The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted Congolese militia boss Thomas Lubanga of war crimes for conscripting children into his rebel army, the tribunal's first ever verdict. Lubanga, 51, was found guilty of enlisting child soldiers ...
The CPC in Kebbi has called on INEC to be absolutely neutral in the conduct of the gubernatorial re-run and State House of Assembly bye-elections. The Secretary of the CPC in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Jabbo, told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wedne...
The management of Heartland has called for a full scale investigation into the incident that took place after the clash between them and Enyimba at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu on Sunday. An official of Heartland said while managemen...
Two middle-aged suspects on Wednesday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates' Court over the alleged kidnap of a 54-year-old woman. The defendants, 39-year-old Elizabeth Adeluola and Larry Eguzo, 45, were arraigned on a 12-count charge, includin...
The Commander-General of the Abia Vigilance Group, Mr Martins Idika, has advised state governors in the country to establish vigilance groups to tackle the rising wave of crime. Idika gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...
The Senate has mandated its Committee on National Security and Intelligence to investigate the failed rescue operation that resulted in the death of a Briton and an Italian in Sokoto. The Committees on Defence and Army and Foreign Affairs were also man...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday hailed the Senate for rejecting the bill seeking that workers should vote before embarking on strike. The Senate on Tuesday disapproved the bill which sought to amend the labour law. In a statement signed ...
Mr Lawrence Alabi, the Port Manager, Rivers Port Complex, Port Harcourt, Rivers, on Wednesday apologised to the Rivers State Police Command over the damage to three of its gunboats. Alabi told reporters in Port Harcourt that the management of the...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday in Abuja that its Global Communication Network (GCN) facility would enhance effective and secure communication among Nigerian embassies worldwide. Mr Mohammed Danjaji, the Director of ICT in the ministr...
The House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Other Institutions, on Wednesday accused the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of irregularities in recruitment and regulatory processes. Rep. Herman Hembe (PDP-Benue), the Chairman of...
Bishop Vibert Lowe – who preached to the party-loving singer and her family at their local church in Barbados – says he is “praying” for the 24-year-old ‘S&M’ singer. The 64-year-old clergyman...
Oil supply from non-OPEC countries will grow less than expected in the first quarter of this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, leaving its global oil demand growth forecast unchanged. The agency, which advises industrialise...
The BBC has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack following a campaign by Iranian authorities against its Persian service, director-general Mark Thompson said on Wednesday. Thompson also reported attempts to jam satellite feeds of the British Broadcast...
A bus carrying Belgian children home from a school ski trip crashed into the wall of a tunnel in the Valais region of Switzerland, killing 28 people, 22 of them children, police said on Wednesday. The bus, transporting 52 people, mostly school children...
Neo-crooner Bruno Mars is only the 10th man in the magazine’s history to grace the cover of Playboy. Mars appears on the cover of the April 2012 issue, which celebrates sex and music with Miss April, Raquel Pomplun. She is all...