Another prosecution witness on Thursday said that Henry Okah gave instructions for the Oct. 1, 2010, twin car bombings in Abuja. The witness said he a member of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delfa (MEND) having joined the group in 20...
Edo Governor Adams Oshiomhole has warned that tax defaulters in the state risk prison sentences, saying government will no longer treat them with kid gloves. Oshiomhole gave the warning in Benin on Thursday at the plenary of the Christian Association o...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned six persons before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged oil bunkering. Musa Mohammed, Otuagoma Freeborn, James Onubi, Hassan Adekunle, Gabriel Inyang and Patrick Chinedu ap...
The first penalty shootout of Azerbaijann 2012 saw Marion Romanelli strike the winning spot-kick for France as they beat Nigeria to reach the semifinals after a 0-0 draw as the African side fell at the quarter-final stage for the second tourname...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja approved the appointment of Vice Admiral Ola Ibrahim from Kwara as the new Chief of Defence Staff. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Reuben Abati, said...
The Head office of the Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (N ITEL) in Abuja was on Thursday sealed off by its staff who were protesting the non-payment of their 10 months salary arrears. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent at the scene repor...
A total of 3.64 billion shares worth N32.48 billion were trade in 4,733 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday. This was in contrast to the 326.07 million shares valued at N2.4 billion traded in 5,302 deals on Wednesday. The News Agency of Ni...
The National Assembly has called on the Federal Government to muster the political will to complete Ajaokuta Steel Project for the technological advancement and overall development of the country. Mohammed Sadiq, the Chairman, House of Representatives ...
The Senate President, David Mark, on Thursday in Abuja appealed to senators, especially chairmen of committees, to ensure that projects included in budgets were representative of the entire country. Mark made the appeal while reacting to an allegation ...
Two political parties, New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and Change Advocacy Party (CAP), have recommended death sentence as punishment for terrorists in the country. Mr Gilbert Agbo, the National Chairman, NNPP, and Mr Lewis Abah, the National C...
Following the death of alleged man-eater, Clifford Orji, an Ikeja High Court on Thursday dismissed his one million naira suit against the Lagos State Attorney-General, Mr Ade Ipaye. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Lateefat Okunnu ...
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Vice Admiral Ola Ibrahim as the new Chief of Defence Staff. He replaced Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin. A statement by Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publ...
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won the ``one-off’’ Extraordinary award of Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Mo Ibrahim, the chairman of the Foundation, told newsmen on Thursday in Johannesburg that the body gave Tutu the award for his life...
The current Vice-Chancellor of the Gombe State University, Professor Abdullahi Mahdi, was the Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) from 1996-2004. In this interview with MIDAT JOSEPH, he speaks about the early times university founded i...
Kano State Police Command has recovered stolen jewelleries worth N20 million belonging to Maryam Sani Abacha, the State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has said. He told reporters yesterday that one of the suspects who bought some of the ...