The Nigerian military on Wednesday issued an official confirmation to reports that Abubakar Shekau, the eccentric leader of Boko Haram, whose death the military has claimed repeatedly only to turn out untrue, has been killed by security forces.

Imo State Police Command has banned the bearing of firearms by vigilante groups and the Imo Security Network established and commissioned by Chief Rochas Okorocha soon after assuming office.

o stave off leadership crisis in a bid to replace their late traditional ruler, the people of Ogonogoeji Ndiagu Akpugo Autonomous Community in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State have adopted Chief John Nneji as the Igwe-elect.

THE United States of America has promised to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to achieve credible elections in 2015

Itsekiri graduates across Delta State, under the aegis of Coalition of Itsekiri Graduates for Tony Obuh, have resolved to strengthen the support base of the former Permanent Secretary, Government House, Asaba, Mr. Tony Obuh, in the state’s gubernatorial race.

An Abuja High Court, has struck out a suit seeking to declare the zoning policy of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State as unconstitutional.
Trial judge, Justice A. Umar, in his ruling, declined jurisdiction on the ground that his court lacked the territorial integrity to hear the case.

Cross River State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development and governorship aspirant on the platform of People Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Patrick Ugbe, has said that if he was endorsed to run and eventually wins the race to the Government House, his primary responsibility will be to meet the needs of the citizens.

THERE is no doubt that today, Nollywood has become a national brand. It has become the foremost signifier of our cinematic energy as a creative people. Nollywood began small, but today it has become a huge contributor to the national economy. In the recent GDP rebasing exercise, Nollywood contributed 1.2 per cent to the national economy. If that appears little, then you have no knowledge of where and how Nollywood began.

Osaze Odemwingie has undergone a successful surgery on his injured knee.

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has said the decision of leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its state governors to adopt President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2015 general election was to institutionalise the right of first refusal for an incumbent President.