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Cosmas Niagwan, a governorship aspirant for Plateau State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been confirmed dead after slumping on Wednesday in Lagos. Niagwan, who was a senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District between 2003 and 2007, at that period, slumped while returning from Festac area of Lagos State where he […]

The Nigerian military on Friday confirmed the death of three of its officers in a helicopter crash which occurred on Thursday night. The crash happened around the Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State according to information made available by the military authorities. The crash occurred just three days after another crash in Damare, Girei […]

In a move that may come as a big shocker to pundits on the Nigerian political scene, some members of the House of Representatives and collegues of the embattled Honourable Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal, have obtained a presidential nomination form for the Speaker.  The Representatives made the surprise move on Thursday, when they […]

What would have been another horrible bomb blast targeted at innocent schoolchildren was on Thursday foiled by a school teacher at the Matyam Babangida college, Minna, Niger State. A female teacher on her way to the school, through a seldom used bush path had chanced on two men getting ready to carry out an attack […]

      A female suicide bomber on Wednesday afternoon detonated explosives within the Federal College of Education, Kontagora, Niger State, but the Police in the state said she died in the blast and only succeeded in injuring several students. The blast occurred at exactly 12.15pm around the institution’s library as students busied themselves with […]

Elumelu urges corporate Africa to take up the challenge The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Board Chairman, Tony O Elumelu, has announced the donation of $1million, to assist the fight against Ebola, currently present in three West African countries, where UBA does business: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. The gift will be distributed through the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to suspend the creation of additional polling units after the 2015 General Election, Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu has revealed. She said the decision to suspend the move was reached at a meeting of the Commission on Tuesday, after reports by Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) […]

The incumbent President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has declared his intention to run for a second term in office on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Jonathan made the declaration at the Eagles Square, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city on Tuesday. While giving the declaration speech, the president promised that his government would continue […]

I woke up this morning feeling very angry for a reason I cannot grasp.  I looked around my room and went through my mind trying to locate the reason for my anger but couldn’t.  Then it hit me – Jonathan Goodluck is going to declare to Nigerians what they all know since – that he […]

Africa Union’s efforts at containing the dreaded Ebola virus in West Africa has been boosted with the Dangote Foundation pledging a sum of $3 million to a fund established by African business leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is in addition to previous interventions in Nigeria where the Foundation owned by the business mogul, Aliko […]

Key dates in Nigeria since President Goodluck Jonathan, who on Tuesday announced his candidacy for the February 14, 2015 presidential election, first came to power in 2010. — 2010 — – May 6: Interim president Jonathan is sworn in, a day after the death of Umaru Yar’Adua following a long illness. Yar’Adua had disappeared from […]

Aminu Tambuwal, the turncoat Speaker of the House of Representatives, is reported to have made disparaging remarks against his erstwhile political platform, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and President Goodluck Jonathan while asking voters in Kwara State to choose the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the PDP.  Tambuwal was quoted to have said: “They have […]