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El Rufai says he’ll defect to PDP, if……..

Former Nigerian Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said he will defect to the Peoples…

Up to 30,000 in need of Ebola drugs now

Up to 30,000 people would have required Ebola drugs in the west African outbreak by now, according to a scientific…

Police promote Mbu, 17 others AIGs

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Controversial Police chief, Mbu Joseph Mbu was among the 18 Commissioners of Police elevated to the rank of…

Councillors Impeach Council Chairman In Lagos

The battle for supremacy between the Chairman of Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, western Nigeria, Engineer…

I’ve not declared my presidential ambition yet – Saraki

Senator Bukola Saraki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has squashed rumours surrounding his ambition in next years’ presidential election.…

Liberian Police Fire Tear Gas To Disperse Ebola Protesters

Police in the Liberian capital Monrovia fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd agitating to leave a…

Distribution of PVC a continuous exercise in Kwara – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara has said that distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) is a continuous…

FG committed to welfare of military personnel – Presidential C’ttee

The Federal Government is committed to improving the welfare of military personnel, the Presidential Committee on Barracks Rehabilitation has said.…

Police, FCDA partners to upgrade hospital, says IG

The Police on Wednesday pledged to collaborate with the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to upgrade its 40-bed hospital at…

Hamas says military chief alive, calling shots in Gaza war

Hamas said on Wednesday its military commander Mohammed Deif was alive and still calling the shots in the ongoing war…

Stop Handshakes During Church Services — CAN

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger Chapter, has asked its members to desist from handshaking during church services to…

Hoodlums Clash In Lagos

Two persons were shot dead Tuesday in Oto town, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area as hoodlums continued their reign of…

Fashola Swears In New Chief Judge

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola Wednesday swore in Justice Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade as the new Chief Judge of…

Nigerian soldiers revolt over lack of weapons

Dozens of Nigerian soldiers have refused to deploy for an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists until they receive better weapons,…

Oil Bunkering: Operation Pulo Shield Destroys 2 Trucks In Abia

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested and destroyed two Mack trucks each laden with…

Glass House, Nigeria Football Federation Secretariat on Fire

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Glass House, the Secretariat of the crisis ridden Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) went up in flames this morning.…

Why We Withheld  Approval For Ebola Drug —Minister

The Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday said that the Federal government was withholding its approval for the…

Parents Worry Over Poor WAEC Results

Yetunde Idowu Some parents have expressed displeasure over the general poor performance of students in the recently released 2013/2014 West…

UK voices ‘absolute horror’ at IS beheading

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Wednesday voiced his “absolute horror” at the apparent beheading of US journalist James Foley,…

Nigerian showing signs of Ebola faints in Germany

A Nigerian woman was rushed to the hospital and hundreds of people were quarantined after she showed symptoms of Ebola…

Ebola: Nigerians in Austria not infected

Austria’s health ministry gave the all-clear Tuesday evening after regional authorities earlier reported two suspected cases of Ebola in two…

Egypt urges Israelis, Palestinians to resume Gaza talks

Egypt on Wednesday called on Israelis and Palestinians to resume negotiations, expressing its “profound regret at the breach of the…

Vietnam, Myanmar test patients for Ebola

Vietnam and Myanmar are testing three patients for the deadly Ebola virus after they arrived in the Southeast Asian nations…

APGA will resolve internal crisis – Lawmaker

Rep. Afam Ogene (APGA – Ogbaru) said on Tuesday that the leadership of the party in Anambra would resolve its…

Israeli strike kills wife, child of Gaza military chief – Hamas

An Israeli air strike on Gaza City killed the wife and infant daughter of elusive Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif,…

Jihadists claim beheading of US journalist

Jihadist group the Islamic State on Tuesday claimed to have executed American journalist James Foley in revenge for US air…

Liberia president orders curfew over Ebola outbreak

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced a nighttime curfew from Wednesday and the quarantine of two neighbourhoods, including one in…

Nigerian doctor dies of Ebola Virus

A senior doctor who treated Nigeria’s first Ebola patient has died, taking the death toll in Africa’s most populous country…

Ebola: FG targets fruit bats, healthcare wastes

Ayorinde Oluokun The Federal Government said on Tuesday that it has started a survey of areas of the country with…

Jonathan criticises violence against humanitarian workers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday expressed concern at the increasing rate of violence against persons working as humanitarian personnel across…