7 PDP govs secretly working, mobilising for APC —Okorocha
Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors Forum, Chief Rochas Okorocha, in Lagos, on Monday, said no fewer than seven governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are...
View ArticleJonathan, Mu’azu relationship cordial —PDP leadership
The leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, dismissed media reports (not THE CITIZEN) that there was a sour relationship between its presidential candidate, President...
View ArticleJonathan woos Atiku …Ex-VP under pressure to dump APC
Eighteen days to the presidential election some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have put former Vice President Atiku Abubakar under intense pressure to dump the All Progressives...
View ArticleArmy begins trial of General, 22 others, bars journalists from venue
The Nigerian Army Monday commenced the trial of 22 officers, including a Brigadier-General after several postponements but journalists were, however, barred from covering ...
View ArticleJonathan launches girls, women initiative
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, formally launched the Growing Girls and Women in Nigeria initiative (G-WIN), designed to improve the lives of women ...
View Article2015: Mbeki, Abdulsalami meet Buhari in Kaduna
A former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, and a former Nigerian military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, were in Kaduna on Monday ...
View ArticleEbonyi saga: Impeachment notice suffers setback as seven lawmakers withdraw...
The political move by some vested interests in Ebonyi State that orchestrated the impeachment notice served on the embattled state governor, Dr. Martin Elechi has suffered a set back as seven members...
View ArticleFirstBank partners Down Syndrome Foundation
As part of its corporate responsibility and sustainability intervention,FirstBank through its Hope Rising Initiative designed to provide health and welfare support for disabled persons, has partnered...
View Article10 dead in Argentina helicopter collision
Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French citizens and two Argentines, authorities said. The...
View ArticleCBT format: Server failure mars UTME exams
The postponed 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, billed to commence yesterday, nationwide, was again marred by some hiccups over the failure of internet servers as well as failure...
View ArticleEbonyi saga: Impeachment notice suffers setback as seven lawmakers withdraw...
The political move by some vested interests in Ebonyi State that orchestrated the impeachment notice served on the embattled state governor, Dr. Martin Elechi has suffered a setback as seven members of...
View ArticleFemale suicide bomber kills 25 in Maiduguri
A suspected female suicide bomber killed at least 25 people on Tuesday in Maiduguri, Borno state, military and hospital sources said, three days after a multiple ...
View Article2015: AD dumps presidential candidate, endorses Jonathan
The Alliance for Democracy (AD) on Tuesday dumped its presidential candidate, Rafiu Salau, for the 2015 general elections and adopted the presidential candidate ...
View ArticlePolls: I’m wholly committed to APC – Atiku
Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku Abubakar has dismissed rumours that he was under pressure to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Instead of...
View ArticleCard Reader test: APC cloning PVCs – PDP alleges
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of cloning Permanent Voters Cards ...
View ArticleElections: Give Jonathan the benefit of doubt, says Abdulsalami
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Tuesday advised Nigerians to give President Goodluck Jonathan the benefit of doubt on his promise that general elections ...
View ArticleUS, Nigeria meet over Boko Haram-ISIL allegiance
A United States lawmaker, Stephen Lynch, is currently in Nigeria meeting with the Federal Government to review the US Embassy security following the recent bombings in Maiduguri and the pledge by Boko...
View ArticleGroup seeks varsity degree as minimum requirement for presidential candidates
A group in Nigeria is seeking a review of the qualification of any Presidential candidate, as contained in the Electoral Act, requesting that it should be a minimum of first degree or its equivalent....
View ArticleDSS restores Tambuwal’s security details
The security details withdrawn from the Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal by the Department of State Security (DSS) has been restored. Tambuwal’s spokesman, Imam Imam confirmed...
View ArticleCampaigns: There’ll be no ICC summons for Patience Jonathan, says Fani-Kayode
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation has said that wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, will not appear before the International Criminal Court. It said there was...
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