Ovethrown Burkina Faso President says he is back in charge of the country
Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage during a coup a week ago, said he was back in power and had restored a civilian transitional government. “I have returned to...
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Army arrests 43 Boko Haram terrorists including a notorious kingpin [Pictures]
The Nigerian Army has said troops advancing toward the Banki axis of Borno state arrested 43 suspected Boko Haram terrorists, including its kingpin in the area, Bulama Modu. The Army said this in a...
View ArticleSaraki: the book of remembrance | By Segun Adeniyi
After five days of drama and intrigues, the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on Tuesday finally charged the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The real trial...
View ArticleINEC clears Dino Melaye, says he was properly elected
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ruled that laid down regulations were adhered to in the nomination of Dino Melaye as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the...
View ArticleDefence headquarters alerts Nigerians that fake national identity cards are...
Abuja – The Nigerian Defence Headquarters on Wednesday issued a red alert against the prevailing incidences of unauthorized reproduction of the National Identity cards by some unscrupulous elements in...
View ArticlePresidency says its economic blueprint will become clearer once a cabinet is...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s clear-cut economic policy direction will become evident once the much-awaited economic team is constituted, the presidency has said. The president’s media aide, Mr. Femi...
View Article“The FA has now shown that retaliation is allowed”| Mourinho fumes over Costa...
Chelsea striker Diego Costa will sit out three games following last weekend’s handbags with Arsenal Defender Gabriel Paulista. Costa also struck Laurent Koscielny in the face twice; throwing the...
View ArticleWhy Volkswagen CEO resigned
Volkswagen (VW) Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn has resigned, just days after admitting that the world’s top-selling carmaker had rigged diesel emissions to pass US tests during his tenure. No...
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453 dead, more than 450 injured in Mecca stampede [Pictures]
Saudi Arabia’s civil defense directorate has said not less than 453 people have died following a stampede in Mecca. Officials said the stampede which took place on Thursday, September 24, left no...
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“Ole, Ole!”| the words that greeted Saraki when he visited his home State of...
Senate President Bukola Saraki had a most unwelcome return to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital as he breezed into town for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Eyewitnesses have told Ekekeee that workers in...
View ArticleFarmers in Ondo State have threatened a national war if Falae isn’t released...
Farmers in Ondo State have threatened a crisis of a national scale if Afenifere chieftain Olu Falae, isn’t set free in the next one week. Falae was kidnapped from his farm in Ilado, Akure on September...
View ArticleHow Nigeria and ECOWAS restored sanity to Burkina Faso
The Federal government on Wednesday joined in the facilitation of the quick restoration of civilian rule in Burkina Faso. That happened a day after President Muhammadu Buhari hosted an extraordinary...
View ArticleIn Cross River, you have to pass an aptitude test to become commissioner and...
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade’s decision to subject commissioner-nominees to aptitude and integrity tests is to ensure that only the best make the State Executive Council, his aides explained...
View ArticleAlex Ferguson was right. I wasn’t world class–David Beckham
David Beckham insists that he took no offence to Sir Alex Ferguson’s assertion that he only worked with four world-class players during his time at Manchester United. Ferguson, speaking ahead of the...
View ArticleGunmen sack communities in Rivers, kill 13
A gang of gunmen suspected to be cultists on Thursday sacked Obrikom and Omoku communities in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, killing 13 persons in the process. The gunmen,...
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Jonathan is the Nigerian equivalent of Jesus Christ–Fayose
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has said that immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan should be mentioned in the same breath as the Lord Jesus Christ. Fayose made the declaration in Bayelsa...
View ArticleThis PDP BoT member says Buhari needs more time to right the wrongs of his party
The secretary, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Walid Jibrin, has observed that 100 days of the present administration in office are not enough to assess its performance. In an...
View ArticleAPC Chairman has barred state spokespersons and executive members from...
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has barred state chapter spokespersons from issuing press statements on the party’s behalf, unless they were authorized to...
View Article“All this guy does is drink water”| Donald Trump has found a new politician...
Real-estate developer Donald Trump is now frequently attacking a presidential rival he mostly refrained from criticizing in the past: US Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida). During a Thursday-morning CNN...
View ArticleAccording to the Nigerian army, more than 200 Boko Haram members have just...
The spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman, has said over 200 terrorists have surrendered to the Nigerian troops in Banki town of Borno state. Usman said the terrorists surrendered just as...
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