A new charge has been filed the Federal Government against the son of the late General Sani Abacha, Mohammed, accusing…
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Nigeria, Thursday, protested against comments credited to President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, where he implied that corruption is synonymous to…
A middle-aged man, Ismaila Musa was Thursday sentenced to 19 months in prison by a Zuba Upper Area Court for…
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday said the commission would commence its continuous voter registration…
The Senate on Wednesday in Abuja withdrew its earlier proposal to amend Section 9 of the 1999 Constitution to empower…
The FCT chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday elected 156 party officials across the six Area Councils during…
Deputy Whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rotimi Abiru has called on the Federal Government and the Peoples…
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was Wednesday honoured with the prestigious David…
The governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Ichalla Wada, has granted amnesty to Mr Lasisi Yusuf, a 67 year old…
A Zuba Upper Area Court on Thursday sentenced Godwin Samuel and Tyowase Denis, both of fruit market, Zuba, to five…
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday said that the state government would not compromise its core mandate of protecting…
The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, on Thursday warned against unauthorised use of siren in Anambra. Abubakar gave the…
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Tunde Ogunshakin, on Wednesday said that the spate of kidnapping in the state…
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore calls by governors and other stakeholders of states…
Mrs Felicia Sani, a delegate at the ongoing National Conference, has condemned what she called “the exposure of female bankers…
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed a packed viewing centre in Nigeria’s restive northeast and shot dead two…
OTTAWA, Canada, April 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie,…
CONAKRY, Guinea, April 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The efforts to control the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus…
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJen PsakiDepartment SpokespersonWashington, DCApril 9, 2014The upcoming elections in Guinea-Bissau are…
As part of its strategic move to sensitize Nigeria students on the need to shun corruption and economic crimes, the…