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Ekweremadu, Nnaji win senatorial election in Enugu

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Sen. Gilbert Nnaji Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, have won the PDP primary to…

Ogun APC primary: Ballot snatching aborted, 7 persons faint

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Member of the House of Representatives, Kehinde Odeneye, and six other persons today fainted after inhaling the…

PDP Primaries: Maccido gets automatic ticket, Makarfi returns unopposed

Sen. Ahmad Maccido (PDP-Sokoto), who is seeking re-election, has been granted automatic ticket in Sunday’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial…

Seized Russian plane chartered by France, says ambassador

The Nigerian defence authorities have confirmed they had detained a Russian cargo plane carrying military equipment in the north Nigerian…

Dosunmu beats Braithwaite to clinch PDP Senatorial ticket

Mr Olumide Braithwaite, son of eminent Nigerian and pro-democracy activist, Dr Tunji Braithwaite, on Sunday lost the PDP Lagos-Central Senatorial…

Lagos PDP will pick a sophisticated professional as guber candidate – Ogunlewe

A former Minister for Works, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, on Sunday said the PDP would provide the peoples’ governorship candidate for…

PDP Primaries: Senate leader loses fourth term bid

The Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba’s bid for a fourth term in the senate hit the rock Saturday in Ikom, Cross…

APC Primaries: Why I stepped down – Dabiri-Erewa

A federal lawmaker, Rep. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Sunday said she decided not to return to the House of Representatives in…

Mark, Suswam, Mku win PDP senatorial tickets in Benue

Senate President David Mark, Gov. Gabriel Suswam and Mike Mku on Saturday picked the PDP’s ticket to contest the 2015…

Breaking news: Ballot box snatched in Ijebu-Ode at gun point

The All Progressives Congress primary to pick the party’s House of Representatives candidate for Ijebu Federal constituency, turned ugly this…

Kashamu picks PDP Senate ticket as Daniel withdraws

*Ruling Party’s senatorial candidate wanted badly by US to face drug charges *The candidate already faces extradition proceedings in a…

Dimeji Bankole not in Ogun governorship race, says PDP

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Chief Bayo Dayo, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ogun State has declared that the former…

Bayelsa Senatorial Primaries; Paulker, Murray-Bruce in, Lokpobiri out

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Chairman, Senate Committee on Oil and Gas, Downstream sector, Senator Emmanuel Paulker and former Director General,…

APC Reps Primaries: 7 Incumbents, Akiolu’s Son Lose

Jamiu Yisa The primary election to pick candidates who will fly the flag of the Lagos State chapter of the…

Suspects arrested in Jerusalem school attack

Several suspects have been arrested in connection with an arson attack which last month targeted a Jewish-Arab school that is…

Tenth Sierra Leone doctor dies of Ebola

A tenth doctor has died after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the government said on Sunday, increasing alarm over the…

PDP has no place in Lagos – Jimoh

Eromosele Ebhomele Just minuets after he won the primary election to fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…

26 foreigners among 135 arrested for ‘terrorism’ in Saudi

Authorities in Saudi Arabia said on Sunday they have arrested 135 suspects, including 26 foreign nationals, for “terrorism” offences. The…

Who will emerge APC presidential candidate? Vote here

Thousands of delegates from across Nigeria converge on Lagos this week, as the main opposition party chooses its candidate to…

Malawi president, deputy defer 80% pay rise

Malawian President Peter Mutharika and his deputy have deferred a controversial pay rise for themselves, a top government official said…

Saudi border guards kill Ethiopian

Guards on Saudi Arabia’s southern border with Yemen have killed two Ethiopians trying to smuggle drugs and alcohol into the…

Uber taxi driver rapes woman in India

An Uber taxi driver allegedly raped a 25-year-old passenger in the Indian capital before threatening to kill her, police said…

2014 NIPOGA: 42 polytechnics arrive Bida

Forty-two contingents from polytechnics across the country are participating in this year’s edition of the Nigeria Polytechnics Games (NIPOGA) holding…

Only credible election can sustain Nigeria’s democracy – Mark

The Senate President, David Mark, on Saturday said free, fair and credible election was required in 2015 to safeguard and…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Ogun PDP postpones primaries over fake delegates

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pandemonium broke on Saturday as delegates and some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Yewa North/Imeko-Afon…

Remmy Hazzan, Adijat Lose House of Reps. Ticket

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The duo of Hon. Remmy Hazzan and Adijat Oladapo-Adeleye, both members of the Ogun State House of Assembly…

Gunmen storm Minna prison, free 270 inmates

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Saturday attacked Minna Medium Prison, broke into the cells and set 270 inmates…

Group Of Death: Falcons drawn against, USA, Sweden, Australia

African champions, the Falcons of Nigeria face a difficult task to qualify for the knockout phase of the FIFA Women’s…

Washington’s ‘mayor for life’ bade farewell

Thousands gathered Saturday for a joyful final farewell to Washington’s “mayor for life” Marion Barry, remembering him more for his…

Greek writer Menis Koumandareas found murdered

Acclaimed Greek author Menis Koumandareas was found apparently murdered Saturday in his central Athens home, authorities said. He was 83.…