Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) says it has restored electricity to Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos where a Dana plane crashed. Mr Gabriel Ezeokoli, PHCN Business Manager in Abule-Egba, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria &nb...
At least 47 people thought to be illegal migrants from east Africa died when their boat capsized in Lake Malawi, Malawi police said on Thursday. The group was apparently trying to enter northern Malawi from Tanzania, police said, adding that many on b...
Spain's highest judge resigned on Thursday after a month-long scandal over his use of public funds to pay for trips to holiday resorts that has tarnished the image of the judiciary. The scandal has dented the image the judiciary in a country batte...
Enugu State Police Command has arrested a five-man robbery gang that specialises in robbing people of their property inside commercial vehicles popularly known as `one chance.' This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Re...
Justice Abdul Kafarati, a Judge of the Federal High Court, on Thursday in Abuja threatened to discharge the 24 suspected Boko Haram members standing trial before the court. The judge, who granted the police a last adjournment for Sept. 18, said that ...
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, said on Thursday in Abuja that more of the moribund political parties would be re-registered. Jega told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that INEC want...
Three regional organisations have signed landmark agreements to co-operate on practical steps to deal with the effects of climate change and to promote sustainable development at a Commonwealth event at the Rio+20 Earth Conference. The two memoranda o...
Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo has prayed for a favourable draw in the qualifiers for the 2013 AFCON, while warning no team will be a pushover. The Fenerbache of Turkey defender told MTNFootball.com that: “I know the next round of qualifiers would n...
The US Department of State has listed Abubakar Shekau, Abubakar Adam Kambar, and Khalid al-Barnawi who are leaders of the Boko Haram sect as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224. In a statement made avail...
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has signed for Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He will team up again at Shanghai with ex-Blues colleague Nicolas Anelka. Drogba, 34, said: “I considered all the offers I have...
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) says over N200 billion will be realised from the privatisation of the 18 successor companies created from the unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The information is contained in a stat...
The Nigeria Police will transform its Central Criminal Registry (CCR) operation from manual to e-Finger print to meet the global challenges. The Commissioner of Police in charge of CCR at the Force CID annex, Alagbon, Ikoyi, Mr Salau Olayinka disclosed...
The People of Zaria in Kaduna State have expressed concern over blackout in the last three days when some suicide bombers attacked the state. A cross section of people, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria on Wednesday expressed reg...
Vice President Namadi Sambo on Wednesday called on Saudi Arabian investors to come and tap the various investment opportunities in Nigeria. Sambo made the call when he received in audience the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pri...
Mr Bill Strassberger, Cultural Affairs Officer of U.S. Embassy in Abuja, has advised students applying for study visas to the U.S. to seek accurate information on such applications. Strassberger, who gave the advice at the embassy’s weekly studen...