The federal government has told the people of Bakassi who have been threatening secession from Nigeria and Cameroon to obey the laws of their new government, Cameroon. In a statement issued yesterday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and s...
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has denied reports in the media that it deployed a total of 1, 000 officers to man the nation’s capital during the last Sallah celebration, saying that 1, 000 officers could not have been enough to sec...
To prove the sincerity of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration and its claim of zero tolerance for corruption, the supreme head of Cherubim and Seraphim Church of Nigeria and Overseas, Prophet Solomon Adegboyega Alao, has recommended death pe...
Some experts have expressed mixed reactions to plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to introduce N5,000 note in 2013. They expressed their views in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. An e...
The 5th Edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code was on Friday in Abuja formally presented to operators and other stakeholders in the industry. The code was unveiled at a ceremony, which also coincided with the 20th anniversary celebration of the Niger...
After seven months in detention over allegation of defiling a 12-year-old primary six pupil; Mathew Onakoya, 32, was on Friday granted bail by an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendant, who claimed to be a pastor, was first arraign...
A 35 year-old man, Aminu Samaila, was on Friday arraigned before a Katsina State Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing two cows belonging to Gov. Ibrahim Shema. Prosecutor Gyan David told the court in Dustsin-ma on Friday that Garba Geo...
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has said that inadequate funding was hampering the effective performance of the force. ``The Nigerian police should be well funded, trained and equipped to enable it effectively constitute the first l...
The Plateau Command, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday said it had trained 160 officers in weapons handling, arm drills and combat craft. The state NSCDC Commandant, Mr Desmond Agu, made this known at the passing out ...
The Enugu State Government on Friday expressed happiness with the release of Prof. Cyprian Onyeji, the Vice-Chancellor of its university, after nine days in the hands of his abductors. Reacting to the release, Mr Chukwudi Achife, the Chief Press Secret...
Nigeria’s representative in Benin Republic, Amb. Lawrence Obisakin, has advised Nigerians in Cotonou to be transparent in their dealings. The ambassador particularly advised that Nigerian businessmen to always declare the amount of money on them ...
The UN nuclear watchdog pressed Iran on Friday to address suspicions about nuclear bomb research in the Islamic state, pursuing diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute before any possible military action by Israel or the United States. A flurry...
Flood in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State has rendered many families homeless and destroyed more than 1,400 houses, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. An eyewitness told NAN correspondent in Mai’adua that the inc...
No fewer than five persons have lost their lives in a multiple motor accident that occurred along Nsukka 9th Mile express way last Thursday night. Eye witnesses said a Toyota Carina car with registration number 402 LGT, a 14 -sitter bus belonging to Ro...
The management of the Port Harcourt Port has confirmed a fire incident on Thursday evening, which gutted the loading bay of the port. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bay has the capacity to load 10 tankers wit...