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Atiku blasts federal government on security

Atiku Abubakar on Friday derided Goodluck Jonathan’s record on security, vowing that Boko Haram could be crushed easily if politicians…

49 Turks kidnapped by IS militants freed

Dozens of Turkish nationals held hostage by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq for more than three months have been…

Alao-Akala picks PDP governorship nomination form

Adebayo Alao-Akala former governor of Oyo state and an aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday collected the…

Chad accuses UN of using its troops as ‘shield’ in Mali

The Chadian government on Friday denounced the “discriminatory” treatment of its troops in Mali, accusing the United Nations peacekeeping mission…

PDP congratulates Scotland over referendum outcome

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Abuja applauded the decision of Scotland to remain under the colony of…

Amosun, Okurounmu, 303 others honours

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria was among the three hundred and five Nigerians to be…

In Pictures: Women Are Bread Winners In Delta State

Most women are bread winners in some parts of Delta State, southern Nigeria, while their men relax at home. Photojournalist Emmanuel Osodi…

Pepper Soup Seller Arrested Over Missing Dogs

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year old woman, Helen Essien, has been arrested and charged before Oshodi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing…

‘Most Moms Would Want Their Girls Date Me’

Korede Bello is one young talent in the Nigerian music industry that has won over many ardent lovers with his…

I’m Happy To Be 50 —Hamzat

Jamiu Yisa Lagos State governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has…

Man Goes Crazy, Hacks 4 Siblings

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A middle-aged man, simply identified as Mike, has reportedly butchered four children of his neighbour in Okha II…

Joke-Silva, Omotola, Others Bag National Honours

Funsho Arogundade Nollywood greats, Joke Silva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Kenneth Nnebue are among 305 Nigerians and friends of the country…

Boko Haram Controls 25 Towns —Bishop

Boko Haram militants are in charge of at least 25 towns and villages in northeast Nigeria, the region’s Roman Catholic…

Nigeria’s Top Pastors In Trouble

Eromosele Ebhomele Counted among the wealthiest pastors in the world, Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria,…

Scotland rejects independence in historic referendum

Scotland rejected independence on Friday in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact but paved the way for…

Lesotho police, military in early morning shootout

Police and military exchanged gunfire in Lesotho’s capital Maseru in the early hours of Friday, the latest spasm of violence…

German Muslims rally against extremism

Muslims across Germany are holding a day of prayers and rallies on Friday to condemn Islamic extremism and a backlash…

Ebola screening for Nigeria’s Mecca-bound pilgrims

With some 76,000 Nigerian Muslims expected this year at the hajj in Saudi Arabia, organisation was always going to be…

Ebola: States, unions differ on school resumption date

The Federal Government, which directed public and private primary and secondary schools in the country to resume for the next…

Jonathan honours under-performing military chiefs, Omisore, others

President Goodluck Jonathan has again celebrated incompetence by conferring one of the nation’s highest honours on the fumbling service chiefs. And…

Lagos PDP condoles with Synagogue over death of members

The Lagos State Chapter of PDP on Thursday condoled with the Synagogue Church of All Nations over the death of…

US, ECOWAS sign pact on security in Abuja

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and US Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed agreement on countering…

Buhari urges Nigerians to collect permanent voter cards

Former Military Head of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (rtd.), on Thursday in Gudu, Sokoto state, advised Nigerians to collect and…

Jonathan accepts adoption as PDP candidate, says he’s ‘humbled’

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday accepted his adoption as the sole presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP…

Tambuwal tasks NBA to check electoral law violators

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to step up action ahead of…

Tinubu returns to Nigeria

The rumour mongers can now take the back seat: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Lagos, Nigeria Thursday night after…

Security Council: Ebola threatens world peace

The UN Security Council on Thursday declared the Ebola outbreak a threat to world peace and called on countries to…

Ebola survivors meet Fashola, narrate harrowing experience

Kazeem Ugbodaga Five Nigerians who survived the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have recounted their ordeal…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

PDP will replicate Ekiti victory in Kwara

Hajia Monsurat Folorunsho, a PDP woman leader in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara, said the party would replicate…

NSCDC arrests electricity vandal in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Bashiru Remilekun Adekunle, 30, is currently in custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ogun…