Residents of Attagara and Kawuri villages in Gwoza and Bama local government areas of Borno State, respectively, repelled attacks on…
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Nigeria’s highest ranking military officer on Monday gave a glimmer of hope to the families of more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants, revealing they had located the missing teenagers. But Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday assured that the August 9 governorship poll in Osun State would be free…
Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday called on security agencies in the state to ensure the…
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has signed a new four-year contract extension at the Catalan giants. The former Manchester United defender…
It has come to the notice of the Ekiti State Government through a National Newspaper publication, that His Excellency, Dr.…
Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Abubakar Gumi, has taken a swipe at the military, over what he called vandalism and…
The Gombe State Government said it would use the Children’s Day celebration to pray for the release of the abducted…
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japanese Government for $85 million dollars (N1.38 billion)…
Former Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Adamu Aliero, has rejected the claims in some quarters that northern states governors and…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has condemned the…
Abuja (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Report) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali has called on the international community,…
Abuja (Vice President’s Office Report) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has urged Nigerians, particularly the Muslim Ummah to…
ABUJA (National Planning Commission Report) The Supervising Minister/Deputy Chairman of the National Planning Commission, Bashir Yuguda has formally launched the…
Report from Vice President’s Office. Vice President Namadi Sambo has urged Nigerians, particularly the Muslim Ummah to pray fervently for…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) continues to contend with a ‘leadership tussle’ in the build- up to the 2015 general…
Boko Haram is probably beyond the reach of global sanctions but attempts to curb the Nigerian Islamists’ reign of terror is an indication of growing international commitment, analysts said. The UN Security Council this week designated the extremist…
At least 24 people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram gunmen raided a village in northeast Nigeria, where the Islamists have stepped up deadly attacks on villages in recent months, residents told AFP. Dozens of motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed Kamuya…
The abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month was “contrary to the teachings of Islam”, the head of the African Union (AU) said at an event to mark Africa Day on Sunday. “We strongly condemn the abduction of the young, innocent schoolgirls…
Nigeria’s Niger Delta Sunday declared that it would settle for nothing less than a new constitution premised on Autonomy or…