Month: April 2014

The defence lawyer representing former Delta State governor, James Ibori in the confiscation of assets hearing, today in London insisted that his client did not receive a penny from V-Mobile...

Niger State Governor,  Muazu Babangida Aliyu has maintained that the Governorship ticket of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is not for the highest  bidder,  adding that those who think...

Tells PDP S’East leaders he would respond at appropriate time Jaiyeola Andrews and Christopher Isiguzo President Goodluck Jonathan came under severe pressure yesterday at the South-east Peoples Democratic Party’s Unity...

A London-born Nigerian Hollywood star, Chinwetel Ejiofor, on Friday said he was proud to be identified as a Nigerian. Ejiofor said this in Lagos at the premiere of a movie...

THE Accord Party yesterday, at its primaries, picked Mr Kole Ajayi as its candidate for the June 21 governorship elections. Mr Ajayi, who was the sole aspirant of the party,...

MAIDUGURI – Suspected Boko  Haram members launched attacks on troubled Borno villages and on highways, killing more than 30 people including residents, motorists and commuters. The sect, in the latest...

Gunmen on Friday attacked Kashimbilla community in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba, killing two persons and kidnapping two women, including a pregnant lady. A member of the Taraba House of Assembly, Mr Mark Useni, who represents Takum II Constituency, confirmed...

A child bride forced into marriage killed her husband and three of his friends by lacing a meal with rat poison, police said. The 14-year-old girl in the northern Nigerian...