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Nigerian political scientists under the auspices of the Nigerian Political Science Association are holding their 20th Annual Conference on the timely theme of ‘Governance, Economy and National Security in Nigeria.’ The conference, which holds from June 29 to July 2, 2015, is hosted by the Department of Political Science, Nasarawa …

All Progressives Congress (APC) South East zone on Wednesday reiterated that the support Ndigbo have given President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not been rewarded. Spokesman of the party in the South East zone, Osita Okechukwu, re-echoed this while addressing APC supporters at a road …

The Nigeria Police Force on Monday made a U-turn on its earlier warning to voters to stay away from polling centres after exercising their civic duty on days of elections. The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, had on Thursday said there was no need for   voters to stay back after …

A YouTube video of a monk in Thailand praying calmly in a pot of boiling oil has recently been making the rounds online, leaving shocked viewers wondering how the monk did it without writhing in pains. The monk, from Thailand’s Nong Bua Lamphu province, according to Bangkok Post, looks at …

The supervising Minister of Information, Edem Duke, has alleged of a plot by a section of the foreign media to put Nigeria in bad light. He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while inaugurating the newly appointed Director General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Sampson Worlu. Mr. Duke, who is …

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal which had sought the nullification of the 2011 governorship election of Captain (retired) as the governor of Kwara State. Idris contested the election as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The appeal was initiated by the governorship candidate of the now …

The Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWIN) launched on October 11, 2011 by President Goodluck Jonathan is failing because it is not connecting with existing pro-employment plans and projects, but high-political influence, the ActionAid Nigeria said in a report. Deputy Country Director Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba and Governance Coordinator Esther Agbon …

President Goodluck Jonathan admitted Friday that he did not speak on telephone with the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, as claimed last week by Nigeria’s foreign affairs ministry, an apparently false claim that sparked a diplomatic spat between the two countries with Morocco recalling its ambassador. The president ordered a …

Ondo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, in this interview with our correspondent,OLUWOLE JOSIAH, highlights INEC’s preparedness for the general elections, among other issues What have you been doing with the window provided by the postponement of the general elections? One of the things we have been doing is …

The All Progressives Congress has called on Igbo indigenes across the state to converge on the Onikan Stadium, Lagos, to rally support for the APC presidential candidate, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd); and its governorship candidate in Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Saturday. The Publicity Secretary of the APC in Lagos, Mr. …

Nigerians could soon begin to see the hounding of chieftains of the All Progressives Congress just few days to the presidential elections as President Goodluck Jonathan is believed to have told the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to secretly investigate the personal and official finances of the leading opposition party …

Bayelsa State was soaked in tension on Friday after the police and protesting ex-militants and their leaders clashed in Yenagoa, the state capital. The aggrieved ex-militants were said to have taken over the road to protest alleged meddling of their pipeline surveillance contracts by the Governor of the state, Mr. …

Reigning African queen of the track, Blessing Okagbare has denounced the use of her image and footage by a body said to be working for President Goodluck Jonathan who is also the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, without seeking her consent. An advertorial by GoodHouse Nigeria tagged GEJ Okagbare, which …

Russia’s central bank has cut its key interest rate by one percentage point to 14%, as concerns over inflation recede as Russia’s economy falters. The move, which was widely expected, comes as the rouble stabilises following its radical 46% decline in 2014. That drop prompted the bank to increase rates …