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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has assured that the military will restore full peace to the...

Troops kill two fleeing insurgents in Borno

The Nigerian Army has ambushed fleeing Boko Haram insurgents in Pulka, Borno State, and killed two of them. This...

Militancy: Dialogue without Ijaw leaders will be fruitless, says Clark

Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has said any dialogue between the Federal Government and militants in the Niger Delta...

University of Africa, Bayelsa is Nigeria’s 43rd state varsity

The National University Commission (NUC) has approved the University of Africa, Toru-Orua, as the 43rd state university in the...

Bode George: Edo rejects 'Bullion Van Democracy'

Bode George, the only politician with experience, charisma to lead PDP to victory in 2019, say Babatope, Shodipe-Dosunmu

by Femi Adewale

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, Chief Olabode Ibiyinka George, has...

Fashola: It is not that Nigeria lacks infrastructure, it is simply that what we have is insufficient and has aged

Text of a speech by Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) at Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory...

Atiku: Whether we like or support it or not, restructuring will eventually happen in Nigeria

Paper presented by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar at the late General Usman Katsina Memorial Conference, at the Umaru...

Tribunal judgement: PDP congratulates Okowa, Ikpeazu; AbdulRazak, Darius win in Kwara, Taraba

‘I remain Abia gov’

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State addressing some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a solidarity rally...

Ajasin’s appointment/NDDC budget: Ondo oil producing community elders sue Buhari, NASS, AGF

IN THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT ABUJA SUIT NO:……………….. BETWEEN: Comrade Eganosi...

Gulen confident U.S. will not extradite him to Turkey, says ‘Erdogan suffering from power poisoning’

Fethullah Gulen, an exiled religious leader blamed by President Recep Erdogan for the coup attempt in Turkey, said on Friday...

Okorocha: Imo civil servants to work three days a week, salary cut imminent

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State says he is contemplating to reduce five to three working days per week...

Tributes, tears at Keshi’s burial

Tears flowed freely on Friday as the remains of former Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, was laid to...

Security agents block escape route of pipeline vandals in Lagos

by Femi Adewale

Security agents have successfully blocked all escape routes of the pipeline vandals in the Arepo, Ikorodu areas of Lagos...

PDP Caretaker Committee to Sheriff: You are wasting your time, convention will hold in Port Harcourt

The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, said reports that an Abuja Federal High Court...

Sheriff commends Abuja court ruling, says ‘Port Harcourt convention won’t hold’

The disputed Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has commended the ruling of Justice Okon...

Troops capture more towns from Boko Haram as Defence Minister assures soldiers of improved welfare

Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the North-East have captured Kareto town from Boko Haram terrorists. This is contained in...

‘Big Boss’ goes home

Funeral rites of former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi (Big Boss), began on Thursday with a requiem mass in...

For Clinton, Obama is an asset, and a challenge

Count President Barack Obama as one of Senator Hillary Clinton’s most potent assets — and as one of her...

Coup: Turkish Foreign Ministry dismisses 88 employees; 1,684 military personnel, including 149 Generals, Admirals fired

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday said the ministry has dismissed 88 of its employees, including two ambassadors, in...

Attorney-General seeks new policy for prosecution