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Deploy soldiers against Boko Haram not elections, Tambuwal Tells FG ‎

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on Saturday added his voice to the condemnation…

Nigeria monitors 160 after Ebola kills doctor in Port Harcourt

Some 160 people are being medically monitored in Nigeria’s oil-producing hub Port Harcourt after a doctor died from the virus,…

Anita, Pastor Oyakhilome’s wife, files for divorce over adultery

The adultery scandal that has rocked the family of Nigeria’s popular clergyman, Pastor Chris Oyakholome, has resulted in a divorce…

2015: Jega lists obstacles to hitch free elections

Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday listed four major challenges that could hinder the success…

Jonathan launches national identity card scheme

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday launched a national electronic identity card scheme, which backers said would boost access to financial…

Emir’s Palace Now Boko Haram’s Headquarters

Boko Haram insurgents have begun to relocate from their camp in Sambisa forest in Borno State to captured territories in…

Akunyili Buried

Nkrumah Bankong-Obi The final burial rites for Professor Dora Akunyili, former director-General of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration…

Ebola claims first victim in Port Harcourt

Nigeria on Thursday said that a doctor had died from Ebola in the southeastern oil city of Port Harcourt in…

Head Niger parliament questioned in Nigerian baby-trafficking case

The head of parliament in Niger will be interrogated as part of a probe into international baby-trafficking, sources said on…

OBJ, Jonathan meet over insecurity in Nigeria

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan met today in Abuja to discuss nation’s…

Osoba and I will resolve differences – Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has revealed that peace talk is ongoing to resolve the…

Ebola: FG postpones school resumption by one month

Nigeria said Tuesday that resumption of classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to…

Boko Haram attempts to blow Nigeria-Cameroun bridge

Boko Haram on Tuesday attempted to blow up a bridge on the Nigerian border with Cameroun after overrunning a town…

Enugu Deputy Gov Impeached Over Poultry Farm

The Enugu State Deputy Governor, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi, has been impeached. He was sacked from office on Tuesday by the…

Jonathan’s economic policies similar to Abacha’s, says Obasanjo

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has drawn similarities in the present economic situation in the country under…

Boko Haram leader says Gwoza part of ‘Islamic caliphate’

Boko Haram’s leader said a northeast town seized by the insurgents earlier this month has been placed under an Islamic…

Suicide Bombing: DSS says 13 Catholic Sisters’ regalia stolen

The Department of State of State Service (DSS) has warned that terrorists may be planning to attack in a different…

Adamawa Election: Atiku warns PDP against divisive politics

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned leaders of political parties against dangerous tactics of playing up sentiments…

P.M.NEWS Is 20 Today

P.M.NEWS, Nigeria’s leading and only surviving evening newspaper, is exactly 20 years today and we have every cause to beat…

Ebola: Nigeria records two new cases

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has announced that two more Nigerians have been infected with…

Confab: Report Of Delegates A Living Document, Says Sambo

Vice President Namadi Sambo has expressed described the recommendations of delegates at the just concluded national conference as a ‘living…

I will implement National Conference report – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said he was going to implement the relevant aspect of the National Conference report, noting…

Confab: Jonathan did not influence our decisions – Kutigi

Justice Idris Kutigi, Chairman of the National Conference, on Thursday said President Goodluck Jonathan did not influence the decisions of…

Ebola: Nigeria may still record a few cases – Health minister

Ayorinde Oluokun Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, Nigeria’s Health Minister said on Thursday that few cases of the Ebola Virus Disease could…

Boko Haram takes over town in Yobe

Boko Haram has seized control of a town in northeastern Nigeria, the latest to fall into Islamist hands in the…

Ebola: Five New Cases Uncovered In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says five fresh Ebola Virus suspected cases have been uncovered with the suspected victims…

Masked security personnel won’t supervise 2015 elections – Jega

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said it will not allow the use of masked security men during…

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.…

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,…

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.…