By SaharaReporters, New York Dare devil robbers stormed the departure lounge of Nigeria's busiest commercial airport, the Murtala Muhammed International airport in Lagos killing at least two armed police officers [...]

  Palpable fear has gripped Delta State following the invasion of Warri this morning by gunmen who killed at least seven officials of the Nigeria Prisons Service. It was gathered [...]

The Catholic church in Rome today elected a new pope to lead the church, he Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Arcbishop of Bunoes Aires in Argentina read more Read full [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York Facing an unprecedented backlash over yesterday’s state pardon granted by President Goodluck Jonathan to his mentor Dipreye Alamieyeseigha yesterday, the president today tried to hide under [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York Operatives of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission have arrested former Taraba State deputy governor, Alhaji  Sanni Abubakar Danladi over allegation of corruption, abuse of office [...]

All Aero Contractors flights were grounded on Wednesday and passengers were stranded nationwide, following an industrial action embarked upon by staff of the troubled airline. read more Read full story [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York Some forty Nigerian soldiers surrounded a suspected militant's hideout in Badoo suburb of Sokoto township leading to a fierce gun battle. A soldier and five militants have [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York Well-known lawyer Festus Keyamo has condemned today’s state pardon by President Goodluck Jonathan of convicted Ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreiye Alamieyeseigha and convicted Ex-Banker Shettima Bulama. [...]

By Monday Ateboh President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed the granting of presidential pardon to a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and a few other ex-convicts. read more Read [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York Just months after purchasing a $45 million dollar jet, and a few days after recklessly doling out several thousands of dollars to Nigerian music star, 2Face [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the inability of the leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to duly reserve or register the proposed name [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York An official of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of telling bald lies and engaging in fabrication by [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York A civil society anti-corruption coalition, the Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has written to First Lady Patience Jonathan concerning her allegations of criminal conversion and [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark has confirmed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for the 2011 presidential elections which brought Mr. Goodluck Jonathan to power were [...]

The men will no longer be referred to as ex-convicts. read more Read full story on author website »

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt yesterday struck out the appeal filed by General Electric (GE), a United States multinational corporation with a strong presence in Nigeria, against [...]

A local school headmaster and  three teachers have just been  shot in Kano State this morning by unknown   gunmen who stormed  Danmaliki school in Kumbotso local government area of the [...]

By Monday Ateboh Barring any last minute change in plans, President Goodluck Jonathan will today request the National Council of State to ratify a presidential pardon for the disgraced former [...]

Harold Demuren, the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, has been removed from office with immediate effect. read more Read full story on author website »

By SaharaReporters, New York Lucky Lawal, the PM News reporter who had an altercation with the Lagos State Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ngozi Braide, has written to [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is supporting President Goodluck Jonathan that the military Joint Task Force (JTF) would only be withdrawn [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York Four persons were killed in drive-by shooting Sunday morning by suspected Boko Haram militants driving around on a tricycle  in a Kano suburb. read more Read [...]

By Abdulrahman Abdulmalik Friday’s presentation of two SUVs to Nigerian hip pop star, TuFace Idibia, and wife, Annie Macaulay, by Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, at their traditional wedding, [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on Nigerian governments, universities and research institutions and agencies, particularly the National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (NACA), [...]

By Angus McDowall (Reuters) – Nigeria-based Islamist group Ansaru said on Saturday it had killed seven foreign hostages it seized on February 7 from a construction company in Nigeria, SITE [...]

Armed policemen of the Kaduna State Police Command has escorted former Zamfara State Governor and serving Senator, Alhaji Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura out of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Kaduna. [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York General Muhammadu Buhari, who has run for president of Nigeria three times in this millennium, says he strongly doubts the ability of the country’s electoral commission [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York The National Conscience Party (NCP) has filed an appeal against a court ruling which backed a recent decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to [...]

By SaharaReporters, New York  Uhuru Kenyatta,has been declared winner of last Monday's presidential election in Kenya. The son of the former Kenyan president was declared winner after polling  6,173, 44 [...]