Sanusi To Marry Daughter Of The Lamido Of Adamawa
The Emir of Kano, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Muhammadu Sanusi II), is set to take…
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Nigerian Army reportedly dismiss 203 soldiers
The Nigerian Army has reportedly dismissed 203 soldiers after a secret court martial held in…
Here’s Buhari’s Manifesto and Vision for Nigeria
…securing our Nation, prospering our People! To Change Politics and Governance Security and Conflict Resolution…
Death sentence for Nigerian soldiers over mutiny
A court martial has sentenced 54 Nigerian soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko…
Full Text of Concession Speech by Atiku Abubakar, GCON
Concession Speech by Atiku Abubakar, GCON, former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, at the…
Leave Patience Jonathan alone in this matter!
I have just read an article by Paul Brown trying to draw the wife of…
N100 Centenary Note to be released tomorrow
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Wednesday unveil the specially designed commemorative N100 banknote by the…
Death Penalty for 14yr old bride who poisoned her 35yr old husband
A 14-year-old Nigerian girl accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband by putting rat poison in…
PDP reacts to Tambuwal’s defection, asks him to resign
Aminu Tambuwal became Speaker of the House of Reps on the platform of the PDP…
2015: Now that Etteh has bought PDP Nomination Form
The race to the Hilltop Mansion is almost in its eleventh hour as government appointees…
Nigeria to be declared Ebola-Free Tomorrow!
Nigeria is expected to be declared Ebola-free on Monday, just three months after fears that…
#BringBackOurGirls: Abducted Chibok Girls to be freed Tuesday
Nigeria aims to have secured the release of 200 girls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram…
Minister of Information, Labaran Maku quits FEC October 20
The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Sunday confirmed that he would quit the…
FG Boosts Agriculture with $2 billion Food Reduction Import
The Federal Government has turned agriculture to a big business by reducing the cost of…
Lagos to inaugurate 8.8 MW Power Plant
As part of efforts to augment the power supply being received from the national grid,…
Boko Haram kills 19, burn churches in Borno
A report from Daily Independence says a pastor and nineteen other persons were killed by…
Full List of 2014 YouWiN Winners
YouWiN is an innovative business plan competition aimed at job creation by encouraging and supporting aspiring…
Synagogue Church collapse: The Real Story…
Rescuers were still busy yesterday at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun on…
Nigerian Air Force Plane Missing In Adamawa
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has declared an Air Force plane,an Alpha Jet (NAF 466) to be…
Gov. Olusegun Mimiko Dumps LP for PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received another political stalwart into its midst as Governor…
Afe Annang Urges Udom Emmanuel on 2015 Governorship
Pressure has been intensified on the Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Mr Udom…
Ebola: Cameroon Shut Border with Nigeria
Radio reports say Cameroon has closed all its borders with Nigeria in a bid to…
Dora Akunyili’s Burial Arrangement
The formal burial rites for the former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili,…
Nigerian Government Orders 40 Attack Helicopters
In its determination to eliminate terrorism and smoke out Boko Haram members from their hide…
Checkout Tanko Al-Makura’s 16 impeachable offences
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has listed 16 impeachable offences against Governor Tanko Al-Makura. The…
Lessons from Ekiti watershed – Barr. Onofiok Luke
The Ekiti governorship election may have come and gone, but its outcome will remain a…
Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi Accepts Defeat
Governor Kayode Fayemi has conceded defeat in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti State and offered…
Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen kill at least 15 Again in Borno!
At least 15 people were killed when suspected Boko Haram gunmen stormed a market in northern Nigeria late on Sunday, witnesses and a security source said. Villagers in the farming community of Daku, in Borno state, described how they were surrounded…
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Crowned as New Emir of Kano
Clashes broke out in Nigeria’s second-biggest city on Monday as hundreds of supporters of the newly appointed emir of Kano battled with backers of his main rival for the key post. An AFP reporter in the ancient city said people turned out in force wearing…
Military targets The Nation, Daily Trust, Leadership and Punch Newspapers over security fears
Four Nigerian newspapers said soldiers stopped and seized copies of its editions on Friday over security concerns, with one likening the raids to censorship during the country’s military rule. The military confirmed the searches, but officers denied…
Emir of Kano – Ado Abdullahi Bayero Dies at 83
One of Nigeria’s most prominent Islamic leaders, the Emir of Kano, has died after a long battle with cancer, a palace official said on Friday. He was 83. “From Allah we are and to Allah we return. The Emir of Kano passed away this morning. His burial…
Hundreds Killed in Gwoza as Boko Haram Goes on Rampage
Hundreds of people are feared dead in a suspected Boko Haram attack on four villages in northeast Nigeria, in the latest upsurge in violence claiming increasing numbers of civilian lives. Some community leaders put the death toll from the Tuesday attacks…
Grassroots Footprint Network unveils www.gfnnigeria.com
The executive and members of Grassroots Footprint Network (GFN) will now find networking and mass…
INEC Extends Ongoing Voters’ Registration by two days
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it had extended the Continuous Voters’ Registration…
Jonathan Vows ‘Total War’ on Boko Haram
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday vowed “total war against terrorism” following last month’s mass abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram Islamists amid news of attacks in three border villages that claimed 35 lives. Jonathan said in an address…
Obasanjo Talks With Boko Haram Allies on Missing Schoolgirls
Nigeria’s ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, a source close to the talks told AFP. The meeting took place last weekend at Obasanjo’s farm…
Jonathan Approves Extension of East-West Road to Calabar
The pressure on the Calabar-Itu Road linking Cross River and Akwa Ibom States will soon…
Recent Boko Haram attacks kill more than 50 in Nigeria
Boko Haram gunmen killed more than 50 people in three separate attacks, including two near Chibok, the Nigerian town where the Islamists kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, witnesses said on Wednesday. The first attack on Monday afternoon…
British Plane Sent to Help Search Missing Chibok Schoolgirls Breaks Down
Britain’s Ministry of Defence on Monday said that a spy plane sent to help in the search for the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists had been grounded en route due to a fault. “A technical fault which has delayed the Sentinel aircraft on its…
Boko Haram Strikes Again! Kills Chinese Worker in Cameroon
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan meets with leaders of neighbouring states in Paris on Saturday for talks aimed at forging a common strategy against Islamist militants holding more than 200 schoolgirls. At a half-day summit hosted by French President…