CNN’s Christiane Amanpour will today host the All Progressives Congress, Presidential Candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on the prevalent issues in Nigeria in Abuja, today.

A group of prisoners at a jail in southern Taiwan took three staff hostage Wednesday and demanded that they be released, complaining about their lengthy sentences and claiming their trials were unfair, officials said.

Prof. John Obafunwa, Vice-Chancellor (VC), Lagos State University (LASU), has urged parents and well-meaning Nigerians to donate towards boosting the image of the institution as one of the best in the world.
Obafunwa made the appeal on Wednesday at the matriculation of the 3,143 2014/2015 newly admitted students of the university.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ekiti State Command, on Wednesday expressed its determination to rid the state of drug peddling and abuse.

Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has warned that any further move by President Goodluck Jonathan to politicise and manipulate the Armed Forces will be inimical to the survival of Nigeria’s democracy.

President Goodluck Jonathan will host a special edition of the Presidential Media Chat tomorrow.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Wednesday, struck out the suit challenging the eligibility of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the forthcoming presidential election.

IN just a matter of days, the much anticipated February 14 election would be history. Or so Nigerians thought. After much planning, scheming, deliberation and physical and verbal violence, even slander and libel of the most venomous variety, Nigerians thought they would have the chance to choose who would be their president for the next four years, and either of the two leading candidates of the ACP and PDP would win or lose the election. But it was a long journey to this point.

The Federal Government said on Wednesday that it was in full control of the outbreak of bird flu, saying it was using multiple approaches to combat the virus. Dr Ademola Raji, Director, Animal Production and Husbandry Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old polytechnic student, Nwokeoma Adimoha, to six months imprisonment for dealing in illicit drug. The convict, a resident of

The band was booked, invitations had been sent to 500 guests and two caterers hired to prepare a range of local specialities, including jollof rice and pounded yam.

Some Valentine Day freaks have expressed joy over the rescheduling of the general elections, saying that with the recent development, they would now be able to celebrate Lovers’ day on Feb. 14. St Valentine’s Day, also known as Lovers’ Day, is celebrated on Feb. 14 in many countries of the world with the exchange of a variety of gift items including cards, candy and flowers.

Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State on Wednesday pledged to offer quality representation at the Senate, if elected. Wamakko, who is contesting under the All Progressive Congress (APC) to represent Sokoto West, made the pledge in an interview with newsmen in Sokoto.

Gov Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State on Wednesday expressed optimism that Nigeria would soon overcome the security challenges facing it.

Boko Haram launched an insurgency in Nigeria in 2009 that has now claimed the lives of more than 13,000