Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the olive branch extended to him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and urged…
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SCREEN GRAB OF THE 37 REP MEMBERS THAT DEFECTED TO APC FILING PAST SPEAKER AMINU TAMBUWAL A Federal High Court…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has condemned Edo State Government for going ahead with the competency test for primary and…
No fewer than six persons, between ages 20 and 22 years, died after allegedly consuming a local beverage, Zakami, at…
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has urged northern governors and other leaders in the region…
HEAD OF Service OF THE FEDERATION, ALH. BUKAR GONI AJI Alhaji Bukar Aji, the Head of the Civil Service of…
The spate of mob action in Oyo State continued yesterday evening as a sales boy was allegedly beaten to death…
Two British nationals arrested for an alleged plot to steal oil from a pipeline in Nigeria are “totally innocent” and should be released immediately, according to their employer. Maritime security company Port2Port West Africa said the charges against…
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Monday announced a five-year investment programme for sub-Saharan Africa to fuel the company’s growth and to serve an area with “pressing health needs”. GSK will invest up to £130 million ($216 million…
31 March 2014 – Senior United Nations relief officials began a visit to South sudan today to meet conflict-affected people…
In an effort to encourage more investments into the country, Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has met with Prince Al-Waleed…
African leaders have been urged to pursue policies that will ensure that the current growth momentum on the continent is…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…
The Ogun State Civil Service Commission has announced dates for the final phase of the interview for successful candidates who…
The flyover bridge and road construction embarked upon by the Ogun State Government in Sabo, Sagamu Local Government Area of…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists NUSOJ condemns the arrest of…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) protests today’s arrest of broadcast…
Nigeria’s secret police faced questions Monday about how 21 detainees were killed during an attempted jailbreak from their headquarters, with claims of a cover-up about exactly what happened. The detainees, reportedly suspected Boko Haram insurgents…
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, responded to the request of Northern Youth Leaders Forum, NLYF, to forgive his estranged former deputy, Vice-President…
FROM LEFT: Gov. ISA YUGUDA OF Bauchi STATE; PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN ADAMU MUAZU; President GOODLUCK JONATHAN; SENATE President DAVID MARK…