Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, said on Thursday that hate speeches by politicians would undermine the country’s electoral process and democracy. Fashola said this when a delegation of the Council of the Wise, led by its Coordinator, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari paid him a courtesy visit in Lagos.

Authorities in eastern India were left red-faced on Thursday after images of relatives scaling the walls of a school exam centre to pass notes to candidates were broadcast on local television.

Retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, says discrimination against women in all sectors will be dealt with, if he is elected in the March 28 election. Buhari spoke at a Town Hall meeting with Nigerian women on Thursday in Lagos. He said that his administration would be committed to ensuring that gender was mainstreamed in key areas such as the economy, education, health, security, governance, power, agriculture and other areas of national development.

Dozens of Nigerian women who were forced to marry Boko Haram fighters were reportedly slaughtered by their “husbands” before a battle with troops in the northeast town of Bama, multiple witnesses said Thursday.

Hundreds of suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded Fuyi, Fatakol and other communities bordering Cameroon, Kala Balge and Gamboru Ngala local government areas of Borno state living dozens of people dead, houses destroyed after looting property including live stocks. Sources and witnesses have said.

The peace of Yenaka, the paternal hometown of the Minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa State was Thursday violated by unknown gunmen who kidnapped her nephew, Mr. Joseph Agama.

Ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC Thursday disagreed on the timeline for stable power supply of at last nine hours daily in Nigeria.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended President Goodluck Jonathan and the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for Wednesday’s approval of the final report of the 2014 National Conference.

Hajia Aishat Buhari, wife of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari has replied the wife President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan who has been campaigning that General Buhari will jail his political opponents if elected President in the March 28 election, saying Patience Jonathan needs not fear as Nigerians only want a change in the way Nigeria is being run presently .

Nigeria Football Federation Secretary General, Musa Amadu has resigned.

In his letter of resignation dated 18th March, 2015 and addressed to the NFF President, Amadu said his resignation took immediate effect.