast Chris Oyakhilome Over Gate Fees

By Simon Ateba Revelations that worshippers at the headquarters of Christ Embassy Church ‎in Lagos had to pay N1,000 each…

Why new technology is getting more personal

New technology is getting more personal. So personal, it is moving to connect and analyze our movements, our health, our…

Runaway N. Korean soldier kills four Chinese

A North Korean believed to be a runaway soldier killed four Chinese citizens during a robbery after he crossed the…

Two Bangladesh opposition supporters shot dead

Deadly clashes erupted on the streets of Bangladesh Monday on the first anniversary of controversial elections as police besieged the…

AirAsia search: 34 bodies recovered so far

Recovery teams expanded their search in the Java Sea on Monday as they raced to find bodies and wreckage from…

Venezuela’s leader goes cap-in-hand to China

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro begins a trip to China and OPEC member countries late Sunday in search of financial support…

President Jonathan loses junior sister

The junior sister of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has died. Nancy Jonathan-Olei passed away at an undisclosed hospital in Yenagoa.…

I believe Christians, Muslims should practise their religion: Buhari

Kazeem Ugbodaga The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Major General Muhammadu Buhari; his running mate, Prof. Yemi…

Yero condemns attacks in Sanga, murder of district head

Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State on Sunday condemned the attack on Ambe-Madaki Village in the Sanga Local Government Area…

Six UN peacekeeping troops injured in Mali blast

Six UN peacekeeping troops were injured in a blast Sunday in northeastern Mali, where four UN trucks were also torched…