INEC Declares Niger Senatorial Election Inconclusive
By Emmanuel Adesuji, Abuja. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Saturday by-election in Niger East Senatorial election inconclusive.The candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party More...
Ribadu, Marwa, Other Secure PDP Waiver To Contest Adamawa Guber Poll
By Emmanuel Adesuji, Abuja. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has granted waiver to former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, and two others to run as aspirants in the Adamawa More...
Another Nigerian Doctor Died Of Ebola -Says Chukwu
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu on Thursday disclosed that another Nigerian doctor has died of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), early morning.The doctor, a staff of ECOWAS Commission, More...
Ebola Spread: APC Tells Jonathan To Halt TAN’s Rally
By Emmanuel Adesuji, Abuja. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately halt the rallies being organized across the nation in his support by the Transformation Ambassadors More...
2015: Jonathan Consults With PDP NWC, NASS Leadership, Sets Up Liaison C’ttee
President Goodluck Jonathan today met with the leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including those of the two chambers of the National Assembly ahead of his eventual declaration for the 2015 More...
Magaji Dambatta Is Dead
By Adesuji Emmanuel, Abuja.As officials of the 2014 National Conference were winding down activities at the Secretariat, another sad news of the death of a delegate was received Wednesday. Mr. Magaji Dambatta OFR, More...
Firemen Avert Tragedy In Lagos Fuel Tanker Explosion
Fire servicemen on Wednesday averted what would have been an early morning fire disaster in Lagos, as a fully loaded tanker went on flame to tame the inferno. Spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency More...
Nigeria’s Oldest Pastor, Pa Samuel Sadela Dies At 114
The Founder and President of the Gospel Apostolic Church, Pa Samuel Sadela, has died at the of age 114. Sadela was born in 1900 and has spent about 84 years preaching the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. A source More...
Breaking: Aminu Maigari Arrested
By Emmanuel Adesuji, Abuja. Outgoing President of Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari has been arrested by men of the Department of State Service (DSS).He was said to have been arrested earlier in the day More...
No Extension Of Voter’s Registration Exercise -INEC
By Emmanuel Adesuji, Abuja.The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that it was not going to grant the request by some Nigerians for the extension of the Continuous Voter Registration scheduled to More...
Battle With Insurgents: Nigerian Soldiers In Tactical Maneuver Into Cameroon, Says Army Spokesman
The Defence Headquarters said Nigerian troops that were found in Cameroun was as a result of a sustained battle between the troops and the terrorists around the borders with Cameroun which saw the Nigerian troops More...
Boko Haram Declares Gwoza ‘Islamic Caliphate,’ …It’s Empty Threat – Says Army
By Imam Ibrahim, Kaduna. The leader of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, Mr. Abubakar Shekau, has declared Gwoza, area of Borno State, part of an “Islamic Caliphate.” Gwoza and its environs have More...
NMA Suspends Strike, Directs Members To Resume Monday
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has suspended its 64 days old nationwide industrial action, even as it directed its members to resume work nationwide on Monday. The decision to end the strike is sequel to More...
Suicide Bombing: DSS Warns Of New Boko Haram Strategy …Says 13 Catholic Sisters’ Attires Stolen
The Department of State of State Service, DSS has raised an alarm over the missing of at least 13 pieces of Reverend Sisters’ regalia of the Catholic Church, allegedly stolen from a shop in Kano state for a decoy More...
Attack On Police Camp: 35 Policemen Missing -IGP
By Emmanuel Adesuji, Abuja.The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Suleiman Abba, on Saturday confirmed that no fewer than 35 policemen are still missing as result of the attack launched by insurgents on the More...
This Report Will Not Be Wasted, Jonathan Assures Nigerians
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday assured Nigerians that the report of the just concluded conference will not be a waste. President Jonathan who stated this while closing the Conference More...
Confab Hands Over Reports To Jonathan, Urges Implementation
The National Conference has submitted its over 600 resolutions to President Goodluck Jonathan for implementation following its official winding up Thursday at the end Conference which lasted for about four and half More...
DCP Emmanuel Ojukwu Assumes Office As New Force PRO
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Suleiman Abba, has appointed DCP Emmanuel Ojukwu as the new Force Public Relations Officer. A statement by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Abayomi Shogunle, More...
