I am not PDP Speaker, Tambuwal fires critics over pro-Aregbesola statements.

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, yesterday, shocked his audience when he tongue lashed members of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) who criticized him for speaking glowingly about the administration of the governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, urging them to see performance in governance beyond partisan politics.

African youths to form quarter of world population by 2025, says Zuma.

The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Dr Nkosazana Zuma, has said that the population of youths on the continent will be a quarter of the global population by the year 2025.

FG approves N300m for capacity building for Nollywood .

The Federal Government has approved N300 million out of the three billion naira intervention fund for capacity building to boost the Nigerian film industry.

Confederations Cup: We won’t take chances against Tahiti - Ambrose .

NIGERIA defender Efe Ambrose has warned that the Super Eagles can’t afford to take chances against Tahiti in their opening Group B match of the FIFA Confederations Cup today.

African champions Nigeria face Oceanian champions Tahiti, whose greatest achievement is qualifying for the Brazil 2013 Confederations Cup, at Belo Horizonte but Ambrose says the Eagles must concentrate on the match lest their little known opponents create an upset.

Impeachment: Absolute power in the hands of the legislature .

THE House of Representatives is considering a bill that will vest responsibility for impeaching the president exclusively in the National Assembly.

Why Mr. President appointed Emeka Ike ambassador.

Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike has been appointed a Rhythm ‘N’ Play Ambassador by President Goodluck Jonathan in recognition of his selfless service to humanity.

Eagles will qualify – Maigari.

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles will qualify for next year’s FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil.

6,000 flee B’Haram crisis to Niger – UN

No fewer than 6,000 people ,mostly women, children and elderly, displaced following the military onslaught against members of Islamist militant sects, Boko Haram and the al Qaeda-linked Ansaru, have fled to neighbouring Niger Republic.

Riot police clash with anti-G8 protesters

Riot police clashed with anti-capitalist protesters in running confrontations through the streets of central London on Tuesday and arrested 32 people as activists targeted some of the world’s biggest companies before next week’s G8 summit.

2015: INEC orders arrest of campaigners.

Following campaign posters pasted in strategic places in Abuja and other states, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, ordered security agents to apprehend any political party or politicians who are seen campaigning and pasting posters towards 2015 general elections.

6-year single tenure: Reps disagree with Senate.

There were indications, yesterday, that members of the House of Representatives were against the proposition by the Senate for a six-year single tenure for the president and governors in their constitution amendment being fine-tuned for adoption by the National Assembly.