2015: Jonathan, Buhari, 12 others sign undertaking on violence free elections
The agreement to make the 2015 general elections coming up next month credible and violent-free was formerly sealed Wednesday in Abuja by the 14 presidential candidates squaring up for the contest.
Boko Haram, military in fierce battle in Biu
Suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram this morning launched an attack on check point near Military Barracks in Biu Local Government Area of Borno state.
Italy’s president Napolitano to step down
Italy’s veteran President Giorgio Napolitano was expected to resign Wednesday, setting the stage for the election of a new head of state, a thorny process which could prove a political headache for Matteo Renzi’s government. The 89-year old had announced in December that he would be leaving office, well before the expiry of his term […]
Qaeda in Yemen claims attack on France’s Charlie Hebdo
Al-Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the attack on Charlie Hebdo in a video posted online, saying it was “vengeance” for the French weekly’s cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Why we revived SDP- Falae
BENIN—NATIONAL of Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Olu Falae, has said that the party was revived due to the failure of the two dominant parties in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, to promote the ideals of democracy.
PDP loses nine senators to opposition
ABUJA—Nine serving Senators of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, defected to All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Labour Party, LP.
