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FG terrorising Osun ahead of guber election – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm that the PDP-led federal government has started terrorising and intimidating the peaceful…

National Council Of State to help end Boko Haram by Dec

By Ayorinde Oluokun Members of Nigeria National Council of State on Thursday agreed to support President Goodluck Jonathan to bring…

Jonathan Under Pressure Over New Police IG

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja With the tenure of Mohammed Abubakar, the Inspector General of Police expected to officially come to an end…

Impeachment: Nasarawa Lawmakers Reject 7-Man Probe Panel

Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have rejected the seven-member panel constituted by the state’s Chief Judge, Suleiman…

10 year old girls strapped with explosives arrested in Katsina

Nigeria security operatives have arrested a 10-year old girl strapped with explosives as well as two members of Boko Haram,…

Abba Picked As New IG

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja There are indications that President Goodluck Jonathan may announce a new Inspector General of Police later today following…

Suicide bombers kill at least six in Yobe mosques

Suicide bombers attacked two mosques in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe state late Tuesday killing at least six people and injuring several…

Cameroon sacks 2 army chiefs after Boko Haram raids

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Tuesday dismissed two senior army officers in the country’s far north following Boko Haram attacks…

Breaking news: Nigeria’s teenage gold medalist fails dope test

Nigerian teenager Chika Amalaha, at 16 the youngest female weightlifter to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, has failed a…

Tinubu predicts ugly end for PDP

A former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has predicted an…

Jonathan condemns terror attacks in Kano, Adamawa, Cameroon

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said he “wholeheartedly condemned’’ the recent terrorist attacks in Kano and Adamawa states. The president…

Another explosion rips through Kano

The Nigeria Police say a second explosion has rocked the ancient city of Kano. The police announced the fresh explosion…

Suicide bomb kills several people in Kano

A female suicide bomber targeting women lining up to buy kerosene killed several people on Monday in northern Nigeria’s Kano…

Boko Haram terror: Kano cancels Eid festivities

Kano, Nigeria’s biggest northern city has cancelled Eid festivities marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan after…

Boko Haram kidnap wife of Cameroon’s Vice Prime Minister

Boko Haram militants have attacked Kolofata, a town in Cameroon’s Far North Region near Nigeria and seized several people including…

American doctor catches Ebola virus in Liberia

An American doctor battling West Africa’s Ebola epidemic has himself fallen sick with the disease in Liberia, his aid agency…

Bomb attack on Buhari: PDP advises APC to look inwards

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised APC leadership to consider looking inwards, if they believe the July 23 bomb…

Army investigating alleged killing of El’Zakzaky kids, followers

The Nigerian Army is investigating the alleged killing of some members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State,…

APC governors helped Aregbesola pay salaries – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Osun state on Friday 25 July alleged that governors of Rivers, Lagos, Osun, Edo and…

Boko Haram violence our challenge with polio – Bill Gates

United States philanthropist, Bill Gates has described the violence in northern Nigeria perpetuated by Islamist sect Boko Haram, as the…

Meet MTN Project Fame 7.0 Contestants

As MTN Project Fame Season 7 rolls out, we present to you the contestants that will dazzle the world with…

Police Boss Abubakar Set To Retire

Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, is set to retire as there are no indications that President Goodluck Jonathan would…

2015 Election will be free and fair, Jonathan tells Intl community

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday night reassured the international community of his administration’s commitment to credible and peaceful elections in…

Ebola Virus Hits Lagos

By Kazeem Ugbodaga The deadly Ebola Virus Disease which has killed over over 500 people in West Africa has hit…

Four Killed In Kano Park Blast

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano At least four people lost their lives at the New Road Luxury Park, Sabon Gari, Kano, northwest Nigeria…

Jonathan Can’t End Boko Haram —Pastor Oritsejafor

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Only religious leaders, not President Goodluck Jonathan, can end the insecurity pervading the country, especially the northern region.…

NFF Sacks Maigari

Taiwo Adelu The Executive Committee of the board of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has sacked its president, Alhaji Aminu Maigari.…

Kaduna Blasts Latest: Death Toll Rises To 110

Femi Adi/Kaduna The death toll from the twin bomb explosions that rocked Kaduna, northwest Nigeria, on Wednesday, has risen to…

Twin bombing kills 42 in Kaduna

Two bombings in Kaduna state targeting a prominent cleric and a former head-of-state killed at least 42 people on Wednesday,…

Thank God Buhari’s life was spared – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned Wednesday’s twin bomb blasts in Kaduna that left scores of people dead and several others…