Nigeria’s secret police said on Thursday that it was holding a former militant leader from the oil-rich Niger delta, in the latest crackdown on potential trouble before elections next year. Presidential and parliamentary polls are scheduled for February…
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Tens of thousands of people in Nigeria are missing out on vital services because of conflict, with the areas where Boko Haram operates worst affected, the Red Cross said on Thursday. The ICRC said it had helped some 40,000 people hit by the Islamist…
President Goodluck Jonathan has emphasized his government’s determination to impact positively on the infrastructural needs of the country as well…
Presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has said that the success of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 12 to March 19 for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned a 61-year-old medical doctor, Michael Adekunle, over alleged $243,500 (about…
An FCT High Court on Thursday sentenced a 58 year- old Estate Agent, Omole Agboworin, to 15 months imprisonment for…
One time Niger Delta activist, Mujahideen Asari- Dokubo has been arrested for making inciting comments about the 2015 elections by…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos and presided over by Justice Rita-Ofili Ajumogobia was today told that a…
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, today dispelled all notions of interference in the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today, February 5, 2014 told an Abuja High Court presided over by Justice S.…
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga has revealed that the privatisation of Nigeria’s power sector has unlocked…
WASHINGTON, February 6, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJen PsakiDepartment Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCFebruary 5, 2014The United…
Interior Ministry Reports “The Nigerian Government is committed to building a virile nation for the future of the youths and…
Special Duties News The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has urged Nigerian youths to be…
SURE-P Reports President Goodluck Jonathan has emphasized his government’s determination to impact positively on the infrastructural needs of the country…
5 February 2014 – Spain should investigate alleged atrocities committed in its 1930s Civil War and under the regime of…
3 February 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to russia later this week to take part in the opening…
TOKYO, Japan, February 5, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. The Government of Japan welcomes the adoption of a new…
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Enwistle has during a courtesy call on the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku…