Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT), Chief Tony Anenih, yesterday expressed the confidence that the…
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A Nigerian rights activist confirmed Wednesday that ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo hosted talks aimed at brokering the release of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram. The talks at Obasanjo’s farm last weekend included the former president…
Authorities in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday revised downward by four the number of schoolgirls held captive by Boko Haram, denying media reports that the hostages had escaped from the Islamists in recent days. A source at the government in northeastern…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson has described the ongoing nationwide voters’ registration and card collection exercise as part of…
Terrorists kill 51, injure 12, raze village in Borno attacks 51 persons were yesterday killed in separate attacks, by members…
His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, has cancelled all activities lined up for celebration of…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — People in Kidal and those who had to flee the city…
OTTAWA, Canada, May 28, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today participated in…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi (Right); exchanging pleasantries with a cross section of Traditional rulers, during a meeting, at…
Youths suspected to be cult members, on Sunday, invaded the female hostel of Benue State University, Makurdi, r*ped and robbed…
Three former bankers with a new generation bank, were on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 arraigned before Justice Akindavid Oladimeji of …
A Federal High Court sitting in Jos and presided by Justice Andrel Alagwa has sentenced a Jos businessman, Ibrahim Nayaya…
Justice Farouq Lawal of the Kano State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Daniel Okpara to three years imprisonment…
PARIS (Environment Ministry Report) – The Minister of Environment, Laurentia Laraba Mallam has commended the French Oil and Gas giant…
The leadership of the ongoing National Conference has temporarily suspended some “contentious” recommendations contained in the reports of some of…
Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information, on Wednesday, said security agents had arrested one suspect in connection with…
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday night invaded The palace of the Ojikpada Egume in Dekina Local Government area of Kogi State…
Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso said the country was unprepared for the level of violence from Boko Haram Islamists. Kwankwaso,…
The Northern Alternative Forum (NAF) has taken a swipe at the Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on his recent…
A suspected Boko Haram attack on a military base and police station in northeastern Nigeria left at least 33 people dead, a security source told AFP on Wednesday. The source, who requested anonymity, said 18 soldiers and 15 police lost their lives in…