Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday dismissed his military service chiefs leading the fight against Boko Haram insurgents, following a court judgment that their appointment was illegal. Jonathan, in an official statement released by his office…
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Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday announced the resignation of the chairman of his ruling party, under pressure from relentless criticism and the weakening of his political power base. Jonathan told the national executive committee of…
2014 Armed forces Remembrance day Celebration Wreath laying Ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday 15th January 2014 by President Goodluck…
German Ambassador’s Visit to HMITI on Tuesday January 14, 2014 Country Director, Deutsche Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Dr. Thomas Kirsch,…
Launch of Operation Light-Up Rural Nigeria Project at Shape and Durumi Communities in FCT, Abuja Launch of Operation Light-Up Rural…
The Nigerian Government and the Republic of Germany are set to partner on trade facilitation and micro, small and medium…
L-R: Chairman, Nigerian Legion, Ekiti State, Maj. Sunday Akintade (Rtd); Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe; Commandant, Nigeria Security and…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayode Fayemi (right) cutting the tape to inaugurate a block of six classrooms at Odundun…
Address by His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria On the occasion of the Inauguration Ceremony of the…
Special Adviser, Deputy Governor’s Office, Mr. Bamitale Oguntoyinbo, addressing Oye Local Government Staff at an interactive session. Local government employees…
A community leader in Ijebu-Ode, Alhaji Folorunso Elias has called on homeowners who built their houses illegally to take…
The Ogun State government is set to embark on a re-demarcation exercise as part of measures to reclaim lands…
Nigerian activists say the country’s new anti-gay law could have negative consequences for gay people in Nigeria and beyond. President Goodluck Jonathan signed the measure which criminalizes same sex marriage, and effectively outlaws gay organizations…
The Nigerian Government and the Republic of Germany are set to partner on trade facilitation and micro, small and medium…
In response to a 14-Day Ultimatum letter by the National Union of Electricity Employees, the Federal Ministry of Labour and…
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has charged all Muslims in the country to emulate the virtues of peace, tolerance…
Gay activists on Tuesday vowed to fight the Nigerian government after the country outlawed same-sex unions, warning the act legitimised homophobic violence and increased fears of persecution. The United Nations also attacked the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked a market in restive northeastern Nigeria, killing five and injuring many more, witnesses said on Monday. More than 30 attackers armed with guns, explosives and knives stormed the market in Borno State, where a state…
Nigeria on Monday provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a controversial bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions under threat of imprisonment. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States was “deeply…
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday blamed Boko Haram militants for a deadly bomb attack that killed at least 17 in a crowded market in Maiduguri, in the latest violence to hit the country’s restive north. Army spokesman Muhammad Dole said a Honda car laden…