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You must stamp out corruption, Obasanjo tells Buhari

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari over his victory at the Saturday presidential polls. Obasanjo  in his congratulatory message he...

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Why Jonathan lost the elections – IBB

Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, on Tuesday said President Goodluck Jonathan lost the presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC,...

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Abdulsalami applauds President Jonathan for conceding defeat

A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has applauded President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat and congratulating Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on his victory in the Saturday’s...

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Victorious Buhari thanks Nigerians, calls for sober reflection

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 election, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has expressed gratitude to Nigerians for voting him ...

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Campaigns: No regrets over my roles, says Fani-Kayode

The Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Femi Fani-Kayode, said on Wednesday that he has no regrets in the role he played in the campaign of President Goodluck...

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Tension as 19 APC lawmakers return to Ekiti Assembly

Barely 12 hours af­ter the presiden­tial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Major Gen Muhammadu Bu­hari was declared winner of Saturday’s presidential race, 19 lawmakers of the party in...

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Patience Jonathan congratulates Aisha Buhari

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Wednesday congratulated the wife of the President-elect, Hajia Aisha Buhari, on the election of her husband, Muhammadu Buhari. This is contained in a...

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We may return to militancy, says Asari-Dokubo

A former Niger-Delta militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, says with the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan, he and other militants may be forced to return to the creeks ...

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Jonathan has set example for entire world – European Union

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s concession of defeat before the announcement of the presidential election result as an...

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I‘ll crush Boko Haram within two months – Buhari

President –Elect, Muhammadu Buhari has re¬assured that his administration will crush the Boko Haram militants within two months of his assuming office ...

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Jonathan has nothing to fear – Buhari assures

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has assured President Goodluck Jonathan that he has nothing to fear ...

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Fear of attacks: Shell shuts down flow stations in Bayelsa

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, SNEPCo, has reportedly shut down some of its flow stations in Southern Ijaw and Ekeremor Local Government Areas of Bayelsa state because of anxiety...

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Online Publishers congratulate Buhari, salute Jonathan, Jega, Nigerians on...

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), an umbrella body of online news operators in Nigeria, has described as successful the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections in...

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APC lauds Jonathan for conceding defeat …describes President as statesman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday praised President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat and congratulating Gen. Buhari, even before he was formally declared as the winner of Saturday’s...

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Don’t do like President Jonathan, ensure you work with “right people”, Mbaka...

An Enugu based Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry, has advised the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) to ensure that he surrounds himself with the right...

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Post elections: What Jonathan told Buhari on phone

A recording of the telephone call by President Goodluck Jonathan to Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on March 31, congratulating him on his victory at the last Saturday’s presidential election ...

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Five die in explosion near bus station in Gombe

An explosion near a bus station in the city of Gombe killed at least five and injured 15 others, witnesses told AFP on Thursday, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram ...

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Militant group claims responsibility for Delta pipeline explosion

An Urhobo militant group, Urhobo Gbagbako, on Friday claimed responsibility for Thursday night’s bombing of the NPDC Oil pipelines at Ighrenene, Afiesere and Ekiugbo communities in Delta State. The...

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PDP couldn’t manage its successes – Lamido

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State on Thursday blamed the Peoples Democratic Party for it’s inability to properly manage its successes. He said in the last 16 years of being in charge of the country,...

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Amaechi begs for forgiveness, sues for peace during guber poll

Governor Chibuike Amaechi has appealed to those he has offended with his actions and inactions in the state as governor to forgive him, saying he acted in the interest of the state. The governor in a...

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