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At least 24 people, including 14 suspected Boko Haram terrorists have been killed in separate attacks in Gwoza, Biu and…

L-R: Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Head of Service, Mr. Olubunmi Famosaya; and Permanent Secretary, office of Establishment and…

Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, on Monday advised fans and owners of viewing centres to be vigilant during…

A clampdown on #BringBackOurGirls protests is set to commence in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, as FCT Police Commissioner, Mbu Joseph Mbu,…

The police in Ebonyi on Monday confirmed the killing of a police officer on Sunday by unknown gunmen. The Public…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe has engaged some critics of President Goodluck Jonathan…

The trial of former governor of Nasarawa State, Aliyu Akwe Doma and two others before Justice A. A Okeke of…

For attempting to obtain a sum of N2million from their victim in fake Globacom promo lottery, the duo of Egbearo…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Alhaji Saidu Baba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the bye-election…

Protests by supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been banned in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, police said on Monday. Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police spokeswoman Altine Daniel confirmed the ban in a text message to…

The European Union on Monday announced it has imposed sanctions on Nigeria’s Boko Haram as an Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group weeks after it kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. The decision to blacklist the group follows its designation as…

The Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Prof. Ajayi Borrofice, at the weekend, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, will…

Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has “hailed” the Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, for…

The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed indifference to the Federal Government’s release of the state-owned…

Nigeria’s military on Monday said it had made an arrest in connection with the bombing of a football match that killed at least 40 people. “A key suspect in the terror bomb explosion that rocked Kabang community in Mubi, Adamawa state… has been arrested…

The Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has asked Nigerians to begin to hold their respective state governors and local government…

The Nigerian military has been placed in a tight corner in its effort to rescue the Chibok schoolgirls because their…

Multiple award winning writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has flayed the intervention of western military experts in the search and rescue…

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has described Saturday’s trip to Gwoza, where he paid his last respects to the…

L-R: Chairman, Church Council, Blessed Michael Tansi Catholic Church, (Igbo) Chaplaincy, Dr. Fedrick Isife; Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Charles Ude;…