INEC postpones assembly bye-election in Sokoto to July 13
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had postponed the House of Assembly bye-election in Sokoto State from July...
Emergency rule: Yobe appeals for special fund, says insurgency draining resources
The Yobe Government has appealed to the Federal Government to float an intervention fund to cushion the effects of the...
Boko Haram attacks curtailed in Yobe, says JTF Commander
The Commander of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in Yobe, Col. Ibrahim Ali, on Sunday said that activities of...
PHOTO NEWS: Activists lay wreath to mark 15th anniversary of MKO Abiola’s death
From left: Son of late MKO Abiola, Abdul; Pastor Tunde Bakare; National Publicity Secretary, Campaign for Democracy, Mr. Popoola Ajayi;...
Plane crashes at San Francisco airport
An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, has crashed while landing at San Francisco airport, US federal aviation officials...
Jonathan urges military to abide by rules of engagement in fighting terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Abuja urged the military to abide by the rules of engagement and have respect...
Super Eagles to play Bafana Bafana on Aug. 14 in Nelson Mandela Challenge
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Saturday said it has signed an agreement with the South African Football Association (SAFA)...
Buhari attributes poor education to ineffective leadership in Nigeria
Former Head of State, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has attributed ineffective leadership in the country to the inability of government...
Lagos Assembly commends FG over reconstruction of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Mr Bisi Yusuf, the Chairman, House Committee on Commerce and Transportation, Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) has commended President...
Bamidele to Tinubu, Fayemi: You cannot stop me
Romoke Alade Opeyemi Bamidele, on Saturday drew the battle line with the National Leader of his party, the Action Congress...
ANPP condemns attack on its chairman’s residence
The Borno chapter of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) on Saturday condemned last week's attack on the residence of...
Islamic extremists attack boarding school in Yobe, killing 29 students, teacher
Islamic extremists have killed 29 students and one teacher in an attack on a boarding school in Yobe State, north-east...
Why I retired as Maj.-Gen. – Buhari
Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) on Friday said he decided to retire with his current rank in 1985, to defend and...
Supreme Court orders continued trial of former LG chairman for alleged abuse of office
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the continued trial of a former local government chairman in Ondo State, Dele Fagoriola...
Supreme Court affirms death sentence on former policeman
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the death sentence passed on Usman Maigari, a former policeman, for killing his wife,...
Jonathan flags off reconstruction of N167b Lagos-Ibadan expressway, seek cooperation of states, LGs
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday in Shagamu, Ogun State, that federal, states and local governments must collaborate to deliver...
NASS will not undermine national interest in considering budget – Tambuwal
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Aminu Tambuwal, has assured Nigerians that the assembly will not undermine their...
Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be made saints – Vatican
The late Pope John Paul II will be made a saint, the Vatican said on Friday, announcing that Pope Francis...
AU suspends Egypt indefinitely
The AU suspended Egypt from all its activities on Friday after the Egyptian military overthrew the elected president, Mohamed Morsi,...
Travel agent bags 190 days imprisonment for cheating
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentence a Travel Agent, Hassana Bayero, 29, to 190 days imprisonment for cheating...
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