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DSS raises alarm over plan to disrupt peace in Nigeria

Two DSS staff arrested over N310m robbery

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested two out of five of its staff members for their alleged involvement…

#BayelsaDecides: PDP expresses concern over rescheduled election

Jethro Ibileke, Idowu Ogunleye/Yenagoa The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bayelsa state, has expressed concern over the rescheduled election in the…

Dino Melaye dares SaharaReporters, says Sowore will go to jail

Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West has dared online news platform, SaharaReporters to register with the Corporate Affairs Commission in…

Buhari has done well in fighting Boko Haram, corruption – Lai Mohammed

Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has done “very” well in…

Kogi Polls: PDP urges members to stay calm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised its members to remain calm following INEC declaration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as…
Retired DIG, Hashimu Argungu

#BayelsaDecides: 10 suspects in police net, 6 guns recovered

Jethro Ibileke, Idowu Ogunleye/Yenagoa Police authorities in Bayelsa state have confirmed the arrest of 10 suspects for various offenses in…

11 questions for Okonjo-Iweala on Abacha loot – SERAP

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has rejected the accusation of political agenda by the immediate-past Coordinating Minister for the…

INEC declares Yahaya Bello winner of Kogi polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Mr Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of…

The Full Result: APC’s Yahaya Bello defeats PDP’s Wada in Kogi

From the collated results for the Kogi state governorship supplementary election, it looks certain that Alhaji Yahaya Bello of the…

Votes counting commences in Kogi supplementary governorship election

Votes counting has commenced in many of the 91 polling units where the supplementary governorship election was held in Kogi…

Nigeria imported 159 million toothbrushes from China in 2014

Here are seven surprising numbers from China-Africa trade

Why I enlisted Obasanjo to solve Guinea Bissau’s crisis – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to…

#BayelsaDecides: It is a great day for us – Jonathan

…sues for peace Jethro Ibileke/Otuoke Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the conduct of the Bayelsa state governorship election as…

Adamawa ex-commissioner bags 10 years in prison

A former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

DSS discovers Boko Haram cells, says sect plans to attack Abuja

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Service on Saturday alerted residents of Abuja, the Federal capital territory…
Senator David Mark speaks on Ortom attack

We are ready for David Mark in rerun election, says APC

The All Progressive Congress (APC) says it is ready to participate in the Benue South Senatorial District rerun election between…

China, a dependable partner in my ‘Chnage’ agenda, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in South Africa said that the Peoples Republic of China remains a strategic and dependable…

Four confirmed dead in Southern Ijaw #BayelsaDecides

Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The alleged exchange of fire between opposing political thugs in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State…

Dickson gets accredited, slams APC, security operatives

Idowu Ogunleye/Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has slammed the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) and security operatives…

Army arrests Boko Haram chief cameraman, others

The Nigerian army says it has arrested Boko Haram chief cameraman in a tweet posted today. He was identified as…

Bayelsa Election: Card Reader denies Jonathan again

Just like it happened during the March 28 presidential poll, the Card Reader failed to recognize the fingerprint of former…

Heavy shooting in Nembe, Brass as #BayelsaDecides

Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The much awaited governorship election in Bayelsa State took off this morning under much apprehension and anxiety as…

Chief of Defence Staff satisfied with operation against Boko Haran in Nigeria

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonishakin, on Friday expressed satisfaction with the ongoing fight against insurgents in the…

Bayelsa polls: Police ban use of 200 horse power engine boats

Okafor Ofiebor/Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command has announced that the Command has beefed up security and banned the use…
former Governor Idris Wada

Court dismisses Wada, Faleke’s suit, okays supplementary polls

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has dismissed the suit filed before it by Governor…

Bayelsa Polls: Police restrict movement, bar security aides on election day

…orders intra-city restriction of movement in Kogi state …bars security aides from accompanying principals on election day In furtherance of…

Kogi: Delivery of judgement begins

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Federal High Court, Abuja, entered the court room around 11.55am to begin delivery of the judgement…

Kogi Polls: INEC office burnt down

One of the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi State, where a supplementary poll is slated…

Ooni’s Coronation: Jumat service, fashion show, take center stage today

Femi Anjorin The activities marking the events for the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye…
MTN ‘Extremely Sorry’ Over Network Outage

MTN’s fine reduced to N780bn not N674bn – NCC

MTN has received a second letter from Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) notifying the telecommunication outfit that its fine was reduced…