Under-20 Female World Cup: Jonathan Hails Falconets’ Victory Over North Korea
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Nigeria’s under-20 female football team, the Falconets on their qualification for the final match of the ongoing FIFA tournament in Canada. Special Adviser on Media More...
I’ll Consider Joining PDP If Satan Converts To Islam –El-Rufai
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress [APC], Mr. Nasir El-Rufai, has ruled out the possibility of leaving his party for More...
Another Liberian Test Positive To Ebola In Lagos
Barely one month after a Liberian national, Patrick Sawyer imported the deadly Ebola disease into Nigeria, another Liberian citizen has been reportedly diagnosed with the killer disease in Lagos.A Senior Registrar More...
Fire Guts Football Secretariat
Report reaching our News Desk says the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Secretariat popularly called Glass House is on fire.It is located at Wuse Zone 7, behind the Federal Road Safety Corps Headquarters (FRSC), More...
Ebola: Cameroon Shut Border With Nigeria
Cameroon has closed all its borders with Nigeria in a bid to halt the spread of the Ebola virus, state radio said on Tuesday. The virus has killed more than 1,200 people in four West African countries, four of More...
‘I Will Expose Corrupt Traditional Rulers,’ Oba Of Lagos Vowed
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akinola has vowed to reveal corrupt traditional rulers after February 2015 general elections.At a book presentation on Monday, authored by Dr. Kolawole Olaniyan, on “Corruption and Human Rights More...
APC Alleges Plan To Arrest Borno Chapter Chairman, Warns DSS Against Partisanship
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged plan by the Department of State Security (DSS) to arrest its Chairman in Borno State, Hon Ali Abubakar Dalori on trumped-up charges, saying it is capable of precipitating More...
Revealed: Why Ekwunife, Others Defect To PDP
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.Fresh fact has emerged on why some lawmakers on the platform of All Progress Grand Alliance (APGA) in the House of Representatives left the party to join Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) More...
Kwara State Varsity Among Most Expensive In Nigeria -Saraki
…”Politics ought to be and must be service to the people” Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in Kwara and former senator, Gbemisola Saraki has condemned the high cost of University More...
NEMA Recovers Corpse From Lagos Boat Mishap
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it has recovered the corpse of one person who died in the Sunday boat explosion at the Capital Oil Jetty in Lagos. The deceased identified as Emmanuel Onu More...
PDP, Presidency Plan Shocker For Ribadu
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Presidency may be planning a shocker for the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Mr. Nuhu Ribadau.Ribadu More...
Atiku Warms Up To Declare For 2015 Presidential Contest
Former Vice- President Atiku Abubakar may soon declare his intention to contest in the 2015 presidential election.Insider sources told our reporter that Atiku would soon round off his extensive consultations with More...
APC Accuses Jonathan, Maku Of Fresh Bid To Impeach Al-Makura
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.The All Progressives Congress (APC) has the minister of Information, Labara Maku of being responsible for the renewed plan by the Nasarawa House of Assembly to impeach Governor Tanko More...
Ribadu Dumps APC, Joins PDP
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and chieftain of the the opposition All Progressives Congress [APC] Mr. Nuhu Ribadu has joined the Peoples Democratic More...
APC Condemns Ogar Over Insurgency Comments, Says She Must Go
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned what it called ‘the thinly-veiled attempt by the Directorate of Security Service (DSS) to link the party with the insurgent group More...
IGP Orders Distribution Of Share Certificates To Police Officers
…Charges NPF Mortgage Bank to develop innovative housing solutions The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, has directed the NPF Mortgage Bank to come up with innovative ways of funding Police housing More...
Presidency Disown Jonathan’s Purported Statement On Chibok Girls, Says It’s A Dirty Trick
The Presidency Friday denied issuing a statement which claiming that President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed the location of the abducted Chibok girls and the men behind it, describing it as political dirty trick More...
Again, Boko Haram Abducts Scores In Borno, Boys, Men Taken Away
Suspected members of the Islamist insurgents, Boko Haram have abducted dozens of boys and men in a raid on a remote village in Borno, northeast Nigeria, loading them onto trucks and driving them off, witnesses who More...
NMA Demands Reinstatement Of Sacked Doctors, Says It’s Illegal
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Friday kicked against the suspension of residency training programme in federal hospitals, calling for the immediate reinstatement of the sacked resident doctors. Fielding More...
