Suspected Islamist militants launched a brazen daytime attack in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday. Witnesses say gunmen armed with explosives stormed the Giwa military barracks, triggering a fierce gun battle with soldiers. The assailants…
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The Director of Defence Information, Chris Olukolade has informed that the troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force of the…
(Ministry of Defence Report) – Pockets of terrorists apparently in a move to boost their depleted stock of fighters did…
(NEMA Report) – The National Emergency Management Agency has revealed that the Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) issued by the Nigerian…
A leading business organization based in the United States of America, Procter and Gamble has recently opened a multi-million dollar…
A national conference criticised for its cost and scope opens in Nigeria’s capital on Monday, with the country’s future existence looming large over the talks. Nearly 500 delegates from the hundreds of ethnic, religious and linguistic groups that make…
At least 100 people were killed in the religiously divided centre of Nigeria this weekend, local officials said on Sunday, as tensions between Muslim-dominated herdsmen and mostly Christian farmers again turned deadly. About 40 assailants armed with…
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Office of the First Lady The wife of Nigerian President, Patience Jonathan has described the Governor of Plateau State, …
As the nation prepares for the conduct of the 2015 general elections, the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on…
Power Ministry News The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo has urged all stakeholders in the power sector to mobilize efforts…
Ministry of Water Resources “The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has announced that the Nigerian Government is set to mark…
Femi Awoniyi, Germany-based publisher of The African Courier magazine, was recently in Nigeria. The metallurgical engineer-turned journalist visited the The…
This coming election is another opportunity for us in Ekiti to once again demonstrate, and, confirm that Ekiti will never…
L-R: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN; Chairman, Governors’ Forum and River State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi; and Ekiti…
Nigerian football authorities on Friday suspended all Premier League matches at El Kanemi Warriors’ home ground because of attacks by Boko Haram militants. El Kanemi play in Maiduguri, a stronghold of the Islamist group who were accused of staging new…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson at the weekend approved the award of N6.1billion contracts at the State owned Niger…
A SPEECH PRESENTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, CHIEF T. A. ORJI (OCHENDO), GOVERNOR ABIA STATE, ON THE OCCASION OF A GRAND…
The Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has expressed shock over the news of the death of former President-General of…
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court today March 14, 2014 refused an application for the variation of the…