A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organization, Human Rights Agenda Network (HRAN), has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately sack the country’s security chiefs, following the bombing of the UN office in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In a statement, the group accused … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan Friday launched a new national driver’s licence scheme and number plate introduced by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The move is aimed at restoring the integrity of the Nigerian driver’s licence and providing credible database of … read more
AT the Zone 2 Command, Lagos, headquarters of the pipeline vandalism unit, five deadly pipeline vandals are now in detention for their alleged bunkering activities. The suspects are singing different tunes of their roles in vandalism and tapping of oil … read more
Nigeria has passed sweeping anti-terrorism legislation giving its president the power to declare any group a terrorist organization, imprison convicted members for as long as 20 years, and search without a warrant. Even so called “moral assistance” for such designated … read more
One issue that will engage the Senate when it resume is the controversy on the number of Nigerians in British prisons and whether they should be returned home to serve their terms, Olukayode Thomas reports When the British Prime Minister, … read more
Residents of Nigeria’s flood-stricken southwest say they are trying to recover after torrential rains washed away homes and killed more than 100 people. Ibadan resident Kafaya Adisa says she lost two children in last week’s flood. The Red Cross said … read more
At least 22 people died in clashes between Christian and Muslim youths and security forces in the restive Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday, a local mortuary official said, in the second day of violence there this week. “There was … read more
At least 102 people are now thought to have been killed by floods in and around the south-western Nigerian city of Ibadan, the Nigerian Red Cross says. Floodwater, resulting from heavy rains that began on Friday, damaged three bridges and … read more
Mamman Nur, identified on Wednesday as the al-Qaeda-linked mastermind of last week’s attack on UN headquarters in Nigeria, has long been seen as a high-ranking member of Islamist sect Boko Haram. Believed to be around 35 years old, Nur was … read more
The UN is to conduct a global threat review in the wake of the deadly attack against the UN compound in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, which has claimed the lives of at least 23 people. PANA learnt that 11 of … read more