Confab Ends In Peace, Jonathan To Receive Report On August 21
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.Contrary to expectations, the National Conference on Thursday ended its four-months term of office united, as delegates unanimously agreed to submit the report of the national dialogue More...
Osun Election: A Post Mortem
“When a society demands change there is no need attempting to change it on old principles”-Foday Sankoh. Only yesterday, the winner of the recently conducted election in the State of Osun was announced by the More...
Twenty One Ebola Suspected Carrier Quarantine In Enugu
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja. Another set of 21 Nigerians suspected to have been infected with the deadly Ebola virus have been quarantined in Enugu, Enugu State, the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has confirmed. Maku, More...
Chibok Girls: Northern Elders Split Over NEF Ultimatum
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.The Northern Elder Council (NEC) Wednesday expressed regret over the ultimatum handed down by its rival group Northern Elders Forum (NEF), for President Goodluck Jonathan to effect the More...
North, South Delegates Bicker Over Final Report
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja. Delegates to the National Conference are heading for a final show of wit as conference push to take final decisions on its report Thursday. At its resumed sitting in Abuja, today, there More...
Conference Begins Discussion Of Draft Report Thursday
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.Delegates to the National Conference on Wednesday reconvened at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, venue of the Conference to begin the process of certifying the draft report prepared More...
Sawyer Flew To Nigeria With Ebola Against His Country’s Directive -Jonathan
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday expressed disappointment over the way and manner the late Liberia national, Patrick Sawyer, imported the Ebola virus disease into Nigeria, saying More...
Nigeria Donates $3.5 million To Fight Ebola In Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
President Goodluck Jonathan has donated $3.5 million to the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, disclosed on More...
2014 Results: WAEC Records Mass Failure In Maths, English
The West Africa Examination Council (WEAC) has released its May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results, recording mass failure in Mathematics and English Language. Announcing the results More...
Osun Guber: PDP Accepts Defeat, Hails Jonathan Over Peaceful Poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday congratulated Governor Rauf Aregbesola for his re-election in last Saturday’s Osun state governorship poll, saying it accepted the results in spite of what it called More...
Jonathan Hails INEC Over Osun Elections, Congratulates Aregbesola
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on his victory in Saturday’s governorship election in the state, even as he commended the Independent National Electoral More...
Ebola Vaccine Won’t Be Ready Until 2015, Says WHO
There are indications that clinical trials of vaccines for the deadly Ebola virus would soon get underway and will likely be ready for widespread use by early next year, even as the deadly epidemic continues to More...
Iranian Jet Crashes Into Suburb After Take Off
A civilian airliner crashed on take-off near Tehran’s Mehrabad airport, Iranian news agencies said, with state television reporting that more than 40 people were killed. The Taban Airlines plane was headed to More...
Democracy Is Still Gravely Endangered In Nigeria -Aregbesola
By Olusegun Emmanuel, from Osogbo.The winner of governorship election in Osun state, Mr. Raufu Aregbesola said that the just concluded election revealed that democracy is still gravely endangered in Nigeria.Aregbesola More...
Press Release: EFCC Partners NCC On Corruption
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has commended the partnership between the EFCC and the Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, in the fight against corruption in Nigeria More...
APC In Early Lead In Osun Guber Poll
As results of the governorship election in Osun state continue to trickle in, results being released by officials at polling centres suggest that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is ahead in key area of Osun More...
Osun Election: APC Alleges State-sponsored Political Terror In Osun
By Olusegun Emmanuel, reporting from Oshogbo.The All Progressives Congress (APC), Saturday raised fresh alarm over what it called “the mass arrest and intimidation of its members in Osun as result counting More...
Jonathan Declares Emergency On Ebola, Urges Nigerians To Avoid Churches, Mosques, Political Rallies…Approves N1.9 Billion Intervention Fund
President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the control and containment of the Ebola virus in Nigeria, a National Emergency, even as he urged churches and mosques to discourage worshipers as well as political party More...
Switzerland Denies Funding Boko Haram With $12.4m
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.Switzerland government yesterday discredited report of funding Boko-Haram sect with $12.4 million to execute its deadly assault on the Nigeria and its citizens. Some foreign media More...
APC Urges Suswan To Rescind Decision On Worker’s Pay Cut
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has faulted the decision of governor of Benue state, Mr. Gabriel Suswan, to deduct workers salaries without their consent, urging him to immediately rescind the decision.In More...
