Danlami Ma’azu stood among a crowd jostling to secure a satellite TV decoder in the Nigerian city of Kano so he could watch the World Cup in the safety of his home — far from the threat of Boko Haram attacks. The Brazil tournament should normally spell…
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that its plan to increase train fares would help beef up security on…
Three members of a Boko Haram killer squad allegedly responsible for attacks and killings in Gwoza local government area of…
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has said that no fewer than 750 churches have so far been destroyed by…
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Central Business District, Mrs. Aderinola Disu, has resigned from the position. According…
Violence erupted yesterday at the secretariat of the Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abuja. Two APC members…
First Executive Governor of Edo State and vice-presidential candidate of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, in the 2011…
The Borno government on Friday presented letter of appointment to the new Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Muhammad Shehu. Alhaji Baba…
The Enugu State Government says it will henceforth commence the arrest and prosecution of street traders in the state capital.…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has…
Governor Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State has charged the new Emir of Kano, Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi, to follow in the footsteps…
ABUJA (Office of the First Lady Report) – The President of the Association of Spouses of Heads of Mission (ASOHOM),…
ABUJA (SURE-P Report) – The Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has said that the Federal Ministry of Defence…
ABUJA (Ministry of Education News) – The Supervising Minister of Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has recently presented the Presidential Special…
Abuja (Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment Report) – President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigeria and Pakistan will work…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced probe into the alleged scam in the N76 billion moribund police…
More than 1,500 residents of five Borno villages have abandoned their homes and fled to Maiduguri for fear of attacks…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 13, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Some African Heads of State and Government, and high level…
Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has revealed that the state was denied approval for the Minna Airport to…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said on Thursday that elected political officials, who defect…