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2015: Agbaje, others urge INEC to repeat PVC exercise in Lagos

The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbeje, on Saturday urged INEC to review and if…

Nigeria forces repel Boko Haram fighters near Gumsuri

Nigerian troops have repelled a Boko Haram attack near the village where 185 people were kidnapped last week, killing several…

Mother charged with murder of eight children in Australia

The mother of seven of eight children killed in the northern city of Cairns was charged with their murder on…

Gombe governor persecuting our members, APC Cries

Eromosele Ebhomele The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday condemned alleged acts of intolerance by Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Hassan…

Jonathan raises N21.2 billion for 2015 election

President Goodluck Jonathan, capitalising on his incumbency advantage has raised N21.27billion from businessmen, governors and multi-nationals to fund his second-term…

Nigeria repatriates 430 illegal foreigners, seizes 20 voters’ cards

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) arrested and repatriated 430 illegal immigrants in Jigawa between January and November this year. The…

Terror plans against Nigeria will not succeed – DSS Boss

Ita Ekpenyong, Director-General, Department of State Services, on Saturday said any divisive tendencies or machinations against Nigeria by terror elements…

French police kill knife-wielding man who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’

French police on Saturday shot dead a man who attacked them with a knife in a police station while shouting…

Insurgency: UN scribe expresses solidarity with Nigeria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday expressed solidarity with the governments and people of Nigeria, Pakistan and Yemen in their…

Government urged to be sincere on fight against corruption

A Kano-based non-govermental organisation, Network for Empowerment and Development Initiative (NEDIN), has called on government at all levels to be…

IS has executed 100 foreigners trying to quit

The Islamic State extremist group has executed 100 of its own foreign fighters who tried to flee their headquarters in…

Jonathan promises to end rivalries in health sector

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised that the Federal Government would act expeditiously on the report of the Presidential Committee…

Two men burnt alive in DR Congo after attack

Two men were burnt alive Saturday by civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile east after they attacked a…

Lagos workers to get 15 per cent bonus

The Lagos State Government will pay its workers 15 per cent bonus in the December salary as an end of…

APC distributes 124 vehicles to officials

The Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday distributed 124 vehicles to the officials of the…

Seven dead as Pakistan hits militant hideouts

Seven people including a policeman and paramilitary soldier were killed in two separate incidents when Pakistani security forces hit militant…

NiMet predicts dust haze, misty conditions for Saturday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze conditions with visibility of about 5000 metres in the central states…

INEC sets up task force on IDPs voting in 2015 elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had set up a Task Force on how to ensure…

Ogun to recruit 1000 teachers in 2015

The commission’s Full-Time Commissioner 1, Mr Timothy Adebowale, made this known when he defended the 2015 budget proposal before the…

2015: Yobo endorses Jonathan for second term

Former captain of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, on Friday led a group known as PDP Ward 2 Ward Initiative…
Nigeria must mobilize its resources and efforts to counter extremism and Imams and mosques must acknowledge their critical roles in this

Military: Claims of mass abduction are under investigation

The military said it had yet to verify reports of alleged kidnapping of scores of villagers at Gumsuri in Borno,…

FG‎’s Leadership Failure Responsible For Insecurity, Says Tinubu

Former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has blamed the challenges…

Primaries: APC to set up reconciliation committees

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state on Friday said All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state would set up reconciliation…

Boko Haram: Navy to deploy personnel to North-East

The Nigerian Navy said on Friday it would deploy some of its personnel to participate in internal security operations in…

Nigerian peacekeeper cured of Ebola in Netherlands

A Nigerian United Nations peacekeeper infected with Ebola and brought to the Netherlands for treatment has been cured, the Dutch…

APC Cries Out Over Purchase Of PVCs

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the antics of a certain political party that has engaged…

God’s Original Diet

By Prince Arinze Onebunne If we look at the natural world, we would never find any other living creatures that…

Tribunal Affirms Fayose’s Victory

Nnammdi Felix/Abuja The Ekiti state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Friday affirmed the return of Governor Ayodele…

Jonathan’s Govt Riddled With Corruption —Buhari Campaign Org.

Eromosele Ebhomele An attempt by Dr. Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, to vilify…

CBN Unveils New N100 Note

The Central Bank of Nigeria said that the commemorative N100 banknote unveiled recently by President Goodluck Jonathan, is going into…