Month: June 2014

A former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, yesterday said the insecurity challenges in the country demand a collective action from all Nigerians.   Babangida made this known during a condolence...

The new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emifiele, yesterday met with President Goodluck Jonathan for about an hour, ostensibly to brief him about the planned...

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, has in response to the emerging security challenges called for special emphasis on research and development to enhance operational effectiveness...

Ahead of its national convention, the  All Progressives Congress (APC) convention committee has endorsed a proposal zoning the chairmanship slot to aspirants from the South-south zone.   The report of...

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday congratulated Mr. Peter Mutharika and Mr. Abdulfattah Al-Sisi on their victories in the presidential elections in Malawi and Egypt respectively.   He praised Mutharika’s statesman-like extension...

The Anambra State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal yesterday dismissed petition challenging the election of Governor Willie Obiano.   The tribunal dismissed the application of the factional candidate of the All...

The United Kingdom has expressed concerns over the level of insecurity and the potential for violence ahead of the 2015 general election in Nigeria.   This was as it harped...

After it has suffered two postponements in the last two months, President Goodluck Jonathan will visit Ekiti State on Saturday to present the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag to its...

In an interview with journalists in Kaduna, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, whose committee probed the allegations on the non-remittance of $49.8 billion oil revenue...

In this interview with Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, talks about issues relating to the fight against terrorism, the recent party...