EFCC records 126 convictions
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disclosed that it recorded a total of 126 convictions in 2014 on corruption cases pending in courts. The agency said the figure...
Postponing polls is call to chaos and anarchy —Oba of Benin
THE Benin monarch, Oba Erediauwa, yesterday, warned that the call for the postponement of the forthcoming general elections is a call to chaos and anarchy. He predicted that the elections...
Under Jonathan’s govt there are different rules for different Nigerians, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the DSS and the Police for their loud silence on the threats of war by ex-militants if President Goodluck Jonathan should lose this...
Maiduguri Attacks: PDP commends military’s effort, urges support from Nigerians
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has praised the gallantry of officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces repelling insurgents in Borno and other troubled states in the north. PDP...
Chad forces bomb Boko Haram positions in Nigerian town
Chadian aircraft struck Boko Haram positions in the Nigerian border town of Gamboru for a second straight day on Sunday, an AFP journalist in a neighbouring town said. Two military...
IS claims beheading of Iraqi security personnel
The Islamic State group beheaded an Iraqi police officer and two soldiers, the latest in a long series of atrocities committed by the jihadists, according to pictures posted online Sunday....
PDP will crumble Nigeria’s economy if… – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will run the Nigerian economy aground if not voted out on February 14, saying already the party has...
PDP wants APC moderated presidential debate
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO) is insisting on the participation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari in a live television debate with...
5 killed as two blasts rock Gombe
Two blasts rocked north Nigeria’s Gombe city on Sunday, killing five people, with one of the attacks targeting a military checkpoint, witnesses and a military source said. The first blast...
Ex-president Ahmadinejad launches website ahead of Iran polls
Iran’s hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday launched his official website, in a possible return to the political scene a year before legislative elections. The site Ahmadinejad.ir, showing Ahmadinejad...