The Manager of the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Lawal, said yesterday that more than 14,346 intending pilgrims had been airlifted to Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj. Lawal told the News Agency of Nigeria (N...
The former Secretary General of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Engr. Samuel Lando Salifu has described the late Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) Dr. Abdul-lateef Adegbite as a rare breed who mixed intelligenc...
Chief Edwin Clark, an elder statesman, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to pay more attention to tackling environmental pollution and development in the Niger Delta. Clark made the call in Abuja while presenting a paper titled: ``The PIB a...
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission in Kano, Mr Shehu Zaki, on Wednesday confirmed that gunmen killed two of its officers and injured one other on Madobi Road in Kano. Zaki made the confirmation in an interview with the News Agen...
The police in Akure on Wednesday arraigned two men, Ajayi Olalekan and Ajayi Francis, in court over an alleged threat to the lives of police officers at a station in Akure. The accused persons, who were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Adejoke Adegoro...
The Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP), a human rights group, on Wednesday in Lagos appealed to the Federal Government to abolish death penalty. Mr Chino Obiagwu, National Coordinator, LEDAP, made the appeal during a media briefing to mark th...
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Thursday begin the first-phase of an inspection tour of states affected by the floods. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public...
The anti-kidnapping squad of the Enugu Police Command said on Wednesday that it had arrested seven suspected kidnappers for their alleged role in the kidnap of one Mrs Roseline Nwokolo. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, t...
The Rivers State Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Produce Department, has decried the low production of palm oil in the state. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the Director, Mr Augustine Kalio, recalled that agr...
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 36-year-old woman, Iyabo Abudullahi, before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing assorted soft drinks worth N49,550. The accused, a resident of No. 105, Kapito Rd., Mangoro, Lagos, is faci...
D’banj has joined the list of celebrities who have condemned the killing of four UNIPORT undergraduates in ALUU, Port Harcourt. The pop singer released a statement last night, calling for unity amongst Nigerians, asking everyone to ‘...
Prof. Akin Iwayemi, President, Nigerian Economic Society (NES), on Wednesday commended the Federal Government for presenting its 2013 budget proposal before the National Assembly three months to the end of 2012. Iwayemi said in an interview with the Ne...
Super Eagles skipper, Joseph Ikpo Tambarin Yobo, spent over one hour on phone with Head Coach of the team, Stephen Keshi to confirm his unavailability for this weekend’s crucial tie against the Lone Star of Liberia, the coach confirmed on ...
The police on Wednesday arraigned before an Abuja Senior Magistrates' Court , a 40-year-old businessman, Akeem Adewale, for allegedly abducting another man's wife. The police Prosecutor, Andrew Aichenede, told the court that on Sept. 26, one Ol...
The police on Wednesday arraigned a driver, Okechukwu Sunday, 30, before an Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly being in possession of vehicles suspected to be stolen. Police prosecutor, Sgt. Salisu Mohammed, told the court that the poli...