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Amaechi’s stewardship second to none – APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has described the eight-year stewardship of Governor Chibuike Rotimi…

We did not endorse Gbajabiamila as Speaker, says North-East Reps

Some members of North-East caucus of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives on Monday, debunked reports of…

Meet the Failed Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, is bowing out of office with the economy worse than she…

Buhari will get 21-gun salute, Army alerts public

The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Monday in Abuja alerted the public on firing of artillery guns for…

Namadi Sambo, wife seek forgiveness

Vice-President Namadi Sambo, and wife, Amina Sambo, on Monday urged those they offended to forgive them. The vice-president, who spoke…

Police recover APC cards from cultists, transport them from Edo to Abuja

Nigeria Police have transferred the 11 suspected cult group leaders arrested in Edo to Abuja to face prosecution. Some of…

Dasuki advocates coordinated approach to tackling insecurity

The National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, said in Abuja on Monday that Africa must adopt a coordinated and…

Jonathan to attend ECOWAS Summit in Accra

President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja tomorrow to attend the 47th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of…

Petrol tanker drivers lament over Apapa quit order

The National Union of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) on Monday said that the Lagos State Government vacation order to its…
EFCC alleges foul play, approaches Court of Appeal to quash no-case ruling ex-governor Babangida Aliyu and Tanko Beji in N4bn fraud trial

Pay us our money, Councillors tells Gov. Aliyu

Councillors and other political office holders from the 25 local government councils in the central Nigerian state of Niger on…

Jonathan appoints Hassan-Baba as new executive secretary of NIPC

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mrs. Uju Aisha Hassan-Baba, as the new Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of…

Osoba, Daniel Set To Join APC

Jamiu Yisa There are strong indications that former Governors of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, and Otunba Gbenga Daniel and…

Iara not a replacement for Clara – Oshiomhole

Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has described his new wife, Iara, as a model in his heart, noting that,…

Jonathan begs Nigerians for forgiveness

President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to his fellow Nigerian compatriots to forgive him for all his transgressions. He also pleaded…
Patience Jonathan

After Jonathan’s loss, my ailment disappeared – Patience

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan has revealed that an ailment she has been battling since 2012, which…
Patience Jonathan says she won't return to Presidential Villa again

Patience Jonathan urges women to be responsible always

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has challenged women to always be responsible and to use their positions to positively…

Address me as, Muhammadu Buhari, not General

With the acronym, GMB (General Muhammadu Buhari) he rode to victory at the last general election but he now wants…

Prepare for jail, APC tells PDP chiefs, Rivers REC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, has been told to…

Kenyans dominate Okpekpe Mountain Race

Athletes from Kenya again dominated the long distance race at the 3rd edition of the IAAF Bronze Medal-categorised annual 10-kilometre…

Female suicide bomber kills 7 in Damaturu

DAMATURU, (Reuters) – A young female suicide bomber blew herself up in Damaturu, the capital of northern Nigeria’s Yobe State,…

Egyptian court seeks death penalty for ex-president Morsi

CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death penalty for former president Mohamed Morsi and 106 other…

No cause for alarm over Boko Harams’ presence in Marte – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters said that there was no cause for alarm over the reported retaken of Marte town in Borno…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Curfew in Maiduguri now from 5pm to 8am

The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army on Saturday said it had relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Maiduguri from…

Boko Haram retakes Marte town in Borno

MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants retook the Nigerian town of Marte in Borno state, which had been liberated in…
Senator Ken Nnamani

Nigeria has progressed despite Boko Haram insurgency – Nnamani

Senator Ken Nnamani, Chairman of the National Steering Committee (NSC) on the Second Peer Review of Nigeria, says the country…

African First Ladies elects Koroma as Patience Jonathan’s successor

The African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), on Friday in Abuja, elected Mrs Sia Nyama Koroma, the First Lady of…

US jury sentences Boston bomber Tsarnaev to death

Washington (AFP) – US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the nation’s top law enforcement official, on Friday welcomed a jury’s decision…

Buhari, Osinbajo, Tambuwal, Govs Grace Oshiomhole’s Wedding

Jethro Ibileke/Auchi President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other dignitaries on Friday graced the wedding…

Edo officials, others may be charged for terrorism

Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications from Edo Police Command on Thursday that the four officials of Edo State Government and…