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The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, said four key suspects had been arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of four students of the University of Port Harcourt at Aluu Community in Rivers. Abubakar made the disclosure through...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has concluded plans to set up a Weather Index Crop Insurance scheme for farmers across the country. The Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the Wor...
The Director -General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Chief Olusegun Runsewe, on Monday in Abuja urged Nigerians to showcase the country’s rich cultural heritage wherever they go Runsewe made the appeal when he received a ...
The Nigeria Immigration Service, Katsina State Command, said on Monday that it had rescued six Cameroonians suspected to be victims of human trafficking. Alhaji Umar Bulama, the state Controller of Immigration, paraded the suspected victims...
The Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) headquarters, Nigerian Army, Minna, on Monday urged the public not to panic due to mass movement of officers and equipment within and outside Calabar. According to a statement signed by Col. Texas Chukwu, Assi...
The Nigerian police were unable to stop an angry mob from stoning and burning to death four students accused of armed robbery because they were chased by rock-throwing assailants, authorities said on Monday. The lynchings in Aluu have caused outr...
High rents have continued to give workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sleepless nights, with many saying they that are frustrated. Some of the workers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, complained of pains and psycholo...
Alhaja Sherifat Aregbesola, the wife of Osun Governor, on Monday advised residents to wash their hands before eating in order to prevent dreadful diseases. She gave the advice at a rally to mark the World Hand Washing Day in Osogbo. The wif...
Nigeria over the years has enjoyed a robust relationship with United States of America. With the series of challenges confronting Nigeria today, especially insecurity, the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, in an exclusive interview with RALIA...
The central planning committee for the celebration of the 80th birthday of former Vice President Alex Ekwueme is set to hold an international seminar on Ekwueme’s legacies tomorrow. He will clock 80 years on October 21, 2012. A statement signed b...
Victims of the demolished N3 billion 500-unit Minanuel Estate on Airport Road will tomorrow take their case to the National Assembly to protest the exercise that has brought hardship to many who also lost money running into billions which they paid for...
Technical Director of Akwa United, Charles Bassey, has revealed that the club expects newly employed manager, Justin Tenger, to secure a place in Africa at the end of the 2012/2013 season. The experienced Tenger, who took Niger Tornadoes to the lower d...
Senegalese Sports Minister El Hadji Malick Gakou, and up to thirty people were injured after riots broke out during a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Dakar. The crucial match was abandoned late in the second half, with the government official a...
Football legend Zinedine Zidane has revealed that he is open to coaching France one day. The 40-year-old confirmed his intention to pursue the necessary qualifications, and responded positively about the possibility of training les Bleus in the future....
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday announced the decision of the Federal Government to approve the building of more dams on the Upper Niger and Benue to avert re-occurrence of the flood disasters in some states of the federation. Preside...