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The Rivers State Government issued a statement saying its governor, Amaechi has been arrested and being held hostage by security operatives in Odudu, Ondo state. Amaechi was arrested as he...

This combo photo shows British former prime minister Tony Blair (left) and London Mayor Boris Johnson. (AFP Photo / John Stillwell / Leon Neal) Tony Blair’s essay on how the...

President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised to start writing his handover note well ahead of next year’s election in view of the successful National Convention of the All Progressives Congress...

Washington (AFP) - The United States condemned an attack on Russia's embassy in Kiev on Saturday and called on Ukraine to provide adequate security for the diplomatic mission. The US...

In what appears as President Goodluck Jonathan’s response to Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso’s allegation that the President was out to kill him, two ministers apparently acting on behalf of...

Of all the cities in Northern Nigeria, Kano is perhaps the most important.  Although it used to be subject to the Sokoto Caliphate, in many respects it has since become...

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has narrated how he was detained and escaped from Kano after his plane made an air return due to bad weather at Abuja Airport....

President Goodluck Jonathan has said he will ensure the development of Ekiti State if the people of the state vote in the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Mr. Ayo Fayose....

Even before he was appointed the 14th Fulani emir of Kano on Sunday, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (SLS) courted controversy by constantly affirming his ambition to ascend his forefathers’ throne....

Nigeria's former central bank governor has been named the new Emir of Kano, making an outspoken critic of the government's record on corruption one of the most influential leaders in the largely Muslim north. Lamido...