The Police on Wednesday arraigned a commercial bus driver, Hamidu Abubakar, 25, before the Somolu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N42, 000 cash and a Blackberry and Nokia handset. The accused, who claimed to be residing at Onipa...
The absence of a counsel to defend Mohammed Asafa, an Al Qaeda suspect, on Wednesday stalled his trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Asafa was arrested in December 2006 on allegation of belonging to an international terrorist group. The State Secur...
The Niger State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the 2012 appropriation bill of N94.05 billion into law, up by N3.5 billion from N90.53 billion proposal submitted by Gov Babangida Aliyu. Alhaji Usman Magaji, the chairman of the House Commit...
No less than 250 ex-militants have departed Nigeria for Malaysia to acquire skills in various fields, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Amb. Nik Mustafa Nik-Ahmad, the Malaysian High Commissioner to Nigeria, disclosed this in an interview with ...
A 60-year-old man, Samson Obio, on Wednesday appeared before an Osogbo Senior Magistrates' Court charged with raping a 12-year-old girl. The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Michael Imiavan, said that the accused, on Feb. 19, at Oora village near Ilesa in ...
The trial of six policemen accused of killing five auto spare parts dealers and their female companion in Abuja suffered another setback on Wednesday. Those standing trial are DCP Danjuma Ibrahim, ASP Othman Abdulsalami (still at large), Constables Nic...
The Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board has promoted 407 teachers in Mubi South Local Government, the council’s Education Secretary, Alhaji Salihu Umar, said in Mubi on Wednesday. The board also distributed 28 motorcycles to super...
Cuba has unveiled a new HIV vaccine which has successfully been tested on mice, and the country is ready to begin human testing soon, a local newspaper said. The Teravac-HIV-1 vaccine designed to fight HIV is the result of cutting edge genetic engineer...
The National Environmental Standards Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) is to set up emission centres across the country as part of efforts to safeguard the environment. Nasarawa State Co-ordinator of the agency, Alhaji Isa Abdulsalam, disclosed th...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday raided markets in Aba for fake Power Horse energy drink, allegedly circulating in Nigerian markets. Mr Festus Anumba, NAFDAC Zonal Head, Aba Special Zone, told the N...
The Police in Imo say they have arrested six suspected kidnappers, including a native doctor, who allegedly prepares charms for the suspects. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Imo, Mr Samuel Oddee, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in O...
The Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Dr Dapo Sotiloye, and three other persons have been invited by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged embezzlement of N88 mil...
Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, the Shehu of Borno, on Tuesday promised to mobilise his subjects to take part in the on-going Immunisation Plus Days (IPDs) against polio. Garbai made the promise at the flag -off of the Borno IPDs in Bama, headquarters of B...
Nigeria woes continued in the latest FIFA ranking released on Wednesday by the football governing body. Last month Nigeria fell to her worst ranking since 1999 when the Super Eagles fell to 56 in the world and eight in Africa, now Nigeria drop o...
Lady Gaga has become the first Twitter user to reach 20 million followers. The singer tops the microblogging site's most popular list ahead of fellow pop stars Justin Bieber (18m), Katy Perry (15.7m) and Shakira (14.5m). Gaga...