Nigeria’s representative, Tayo Faniran, who emerged 2nd runner-up at the just concluded Big Brother Africa-Hotshots, has opened up on this year’s show, saying that he was shocked when Idris Sultan of Tanzania was declared the winner of the reality show.

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Lagos State chapter, has elected Mr.Akinola Obadia of Independent Democrats, party as the new chairman of the body, to fill the vacant position previously held by Mr.Tunde Agunbiade of the National Conscience Party, (NCP).

The Military on Friday in Abuja called on politicians in the country to refrain from using political campaigns to undermine its operations.

The national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the senatorial candidate of the party for Anambra Central, Chief Victor Umeh has vowed to take every available legal measure to stop the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from presenting multiple candidates in the 2015 general elections in the state.

The First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, on Friday urged Nigerian women not to vote for any politician who would not carry the womenfolk along in his administration.

Although the industrial action embarked upon by National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas,NUPENG,and the Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria ,PENGASSAN, have been suspended, filing stations in Enugu metropolis and environs still sell petrol at N115 per litre.

Operatives at Udi division of the Enugu State Police command in collaboration with Neighbourhood Watch Group in the early hours of December 22, during routine surveillance and patrol, killed two notorious armed robbery kingpins who had been terrorizing commuters passing through Udi-Ozalla road while other members of the gang believed to have been injured by the operatives’ bullets fled with injuries.

In a move to strengthen the position of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to win all elections in 2015 in Rivers State, PDP Governorship Candidate, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on Christmas Day reconciled with nine aggrieved governorship aspirants, with the aspirants declaring that they would work for the victory of the PDP in 2015.

In 2014 the Nigerian music scene witnessed a lot of groovy hit songs and stunning music videos that shaped both the fortune and terrain of the entertainment industry. These inventive works won the heart of the fans, epitomize ingenuity and unveil showmanship at its peak. We sang these songs endlessly, downloaded their videos on our phones, and danced to them whenever we hear them being played. As a special end of the year treat, we take a look at the top songs and music videos that ruled the airwaves in 2014.

More than 200 Muslim youth volunteers are part of those protecting Christians during church services to celebrate this year’s Christmas in Kaduna, says Pastor Yohanna Buru.