Boko Haram resurfaces, kills 20 students in fresh attack
It was another bloody weekend in Yobe State yesterday after gunmen, suspected to be members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, attacked a secondary school. Twenty students and a teacher were killed.
View ArticleEkiti 2014: Bamidele says No to Tinubu, vows to contest against Fayemi
Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele, a House of Representatives member, on Saturday, disagreed with the leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that he should drop his governorship ambition in the 2014...
View ArticleLagos 2015: ACN denies endorsing Tinubu’s wife, Says we’re searching for...
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has refuted speculations that Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the National Leader of the Party, Bola Tinubu, has been chosen to succeed...
View ArticleNigeria ranks 120th on innovation index
Nigeria ranked 120 out of 142 countries on the 2013 Global Innovation Index, which measured countries’ innovation capabilities and how they drove economic growth and prosperity.
View ArticleYobe students attack: Killers are wicked, Says Jonathan
Wicked, horrific and barbaric are the exact words President Goodluck Jonathan used to describe the killings of over 40 students and a teacher of Government Secondary School in Mamudo village, five...
View Article12 feared killed as gunmen attack Benue community
Barely three days after gunmen suspected to be Fulani marauders, dressed in military uniform, invaded some villages in Guma Local Council of Benue State and killed 20 residents, another village in the...
View ArticleGunmen abduct Dickson’s aide
Unidentified gunmen yesterday kidnapped the Special Adviser to Bayelsa State Governor on Power, Olice Kemenanabo.
View Article‘Private sector, critical to industrial growth’ – Niger Chamber of Commerce
The President, Niger State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Alhaji Salihu Ahmed, on Sunday said the private sector held the key to the commercial and industrial growth of the nation.
View ArticleIG: Embargo on firearms licensing still in force
The embargo placed on issuance of fresh licenses to the public for the procurement of firearms is still in force, Police Inspector-General Mohammed Abubakar said yesterday.
View ArticleAmaechi, Oshiomhole, Okorocha shun meeting
The crises in Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) was on display yesterday, with some governors shunning the meeting of the Southsouth/Southeast governors held in Enugu.
View ArticleNorth ready to negotiate 2015 presidency —Aliyu
The Governor of Niger State and Chairman Northern States Governor’s Forum, Babangida Aliyu, on Sunday said the Northern part of the country would negotiate with those seeking to be elected as the...
View ArticleDefunct Bank of the North staff protest over benefits
Several former Bank of the North staff on Monday morning picketed some Unity Bank branches across the country to demand for their severance entitlements. They are asking for the payment of the...
View Article2015: ‘Why northern traditional rulers won’t back Jonathan’
As the nation prepares for the next poll, a strong indication emerged on Monday that key northern traditional rulers, who spearheaded the emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011, were not...
View Article3,600 killed in catalogue of attacks blamed on Boko Haram
Following are the main attacks linked to the Boko Haram extremist Islamist group in Nigeria since 2009. Rights group Human Rights Watch says 3,600 people have lost their lives in the Boko Haram...
View ArticleOver N80billion invested in Agriculture by private sector in one year – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday disclosed that in the last one year, the agriculture sector attracted more than N80 billion private sector investments. In addition, he has also said that over...
View Article80% of African offenders in China are Nigerians – Nigerian Ambassador to China
The Nigerian Ambassador to China, Aminu Wali, has raised alarm over the number of Nigerians (400) in prison in China for various crimes mainly drugs related and has called on security agencies at the...
View ArticlePolio: Dangote rewards immunised families in Kano
President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has initiated a reward system that would encourage folks in rural areas to take part in the routine polio immunization programme, in all...
View Article2015 Guber: Enugu PDP caucus zones it to Nsukka, affirms Gov Chime’s position
The Enugu State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus, Sunday night, affirmed the earlier position of Governor Sullivan Chime by zoning the 2015 governorship seat to Enugu North Senatorial District,...
View Article2015 Guber: Enugu PDP caucus zones it to Nsukka, affirms Gov Chime’s position
The Enugu State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus, Sunday night, affirmed the earlier position of Governor Sullivan Chime by zoning the 2015 governorship seat to Enugu North Senatorial District,...
View ArticlePolice begins trial of 195 senior officers
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG, in charge of Administration and Chairman of the FDC, Suleiman Fakai in Abuja, yesterday said that the Police High Command has commenced the trial of four...
View Article