Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is facing an uphill battle if he seeks re-election next year, after a series of unprecedented setbacks that have raised doubts about his political survival. The perceived damage to the 56-year-old’s stock has led…
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Face-to-face peace talks between South Sudan’s warring factions are set to begin in earnest Sunday, with artillery fire in Juba’s government district underlining the risk of a slide into all-out civil war. US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday…
The party of Madagascar’s ousted president Marc Ravalomanana on Saturday warned the electoral panel it would face “the people’s wrath” if it declares electoral victory for the rival camp. The outgoing leadership’s candidate, Hery Rajaonarimampianina…
A New Zealand woman found murdered with a British companion in Libya was a mother of two visiting her boyfriend, according to media reports Sunday. The New Zealand foreign ministry confirmed the woman’s name as Lynn Howie and said her family had requested…
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State yesterday denied a report claiming he absolved Fulanis of killings in disputes with Tiv…
Many residents of the Lagos metropolis celebrated this year’s Christmas in darkness, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Visits to…
Some residents in Lagos have called on government to set up a task force to enforce the official N50 per…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday rejoiced with President Goodluck Jonathan as he clocked the age of 56. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Five gunmen, suspected to be ritualists on Sunday invaded the government hospital in Ado-Ekiti, demanding for new born babies. The News Agency of…
No fewer than 20 election officials in the Anambra governorship poll were attacked in the early hours of Sunday by armed…
Bishop Mathew Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, has called on the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) to ensure the forum’s unity.…
A French man, Mr Francis Collon, abducted in Rimi, Katsina State, has been abandoned by his captors eleven months after…
FILE PHOTO The joy of Mrs. Ifeoma Odo of Ebo Umuabor in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, could turn…
The Chairman of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Lawali Dangulbi, said some persons burnt a police station…
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has said that late Prof. Festus Iyayi will be missed for his contributions to…
The National Youth Service Corps said 2,200 corps members posted to Borno and Gombe states for the 2013 batch ‘C’ service…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has threatened to sanction any hospital that refuses to attend to accident victims, especially…
Hundreds of tenants and traders wept on Monday as fire engulfed the Great Nigeria House along Martins Street on Lagos Island, which…
Unidentified persons yesterday attempted to set ablaze the Kano State Secretariat of the Caretaker Committee of the People’s Democratic Party…
Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State has advised Islamic scholars and Imams of Juma’at mosques in the state against engaging…