Shuaibu Abubakar, a Boko Haram suspect, told a Federal High Court on Wednesday in Abuja that the State Security Service (SSS) ``manufactured'' the statement credited to him. Abubakar further said that he was beaten and forced to thumb-pri...
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn spent the night in a seven-square-metre cell before French police questioned him for a second day on Wednesday over what he knew about prostitutes that friends brought to him. Strauss-Kahn, whose IMF job and pros...
Maj-Gen. Sylvester Audu, Commander, 14 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Ohafia, Abia, has re-affirmed the commitment of the army in protecting the nation’s democracy. Audu said this in Aba, Abia, on Wednesday while hosting members of the Aba Chambers of C...
Four people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests in Afghanistan on Wednesday over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country, officials said. The American Embassy said its staff were in &q...
Former Nigeria coach Christian Chukwu has commended the efforts of Stephen Keshi in fashioning a playing pattern for the national team with particular reference to the players based in the Nigeria Premier League. Chukwu noted that Keshi was on t...
Again, suspected Bomb at the Ungwa Sarki area in Kaduna yesterday caused major panic, forcing residents of the area to abruptly abandon their businesses, while vehicles and persons where diverted to take other routes. The substance packaged in a ...
The national secretariat of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was Friday has been served a seven-day quit notice by Senator Rufai Hanga through the Federal High court, Abuja. The court bailiff who served the notice on Friday February 17 w...
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra(MASSOB) has berated Emeka Ojukwu, son of the late Biafran leader and Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu for accepting the traditional title of Ikemba 11. A release issued by...
The Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for yesterday’s deadly attacks at the popular Baga market in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, “to avenge” last Thursday’s arrest of one of its member by some traders. Speaking to jour...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said he was not opposed to a national conference, provided the ultimate objectives were not designed to dismantle Nigeria’s hard won unity. Speaking during an interview with the British Broadcasting Servic...
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that communication is a vital tool for the economic development of Nigeria. Jonathan said this during the public presentation and launch of a book “The President Explains”, a compendium of activiti...
For constituting a nuisance in Lagos neighborhoods, the Lagos State Government has shut down the popular Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Ministry and six other churches in the Lagos metropolis over noise pollution. Our correspondent gathered that offic...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that after the success of one-man-one vote policy advocated by his administration, the next phase is to conduct election without gun wielding security personnel. The President who was speaking at the grand fin...
President Goodluck Jonathan will today arrive at the United Kingdom UK to attend the International Conference on Somalia scheduled to hold at Lancaster House, London. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Ab...
The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has summoned 25 construction companies to appear before it today and give detailed accounts on their bills of quantity even as it said there was institutional corruption in the sector. Also expect...