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Igbo group warns against Jonathan impeachment

An Igbo cultural group, Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has warned members of the…

Suleiman Abba: The Man Threatening Nigeria’s Democracy

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Recent activities of Suleiman Abba, Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police, put the country's democracy…

Obasanjo: Assembly members looters, Jonathan mismanaging Nigeria

Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, made it a double-barrel attack today, accusing many members of…

Tinubu blames Jonathan for the attack on National Assembly

*Text of a Press statement by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of APC By…

National Assembly fracas: Nigeria Police deny throwing teargas

Nigeria's police spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu has denied that the police fired several teargas canisters into…

National Assembly shut after police futile bid to stop Tambuwal

*Senate President shuts Assembly till next week * Summons Police IG to explain teargassing of…

Crashing oil prices: Nigeria to review benchmark

Nigeria's minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala said today…

Protesters ransack Burkinabe parliament, defy police cordon

Hundreds of angry demonstrators in Burkina Faso stormed parliament on Thursday in protest at plans…

15 years of democracy is a milestone – Legislators

Some lawmakers in the National Assembly, have described Nigeria's 15 years of uninterrupted democracy as…

Nigeria extends state of emergency in North east

Nigeria's parliament on Tuesday approved a six-month extension to a state of emergency in three…