In 2013, thousands of young men formed a rag-tag militia and rounded up Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, then handed them over to the military.

The All Progressives Party, APC, Rivers state chapter has said that the Minister of Transport and leader of the party in the state, Rt. Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has not and will not stop nor even contemplate on preventing any member of the party from seeking any political office in the state because he (Amaechi) is a true democrat who understands the rights of every party member.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP remain united in its bid to won the 2019 general elections. The governor stated this at a meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum and party stakeholders held at his Maitama residence in Abuja.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelssa has created additional ten centres in the state for the on-going Continuous Voters Registration (CVR).

Abuja – Mr Fidelis Oyakhilome, the President of Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (ARPON), on Friday urged the Federal Government not to delay the payment of pensioners’ entitlements. Oyakhilome, a former Military Administrator of Rivers, said this in an interview in Abuja. According to him, any money paid to the pensioners that is […]

The Federal Government says it is gladdened by the accolades showered on Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UN Population Fund (UNFPA), for his exemplary work and impact on the global community.

As Lydia Pogu and Joy Bishara slept in their beds on the night of April 14, 2014, terrorists were hurtling toward their boarding school in the Nigerian town of Chibok.

Ahead of the 2017 Father’s Day, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stressed the need for fathers to spend more time with their children, citing critical role fathers play in early childhood learning.

The amy on Saturday confirmed the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Aliyu Ahmed, alias “Aliko”.

Most columnists, writers and public commentators have shied away from doing so but today yours truly will treat a matter and pose a question that is in the hearts and minds of many both within and outside Nigeria.

Ahead of the 2017 Father’s Day, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stressed the need for fathers to spend more time with their children, citing critical role fathers play in early childhood learning.

It was a night of glowing tributes, fond memories and outpouring of emotion as the whole UN family and the world at large gathered on Friday at a valedictory for Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin.

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Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said the Twitter account for its main Arabic-language channel had been suspended on Saturday, in the latest “conspiracy” to hit the station.

Sporting director of Italian giants, Giuseppe Marotta has cleared the air on the possibly of bringing the pair of Italian midfielder, Marco Veratti and Spanish Andres Iniesta to Turin.

A MEMBER of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Jude Idimogu has said the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable. Idimogu representing Oshodi/Isolo II, in an interview with Journalists in Lagos, urged the Igbo to continue their legitimate business in all parts of the country, dismissing the eviction notice given by the Arewa youth groups.