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“Nigeria hasn’t defeated Boko Haram because it neglected the gods” – Adams

Chief Promoter of Olokun Festival Foundation and National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Gani Adams, believes Nigeria cannot successfully tackle the Boko Haram insurgency without...

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REVEALED: Boko Haram sponsors have taken over Jonathan’s government – Okogie

Retired Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, said those with links to Boko Haram have infiltrated President Goodluck Jonathan’s government set up, hence the...

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UPDATE: MURIC demands explanation for Jewish symbol on new N100 note

The Federal Government (FG) on November 12, 2014 unveiled the new design for the N100 commemorative centenary banknote which will be officially issued on December 19. Credit: Lekan Adetayo However, the...

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America Warned Us About Boko Haram – Masari

The American government has warned its Nigerian counterpart about the Boko Haram insurgency years before it began in 2009, former speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Bello Masari has said....

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Saraki, Clinton Raise $500 million For Global Clean Cooking Sector

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr. Bukola Saraki has joined former US Secretary of States, Hillary Clinton in raising about $500m comprising of $286m in grants, $127m in...

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APC dares DSS to produce cloned PVCs

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has challenged the Directorate of State Security to produce and show Nigerians the copies of the cards it claimed that APC is cloning in its...

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2015 elections: Jonathan demands transparency from corps members

President Goodluck Jonathan has enjoined corps members who will be engaged in the 2015 general elections to exert a high sense of patriotism in the discharge of the national assignment. Speaking at a...

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Keyamo hails lawmakers who scaled National Assembly gates

I have read myriads of opinions since Thursday, November 20, 2014, many of which condemned the lawmakers for scaling the gates at the National Assembly complex in a bid to gain entrance into the...

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Robbers storm law firm, steal documents on Jonathan’s eligibility

Armed robbers last Friday stormed the law firm of one of the plaintiffs in the suit challenging the eligibility of President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in the 2015 general elections, Wahab...

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Number of pro-impeachment Reps rises to 168

Moves by members of the House of Representatives to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan may be gathering momentum, as a Peoples Daily report say a total number of 168 members have signed up to impeach...

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Patience Jonathan urge Nigerians to re-elect her husband in 2015

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience Jonathan on Monday urged Nigerians, especially women to re-elect the President in the 2015 election. The First Lady said they should show appreciation to...

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Breaking: Boko Haram Captures Another Town

Information reaching us indicates that the terrorist Jihadist group has captured another town in Borno State. The town of Damasak was reported to fall to Boko Haram today’s morning [Monday November...

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Boko Haram: President Jonathan Meets With President Of Chad For Second Time...

In a statement issued today, President Jonathan, visiting the Presidential palace in Chad, encouraged cooperation between both Chad and Nigeria in order to best fight the Boko Haram menace. After...

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NASS drama: Jonathan running a desperate, abusive government – Shehu Sani

Popular northern-based activist, Malam Shehu Sani, has described the last Thursday’s fracas at the National Assembly as a degree of desperation and abuse of power by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led...

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The Cleric that Saw Yar’Adua’s Death Makes Another Prophesy…A MUST READ

The General-Overseer of Elyon International All Christian Praying Ministry, Apostle Babatunde Oyidi, has made another prophesy. The cleric who reportedly prophesied the death of former President Umaru...

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Retrace your steps – Unionist tells NLC

The labour movement in Nigeria has been counselled to revive itself and shake off mistakes if it hopes to regain the confidence of the people as champions of the masses. The advice was handed down by...

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Faceoff With the Police: We came face to face with barbarism — Hon. Zakari...

By Jide Ajani The spokesman for Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Zakari Mohammed, in this interview, a day after the face-off with the Police, insists that there was an agenda and a script that...

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LATEST: Two blasts hit Maiduguri, more than 45 dead

A suicide bomber attacked a crowded market in northeast Nigeria’s city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, moments after a bombing rocked the same spot, witnesses said. “People rushed to offer assistance to the...

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Revealed: We will soon know the sponsors of Boko Haram – Senator Ali Modu...

Former Governor of Borno State, Senator (Dr,) Ali Modu Sheriff, is a politician with intimidating political profile. He was elected three times as Senator representing Borno Central at the upper...

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I was diagnosed of cancer- Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, today, opened up on his health status, saying he was diagnosed of cancer last December. But an expert and Founder of African Cancer Centre, Lagos, Prof. Olu...

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