I didn’t sack Ambode, says Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said he did not sack the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, while the latter was the Accountant-General of the...
View ArticleApril Poll: Enugu PDP calls on supporters to remain resolute in voting for...
The Enugu State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on its supporters and the electorate to remain resolute and supportive to the genuine and people-oriented programmes of the...
View ArticleNigeria’s military releases Al Jazeera journalists
Two Al Jazeera journalists held by the Nigerian military since March 24 have been released, the network has confirmed. Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustapha were allowed to leave the Maiduguri hotel, where they...
View ArticleIt’s not easy to play opposition politics in Nigeria — Ngige
Still basking in the euphoria of the victory of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the March 28, 2015 presidential election, the former governor of Anambra State and the senator representing Anambra...
View Article…Ekiti people’ll defend their mandate –Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has described his governorship as a mandate freely and wholeheartedly given by Ekiti people, saying: “Ekiti people who are the owners of my mandate will...
View ArticleNothing will stop Fayose’s impeachment – APC Lawmakers
If the threat from the 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers in Ekiti State House of Assembly is to be taken serious, them the days of Chief Ayodele Fayose is numbered as the governor of Ekiti State....
View ArticleJonathan lost because his govt neglected the people – Sanusi
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says President Goodluck Jonathan lost last Saturday’s presidential election because of the mood of voters, which he argued was determined by the economic conditions...
View ArticleWhy deaths from heart attack, stroke are increasing
As the global population rises over seven billion, a new report has shown that the number of deaths from hypertension, stroke, heart attacks and other circulatory diseases is on the rise, climbing from...
View ArticlePastor, runs baby factory, sells newborn for N.3m
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested Pastor John (other names withheld) and his wife, Deborah, over alleged abduction of a new born baby. A police source, said the couple abducted the baby to...
View ArticleBoko Haram disguises as clerics, kills 24 in Borno
Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a town, south of Borno, killing over 24 people and injuring dozens. Security sources said the terrorists stormed Kwajafa, the home-town of one-time chairman of...
View ArticleJigawa dep gov quits PDP, defects to APC
Deputy Governor of Jigawa, Alhaji Ahmad Mahmud, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. But the state Peoples Democratic Party stated that he was expelled for alleged anti-party activities. This...
View ArticleI won’t discriminate against any tribe – Ambode
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Akinwunmi Ambode, has promised not to discriminate against any tribe if he is voted into office, a statement on Monday said. The APC...
View ArticleGroup hails rejection of Gov Chime’s N11bn loan request
A rights group, Centre for the Vulnerable and the Underprivileged, (Centrep), has described the rejection of N11 billion loan request sent to the State House of Assembly for approval by Governor...
View Article2011 Bonga spill: 168,000 fishermen in 350 Delta, Bayelsa communities impacted
The Bonga 2011 oil spill from an offshore oil field operated by Shell Nigeria Production and Exploration Company, SNEPCO, affected 168,000 victims in 350 communities in Delta and Bayelsa states. Chief...
View ArticleBuhari’s election has shamed doomsayers — GOWON
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, said the peaceful conduct of March 28 presidential poll won by Maj.-Gen Muhammadu Buhari, has shamed doomsayers that Nigeria would break up in 2015. “No one...
View ArticleEkiti State Deputy Governor, Kolapo Olusola
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State on Monday blocked the two major roads leading to the state House of Assembly following rumours that 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers...
View ArticleApril 11 poll: INEC insists on Card Reader
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has maintained that it will not allow manual accreditation for Saturday elections. The commission, in a statement in Abuja yesterday, said unlike in...
View ArticleEnugu guber: Ohanaeze endorses Ugwuanyi
The Enugu State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has endorsed the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as its preferred candidate for the April...
View ArticleLagos too important for APC to lose, says Buhari
The President-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday said that Lagos State was too important for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to lose to the opposition. Buhari, at the APC rally...
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