Man beheads wife, daughter, commits suicide in Ogun
Tragedy struck on Wednesday at Onigbedu town in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State when a 46-year-0ld farmer, Olubusayo Sunday, allegedly beheaded his wife, Oyewole, and their three-year-old...
View ArticleNSA plans to break Boko Haram’s recruitment drive
The Office of the National Security Adviser has said that its de-radicalisation programme was designed to prevent the members of the Boko Haram insurgents from recruiting Nigerians into their sect. The...
View ArticleAir controllers begin strike on Monday over poor welfare, decaying landing...
The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association has announced plans to commence a nationwide strike as from Monday in protest of what they described as poor welfare of their members and decaying...
View ArticleEra of writing election results in hotels over, INEC warns politicians
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday warned politicians that the era of election malpractices by political parties was over. The commission also said politicians who were...
View ArticleOrji Kalu strong member of PDP – Mu’azu
The National Chair man of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mallam Adamu Mu’azu during President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign in Umua hia yesterday, told Abians that the former governor of the state,...
View ArticleInferno destroys goods, property worth N300m in Anambra
Goods and property worth over N300 million were destroyed in a fire outbreak in Onitsha, Anambra, on Friday, witnesses said. The fire, which burnt down a two-storey building at No. 9 Nweje Lane in...
View ArticleWe’ve distributed 80% of PVCs in Taraba -REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Taraba State on Saturday said that it had distributed about 80 per cent of Permanent Voter Cards to registered voters in the state. According to the...
View ArticleJonathan recieves enforcement of Imo traditional rulers
The Imo Traditional Council have unanimously endorsed that candidature of President Goodluck Jonathan in the February presidential election as they assured him of their votes. The Obi of...
View ArticleChad: Thousands rally to support army move to fight Boko Haram
Tens of thousands of people rallied in the capital of Chad on Saturday in support of the authorities’ decision to send troops to fight Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists. Prime Minister Kalzeube Pahimi...
View ArticleAgbaje urges Badagry residents to collect their PVC
Mr Jimi Agbaje, the Lagos State Gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday urged residents of Badagry to get their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC). Agbaje said this at a...
View ArticleGroup demand explanation from Buhari on the controversial 53 Suites Cases
Group under aegis of Coalition Against Oppression (CAO) has charged the Presidential Candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) Gen Mohammadu Buhari to explain himself on the allegations on the...
View ArticleEbonyi PDP chieftain escapes lynching from angry mob
A notable chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi state (name withheld) narrowly escaped being lynched last Friday, as no fewer than 500 irate persons said to have been hired to add...
View ArticleBoko Haram abducts 80 children, others in Cameroon
Suspected Boko Haram fighters have abducted 80 people, including children, in a deadly assault on villages in northern Cameroon, officials say. Government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary confirmed that...
View ArticlePanicky PDP leaders meet Jonathan behind closed doors
There was panic in the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Sunday as President Goodluck Jonathan met with the national leadership of the party behind closed doors. The panic was said to...
View ArticleAdamawa Guber: Clark accuses Mu’azu of misleading President Jonathan on...
A former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has accused the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, of misinforming President Goodluck Jonathan on...
View ArticleEnugu 2015: Ugwuanyi vows to consolidate on Chime’s legacy
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has assured the people of Enugu Stare of his resolve to continue with the good work of Governor Sullivan...
View ArticleUNN graduates 15,904 students
About 15,904 students will graduate at the 44th convocation ceremony of University of Nigeria,Nsukka (UNN) holding this week with a breakdown of PhD 331; Masters Degree 1,168; Postgraduate Diploma...
View ArticleUrhobo monarchs pledge to back Jonathan
Traditional rulers of the 24 kingdoms of Urhobo nation, Delta State, at the weekend endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for the February 14 presidential election. Speaking during the visit of Minister...
View ArticleNiger deputy gov, 200 others dump PDP for APC
Niger State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ibeto, and over 2oo political office holders on Monday defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Announcing his...
View ArticleI’ve no godfather, says Agbaje
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has stated that he has no godfather that would influence or hamper service delivery to the people if...
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