The party of Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan took a strong lead in local elections Sunday, despite turbulent months marked by mass protests, corruption scandals and Internet blocks. If the national trend holds up, it would considerably brighten…
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Anne Hidalgo, a Spanish-born Socialist, will be the first female mayor of Paris after an unexpectedly comfortable win in municipal elections on Sunday. Hidalgo, 54, had been expected to be run extremely close by her centre-right rival, former government…
The seven anti-Rotimi Amaechi lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly have decried the alleged withholding of their entitlements…
The integrity of the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) has been compromised, the Federal Government has revealed. It also stated…
FROM LEFT: MEMBERS OF PDP, ELDER WOLE OYELESE, SEN. HOSEA AGBOOLA AND ALHAJI YEKINI ADEOJO, DURING THE PARTY’S MEETING IN…
FROM LEFT: Gov. ISA YUGUDA OF Bauchi STATE; PDP National Chairman ADAMUMUAZU; President GOODLUCK JONATHAN; SENATE President DAVID MARK AND…
CHAIRMAN, CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL, Justice DANLADI UMAR Time is fast running out for Chairman of the Code of Conduct…
The Federal Government would complete the ongoing rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri rail line by the end of…
Google IMAGE A couple’s matrimonial disagreement has resulted in the death of the wife, Inno, who was slapped to death…
The United States is giving ex-Soviet Moldova $10 million to strengthen security on its border with Ukraine, Washington’s top diplomat in Europe Victoria Nuland said Sunday. Part of Moldova’s eastern border with Ukraine is occupied by the breakaway…
30 gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists rode on motorcycles at dawn to attack Azir village in Damboa council…
19 people have been killed and 15 others abducted in different villages of Agatu local government area in Benue state…
The Oyo/Osun State Command of the Nigeria Customs has made a seizure of 30,000 pieces of ammunition and 6,250 cartridges…
Ebere Wabara The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Saturday called on the Nigeria Police to release the Associate Editor of…
One of the residences of former Chief Security Officer to the late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al Mustapha (rtd),…
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Reuben Abati, has denied reports that the seat of power…
Nigeria’s secret police said on Sunday there had been an escape attempt by detainees at their headquarters, with unconfirmed reports that Boko Haram militants were involved. “There was an attempted jail break by our inmates when the suspect handler…
Boko Haram militants detained at the State Security Services facility in Abuja took over the complex for over six hours…
SOLDIERS TAKING COVER AS THEY ENGAGE THE ATTACKERS IN A SHOOT-OUT (CREDITS: PREMIUM TIMES) Information Nigeria has just learnt of…
BANGUI, Central African Republic, March 29, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African…