NIGERIA: Two New IDPs Camps Established in Maiduguri
Two new camps have been established to house those fleeing into Maiduguri as a result of recent attacks by the Boko Haram insurgents, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has...
NIGERIA: We’re Not against the North, Say Ekiti Stakeholders
The E-Eleven, a forum of Ekiti stakeholders, yesterday dissociated the people of the state from an advert placed in two national newspapers on Monday by the state governor, Mr. Ayodele...
Kuffour Heads ECOWAS 250-man Observation Team to Nigeria’s Polls
Former President of Ghana, Mr. John Kuffour, is heading the 250-member Election Observation Mission (EOM) of ECOWAS for Nigeria’s 2015 general election on February 14. This EOM, which is one...
NIGERIA: Security Agencies Promise to Ensure Fairness During February Elections
The Forum of Spokespersons of Security and Response Agencies (FOSSRA) has pledged that it will remain professional, non-partisan and apolitical at all times, especially during the February general election. In...
12 People, Including Policemen Collapse at Buhari’s Rally in Katsina
Twelve persons, including four policemen, wednesday collapsed in Katsina State at the General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) presidential campaign rally. The rally, which held at the Polo Ground in the metropolis,...
NIGERIA: PDP, APC Condemn Attack on Jonathan’s Convoy in Katsina
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO), wednesday condemned the attack on the convoy of President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina State by suspected members of the All Progressives...
NIGERIA: EL-RUFAI DENIES INCITING VIOLENCE
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and governorship candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has denied allegations of inciting violence...
NIGERIA: Lagos Orders Removal of Jonathan’s Campaign Posters
The Lagos State Government yesterday directed a pro-President Goodluck Jonathan campaign group, Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), to remove the president’s campaign materials from the highways and streets in the...
Tell Us What You Have Done in 12 Years as Senator, Governor Ahmed challenges Ajibola
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has challenged his opponent in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections, Senator Simeon Ajibola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reveal what he has done...
Call Your Followers to Order, Rights Commission Tells Jonathan, Buhari
The National Human Rights Commission (NHR) has called on the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu...