The suspected mastermind of the abduction of the British and Italian nationals Abu Mohammed has died in custody of the SSS. Officials of the SSS told journalists on Wednesday that Mohammed died from injuries he sustained during a raid of his hideout at...
A total of 11 vehicles were on Wednesday in Ibadan burnt following a ghastly auto-accident in front of the NNPC Mega Station on the Iwo-Ojoo highway in Ibadan. Speaking on the incident which occurred at about 2:30 a.m, the NNPC Station Manager, Mr Vict...
The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday announced the deployment of six senior officers. This was contained in a statement signed by Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, the Director, Air Force Public Relations and Information. According to the statement, AVM Alex Bade...
The All-Share Index (ASI) of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by 0.73 per on Wednesday inspite of increased turnover of shares. The ASI, which opened at 21, 227.98, depreciated by 155.05 points or 0.73 per cent, to close at 21,072.93...
Mr Oscar Onyema, the Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), on Wednesday blamed the crisis in the capital market on the lack of enforcement of the rules of the market. Onyema made the remark at the public hearing on the operation...
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted Congolese militia boss Thomas Lubanga of war crimes for conscripting children into his rebel army, the tribunal's first ever verdict. Lubanga, 51, was found guilty of enlisting child soldiers ...
The CPC in Kebbi has called on INEC to be absolutely neutral in the conduct of the gubernatorial re-run and State House of Assembly bye-elections. The Secretary of the CPC in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Jabbo, told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wedne...
The management of Heartland has called for a full scale investigation into the incident that took place after the clash between them and Enyimba at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu on Sunday. An official of Heartland said while managemen...
Two middle-aged suspects on Wednesday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates' Court over the alleged kidnap of a 54-year-old woman. The defendants, 39-year-old Elizabeth Adeluola and Larry Eguzo, 45, were arraigned on a 12-count charge, includin...
The Commander-General of the Abia Vigilance Group, Mr Martins Idika, has advised state governors in the country to establish vigilance groups to tackle the rising wave of crime. Idika gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...
The Senate has mandated its Committee on National Security and Intelligence to investigate the failed rescue operation that resulted in the death of a Briton and an Italian in Sokoto. The Committees on Defence and Army and Foreign Affairs were also man...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday hailed the Senate for rejecting the bill seeking that workers should vote before embarking on strike. The Senate on Tuesday disapproved the bill which sought to amend the labour law. In a statement signed ...
Mr Lawrence Alabi, the Port Manager, Rivers Port Complex, Port Harcourt, Rivers, on Wednesday apologised to the Rivers State Police Command over the damage to three of its gunboats. Alabi told reporters in Port Harcourt that the management of the...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday in Abuja that its Global Communication Network (GCN) facility would enhance effective and secure communication among Nigerian embassies worldwide. Mr Mohammed Danjaji, the Director of ICT in the ministr...
The House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Other Institutions, on Wednesday accused the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of irregularities in recruitment and regulatory processes. Rep. Herman Hembe (PDP-Benue), the Chairman of...