Twenty-one of the more than 200 Nigerian girls kidnapped from a school in Chibok by Boko Haram fighters in 2014 have been released, a presidential spokesman has told Reuters news agency. […]
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Iran Warns FG For Attack On Nigerian Shiite Muslims
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned deadly attacks on Shiite Muslims attending religious mourning processions in Nigeria, stressing the Nigerian government’s responsibility to ensure security for people. Following Wednesday’s attacks […]
‘Leave Justice Odili Out Of Rivers Election Verdict’
The Centre for Good Governance and Accountability, CGGA, has dismissed reports accusing Justice Mary Odili of influencing the Supreme Court verdict on Rivers State governorship election petition, describing it as […]
Army Opens Fire On Shiites Religious Processions, Kills Many In Northern Nigeria
At least 13 people are reported to have been killed and a mosque torched in violence which has swept through parts of north Nigeria as Shia Muslims mark the martyrdom […]
8 Dead, 15 Injured As Boko Haram Bomb Maiduguri, Borno
A bombing believed to be the work of Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram has occurred in the heart of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Scores […]
Buhari Advises Nollywood Filmmakers To Stop Kissing And Touching In Movies
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian filmmakers against promoting violence and sex scenes in their movies. The president urged movie practitioners to endeavour to always project the country in a positive […]
Recession: I am Afraid 15 Million People May Rebel Against My Husband – Aisha Buhari
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, yesterday blamed the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on ‘strangers’ around her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview she […]
CJN Writes Buhari, Accues Amaechi & DG DSS Of Corruption
Details emerged on Tuesday of an angry letter of protest the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mahmoud Muhammed, penned to President Muhammadu Buhari in the aftermath of the raid on […]
Osinbajo: Buhari’s Friends Won’t Be Spared In Corruption War
With the clampdown on corrupt judges in the judiciary making the waves, Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo, said yesterday that in order to ensure that the Nigerian society is completely purged of […]
U.S. Provides $92.7m To Reduce Poverty In Nigeria
The United States Government has announced the sum of $92.73m in developmental assistance to support the five-year $2.3bn agreement signed with the Federal Government in 2015. The U.S. Embassy in a […]
