2015: PDP extends sales of nomination forms by one week
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended the date for the sales of nomination and expression of interest ... The post 2015: PDP extends sales of nomination forms by one week...
View ArticleSanusi, new Emir of Kano, meets Jonathan behind closed doors
The new Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Thursday paid a surprise courtesy visit to President Goodluck Jonathan. The erstwhile governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria met behind closed doors with...
View ArticleDefection: Withdrawing my security aides illegal -Tambuwal tells Police IG
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal Thursday told the acting Inspector General of Police, Sulaiman Abba ... The post Defection: Withdrawing my security aides illegal -Tambuwal...
View Article8 dead as bomb explodes in Gombe park
No fewer than eight persons are reported dead in An early mornibg bomb explosion in Gombe, Gombe State on Friday has claimed ... The post 8 dead as bomb explodes in Gombe park appeared first on The...
View ArticleJang suspends Plateau Varsity VC
Plateau State Governor, Mr. Jonah Jang, has suspended Prof. Danjuma Sheni, the Vice Chancellor of the Plateau State University, Bokkos, recently rechristened Solomon Lar University. Our correspondent...
View ArticlePDP Chief warns Metuh to stay clear of Abia delegates poll
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and an aspirant for Isiala Ngwa North / Isiala Ngwa South federal constituency, in the 2015 elections, Chief Anthony Agbazuere , has accused PDP’s National...
View Article‘FG’ll not ban Okada’– Transport Ministry
The ministry of transport has refuted claims in the media on the federal government’s plan to ban the use of commercial motorcycle ... The post ‘FG’ll not ban Okada’ – Transport Ministry appeared first...
View ArticleEnugu 2015: State PDP rises from Extra-ordinary SEC meeting, approves Ikeje...
The Enugu State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Peoples Republic Party (PDP) has approved Chief Ikeje Asogwa as the State Chairman of the party. The move followed the request by 86 members out of...
View ArticleEbola: FG condemns 22 countries for discriminating against Nigeria
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali, on Friday, protested the continued ‘discrimination and profiling’ of Nigerians by some countries over the outbreak of the Ebola disease in West...
View ArticleFuel scarcity looms as oil workers issue 14-day strike warning
The two major oil workers union sin the country, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN)...
View ArticleFG sacks four PTDF directors
The appointments of four management staff of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund were terminated on Friday by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources. A brief statement by the Head, Press and...
View ArticleArsonists set Rivers PDP secretariat on fire
Some suspected arsonists on Friday set the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party secretariat in Port Harcourt on fire. The building, located along the Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway, would have been...
View ArticleGombe blast: Death toll rises to 30
The number of persons feared killed on Friday when a bomb was detonated by some suspected Boko Haram insurgents at a bus terminus in Gombe has risen to 30. The blast which was said by an eye witness,...
View Article…As Tafawa Balewa’s son vows to drag FG to court over presidential forms
A son of Nigeria’s late prime minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Dr Abdul Jelil who was denied the Presidential forms by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has vowed to drag the leadership of...
View ArticleWithdrawal of security aides: Tambuwal fights back, sues FG, six others
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has prayed the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to stop the Peoples ... The post Withdrawal of security aides: Tambuwal fights back,...
View ArticleBoko Haram in new video denies ceasefire, says Chibok girls have converted to...
Boko Haram denied that they had agreed to a ceasefire in a new video obtained on Friday by AFP, describing the Nigerian government ... The post Boko Haram in new video denies ceasefire, says Chibok...
View ArticleChelsea survive QPR scare, Liverpool lose
Eden Hazard’s penalty enabled Chelsea to preserve their four-point lead in the Premier League with a narrow 2-1 win at home to local rivals Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. Diego Costa returned for...
View Article2015: Jonathan warns against ‘do or die’ ambition among office seekers
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday urged political office seekers to shun desperation, saying that their ambitions should never be ‘do or die’ in the interest of the nation. The president made the...
View ArticleCrises mark PDP ward congresses
Irregularities were recorded in the Peoples Democratic Party’s ward congress held nationwide on Saturday ... The post Crises mark PDP ward congresses appeared first on The Citizen - Nigeria's Leading...
View ArticleBurkina Faso crisis: Army promises ‘transition body’
Burkina Faso’s military has said it will install a transitional government, days after it seized power as President Blaise Compaore’s resigned. The move came after soldiers had fired shots at the state...
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