The Force Headquarters has refuted claims that postings of officers to various commands and formations are done based on religious,…
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A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Saturday urged Nigerians to intensify prayers for the successful conduct of…
The House of Representatives has rejected the $65 oil benchmark proposed in the 2015 budget by the executive. The House…
Outgoing Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has said that his administration has done a lot to improve…
A former Governor of Kaduna State and chairman of Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has warned that…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has confirmed that he will honour his speaking…
Boko Haram fighters, in their hundreds, have drowned in Lake Chad, as they fled for their lives, following heavy air…
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, held a closed-door meeting with the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, as he…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah has urged the Federal Government to proceed with caution in his plans…
The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has restated its commitment to ensuring council areas get autonomy. NULGE President…
The Military, on Saturday, said Baga town in Borno State has been retaken from Boko Haram. “Troops have this afternoon…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Chief Sam Ortom, Friday escaped death, as unknown…
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has described the idea of having military chiefs determine when elections will…
President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, assured Nigerians that power supply would be stabilised in the next two years. He made the…
The Borno State Government on Friday raised the alarm over a grand plot by the Peoples Democratic Party-led federal government…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dragged the Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)…
Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission over alleged attack on its…
The Socialist Party of Nigeria has flayed the approval by 33 out of 36 state Houses of Assembly, a recommendation…
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, has described the ‘change’ slogan by the All Progressives Congress as a hoax, adding…
The insistence of the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government to deploy soldiers for election duties is a ploy to subvert…