World Bank Group Mobilizes Emergency Funding To Fight Ebola Epidemic
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.The World Bank Group today pledged to raise about US $200 million in emergency funding to help Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to contain the spread of the Ebola virus,this is even More...
Bayelsa Speaker’s Brother Kidnapped
Unknown gunmen in Bayelsa Monday abducted Iniokpoemi Benson, younger brother of the Speaker of the Bayelsa House of Assembly, Mr. Kombowei Benson, early today. The abduction added to the worsening climate of insecurity More...
Again, APC Raises Alarm Over Guber Poll
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised fresh alarm about the Aug. 9 gubernatorial election in Osun state, saying about half a million Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), which were either unclaimed by their authentic More...
Ogunjobi Joins NFF Presidency Race
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja. Indications have emerged that the former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Mr. Taiwo Ogunjobi, is now among those gunning for the NFF topmost job. According More...
Lagos Doctor Who Treated Ebola Patient Now Infested
One of the doctors who attended to late Patrick Sawyer, a Liberia national with the first case of Ebola virus disease in Lagos, last week, has contracted the deadly virus. The Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi More...
PDP Carpets APC Over Relocation Directive, Alleges Plans To Import Armed Thugs To Disrupt Polls
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has faulted the directive by the All Progressive Congress APC, to its officials across the country to relocate to and remain in Osun state until after the August 9 election, More...
2015 Presidency: Tambuwal Disown Posters, Says ‘I Am Yet To Decide My Political Future’
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has distanced himself from the posters in different parts of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) promoting his More...
Former APC Chairman Tackles Jonathan, Says He’s A Political Robber
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.Former Governor of Osun state and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, Mr. Adebisi Akande, on Saturday took a swoop at President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, describing More...
Governorship Election: Osun Will Be Properly Policed -Jonathan
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.President Goodluck Jonathan weekend assured the nation that Osun state will be properly policed to ensure safety of lives and properties even as the people of the state are warming up More...
APC Alleges Plot To Rig Osun Election, Accuses INEC Official Of Complicity
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged what it called a devilish plan involving an unscrupulous INEC official and PDP stalwarts to rig the Aug. 9th gubernatorial election in Osun State.In a statement issued More...
Jonathan Jets To Washington For US-African Leaders Summit
President Goodluck Jonathan has been scheduled to leave for Washington DC early Sunday to participate in a three-day United States-African Leaders Summit. President Jonathan will join President Obama and about More...
CONFAB Losses Another Delegate
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.The Secretariat of the National Conference has expressed grief over the death of Professor Muhammad Nur Alkali, who was one of the six delegates representing the Supreme Council for Islamic More...
Jonathan Sacks Andrew Yakubu, Appoints Dahwa New GMD Of NNPC
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan has removed Mr. Andrew Yakubu as Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He has consequently approved the appointment More...
Senator Abatemi-Usman Builds PHC For Upake Community
Press ReleaseThe Primary Health Centre (PHC) facilitated by the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, for the people of Upake, a rural community More...
Aregbesola Accuses Omisore Of Falsifying USAID’s Osun Pre-Election Poll
The Aregbesola Campaign organization has dismissed as scam the pre-election poll purportedly conducted by the USAID, accusing its opponent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Senator Iyiola Omisore More...
Boko-Haram Plans To Invade FCT’s Nieghbouring States -Intelligence Source
Sources from the Nigeria’s intelligence have reportedly received information of Boko Haram’s plan to take over Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states, the four states that share border with the Federal More...
Osun RMS Poll: Hatchet Job By Client For Ally -Omisore Alleges
Press Release: We read without surprise the TNS-RMS poll in which the embattled Governor of Osun state ,Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola was awarded a whopping 73 percent rating in the August 9 [1] poll. The poll is a More...
Ebola: Death Toll Rises To 729, WHO Expresses Concern
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja. The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has risen to 729, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday, after 57 deaths were reported between July 24 and 27 in Guinea, More...
Abba Takes Over As IGP
By Olusegun Emmanuel, Abuja.The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, formally took over on Friday from former Police boss, IGP Mohammed Abubakar (Rtd), following his appointment as the 17th Indigenous More...
Probe My Alleged Involvement In Kaduna Bomb Blasts, Asari Dokubo Tells DSS
Leader of Niger Delta People’s Salvation Force (NDPSF), Asari Dokubo has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate an alleged attempt by him to assassinate former President Mohammed Buhari.In More...
