There was tension in Kaduna State following a threat by suspected Islamic sect, Boko Haram members to bomb Kaduna in the coming days. But the police public relations officer, Kaduna command, Aminu Lawan, said the command is on top of … read more
NIGERIAN terrorism accused Henry Okah yesterday presented the prosecution with a witness list of 103 people he wanted subpoenaed on his behalf in a trial set to start in January next year. He wants the prosecution to ensure the witnesses, … read more
Last week’s bomb attack by Boko Haram in the capital Abuja has raised questions about Nigeria’s ability to defend itself. But a reassessment is also being made of the nature of the enemy they are confronting. Having long regarded the … read more
The Nigeria police announced Monday they had rescued the five members of the country’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), who were kidnapped in southern Rivers state 7 June. Police Commissioner Suleiman Abba said the corpers were ‘sighted and rescued by … read more
The police in southwest Nigeria’s Ogun State have placed its officers and men on red alert to prevent terrorism currently being experienced in some parts of the country. State Commissioner of Police Musa Daura disclosed this to reporters in Abeokuta, … read more
THE police, on Sunday, got tough over Thursday’s bombing of Nigeria Police headquaters in Abuja, as crack detectives from Abuja stormed Maiduguri, the Boko Haram headquarters and arrested 58 sect members, including some Somalians, Sudanese and Nigeriens. Nigerian Tribune was … read more
SIX months to the planned commencement of the cash withdrawal/deposit limit imposed by the CBN, some banks have commenced selective implementation of the policy barring cash transactions from some organisations. This came as senior staff in the banking sector have … read more
Nigeria has warned that the UN could turn into a “guinea pig” of policies that cannot be implemented by member states, following a resolution that endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) … read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) is to re-issue guidelines on non interest banking in order to cater for other variants of profit and loss sharing banking according to CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Sanusi told Nigerian newspaper NEXT that … read more
Nine of the victims of the Thursday suicide bombing that took place at the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja who were receiving treatment at the Asokoro General Hospital have been handed over to police authorities. The handover of the injured … read more