A 23 year-old private security operative has taken his own life over fear that he would undergo arrest and possible detention in a police station. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY learnt that the man whose name was given as Solomon from Kaduna State had been accused ...
Pirates suspected to be Nigerians yesterday attacked a Dutch oil vessel, killing two Nigerian naval guards and kidnapping four foreigners, a report by Agence France Presse (AFP) said. The pirates stormed the vessel in the Gulf of Guinea, an area that h...
Emotions ran high as sympathisers at the 3rd Day Fidda’u prayers for late Hajiya Fatima Al-Mustapha could not hold back tears at the prayer session, protesting the absence of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, her eldest son. There was visible anger...
Gov. Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers has said that the monthly revenue of the state government has dropped from N18 billion to N13 billion in spite of an increase in expenditure. The governor made the statement in Port Harcou...
Gen. Charles Airhiavbere, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the July 14 Edo Governorship election, has filed a petition at the Election Petitions Tribunal challenging the victory of Gov. Adams Oshiomole of ACN. Mrs Joseph...
Gunmen stormed two ships off the coast of Niger Delta early Saturday, killing two Nigerian navy sailors protecting the vessels and kidnapping four foreign workers before fleeing into the darkness, officials said. The attack happened about 35 nautical ...
Two financial experts on Saturday in Lagos expressed worry over the rise in the inter-bank lending rate. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the increase in the rate from 14.8 per cent to 17 per cent earlier in the week would have an...
The Chief Judge of Niger, Justice Jibrin Ndajiwo, has urged judges and magistrates in the state to be lenient when passing sentences on accused persons. Ndajiwo made the appeal on Friday at the Nigerian Prison in Suleja during an annual prison vis...
As the fighting in Syria continues unabated, the United Nations General Assembly at the weekend adopted a resolution condemning the increasing use of heavy weapons by authorities and urging all sides to immediately cease armed violence. The reso...
Some financial experts on Saturday commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for stopping banks from using their funds to finance foreign subsidiaries. The experts said in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that...
The President and General Overseer of the Power of Miracle Ministries, Lagos State, Nigeria, Prophet {Dr} Kayode Z. Adebiyi, has said that many leaders of Boko Haram will repent during this Ramadan period. While disclosing this message in a...
Scores of commercial motorcyclists on Friday in Ilorin staged a protest against the decision of the government to restrict their operations. The commercial motorcyclists, who were apparently reacting to the decision of the st...
The National Communication Commission (NCC) is to create a national emergency call number to link all emergency agencies, including FRSC, Police and Fire Service, Mr Eugene Juwah, said. Juwah, the Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, made the statemen...
The Nigerian Army in Kaduna on Saturday announced the arrest of a suspected member of a terror group after raiding an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory in the city. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Div. Kaduna, Col. Sani Usman, ...
Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria cruised to a new personal best time of 10.93 to win her 1st round heat and qualified for the women's 100m semi-final here at the Olympic Stadium in London this afternoon on a day when other Nigerian athletes did not far...