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The Commander, 2nd Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Brig.-Gen. Koko Essien, told journalists on Thursday night that security personnel had arrested six suspected political thugs involved in electoral violence during the March 28 presidential elections in ...

Twenty-two persons were killed on Thursday when Boko Haram insurgents attacked two villages in Borno State. In Dile, a village in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of the state, a member of the youth vigilante group said 20 people were killed ...

Controversial preacher and social critic, Dr. Femi Aribisala, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA, insists that President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat in the presidential election was as a result of a conspiracy against the minority South South region   Since the ...

The last presidential and National Assembly elections showed the increasing popularity of APC in the country. Therefore, there are indications that the governorship elections will throw up stiff competitions across the country, with some states having stiffer battles than others ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has delayed tomorrow’s races in eight supporters in Bayelsa state to one week from now Saturday, April 18th. As per the states Resident Electoral Commissioner, Baritor Kpagih, the delay was because of deficient supply ...

Mrs Patience Jonathan has disproved claims by Governor Rotimi Amaechi that she is in Rivers state to strategize on the most proficient method to utilize the state Electoral Commission and the security contraption in the state to rig the governorship ...

As Nigeria returns to the polls tomorrow, I encourage all registered voters to come out en mass and exercise their right to vote. I have instructed our security agents to fully facilitate the right of Nigerians to choose leaders of ...

A Nigerian Air Force helicopter on a preparation mission in Lagos crashed at around 10am today April 10th. As indicated by an announcement by Nigerian Air Force representative, Dele Alonge, the helicopter, which endured severe damage, was coming back to the ...

A nanny, Mary Akinloye, who allegedly kidnapped three kids in the Surulere area of Lagos State has demanded N15m from the victim’s parents. Our correspondent learnt that the family was contacted on Thursday by the suspect and others, who were ...

In a lecture delivered at Babcock University’s 12th Convocation titled, ‘Transforming Nigeria economy: Opportunities and Challenges’, Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gave the breakdown of the allocations of Nigeria’s 10 highest revenue receiving states based on the federal allocations in 2013. ...