Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has released a statement urging citizens of Edo State not to make the mistake of voting for an All Progressives Congress candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial...

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected in Benin City today to campaign for the gubernatorial candidate of his party, the All Progressives Congress , Godwin Obaseki. The Edo State governorship elections...

Professor Chidi Odinkalu, former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, has sounded a warning that the current state of affairs in Nigeria may make elections impossible in 2019. Should elections...

Brazil’s Senate has just voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office for alleged budget fraud by a 61-20 man count. This comes as a major blow to the Workers’ Party that has held...

The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Movement has blown up a major oil pipeline in the upland part of Delta State. The Ogor-Oteri delivery line operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company and...

  Dear Mr. President, Last year, when you assumed office, the chant of “Change”, your campaign slogan, ushered you into the Presidential Villa.  Today, cries of “hunger” could be heard across...

Four months after Fulani cattle rearers sacked the village of Nimbo in Enugu State, the herdsmen have unleashed tragedy on another community in the state. The village of Ndiagu which is only some 10 minutes...

Nigerian Army Headquarters last night said key Boko Haram commanders have been killed in a raid by the Nigerian Air Force. The Army also said Abubakar Shekau, leader of the insurgents was ‘fatally...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to yesterday’s killing of eight people by an Islamic mob in Talata Mafara, Zamfara State. On Twitter this morning, the President said: “I received news...

The fight for relvevance among Niger Delta militants, as proposals are made towards dialogue with the Federal Government, continued yesterday. A new group which calls itself Niger Delta Greenland Justice...

An irate mob which claimed to be defending Islam and redressing a blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed yesterday killed eight people in the town of Talata Mafara in Zamfara State. According to the News...

Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly sacked a village called Shawa in the Askira Local Government Area of Borno State. Punch newspaper of Nigeria which reported the story quoted the leader of a youth...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to reports by some Nigerian newspapers which linked him with the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers. The reports had also claimed that the former President...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja today nullified the judgement of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court which sacked the Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu on June 27. In a unanimous ruling by...

The militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, appears to be seeking to widen the scope of its offensive against the Nigerian state. It says, it will declare independence for the Niger Delta region on October...

Leader of the Indeginous People Of Biafra who is facing trial for alleged treason has said he is ready to negotiate with the Federal Government. Kanu who spoke through his lawyers, Ifeanyi Ejiofor and...

Nigeria’s prospect of economic recovery suffered yet another major setback today. The Shell Petroleum Development Company has declared a force majuere on its lifting of Nigeria’s premium Bonny...

Nigerian politician, lawyer and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has fired an unusual salvo at the unity of the country. In his tweet, he mocks the stance of highly placed Nigerians who believe...

Prof. Wole Soyinka this afternoon at the Presidential Villa in Abuuja refused to give reporters details of his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The famous writer and political critic was brief...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria is now a poor country. His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina disclosed this in a press statement today. Buhari who spoke while receiving...