Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu was yesterday sworn in as chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) by Idris Legbo Kutigi who until midnight was the substantive CJN in an exercise that has thrown up constitutional questions on the legality. The Nigerian Bar Association … read more
The Police said yesterday that they had arrested 20 suspects in connection with the sectarian crisis which erupted in Bauchi on Monday. Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja while … read more
TO curb the activities of student-terrorists, the Yemeni government said, on Tuesday, that it was tightening restriction on student visas like the one that allowed Farouk Abdulmutallab to enter Yemen. It also denied knowledge of Abdulmutallab’s terrorist link in Yemen, … read more
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called “Nigerian Al-Qaeda Bomber,” set off enough alarms to wake up the international security structure around the world, but they all waved him through to Detroit, a new Saharareporters investigation has revealed. The first flag should … read more
The failed attempt by a 23-year-old Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day has put further pressure on President Umaru Yar’Adua to either confirm that he is fit to govern the country or hand over … read more
As the sack gale sweeping through Nigerian bank intensifies, more workers are set to lose their jobs in the ongoing reforms in the country’s banking sector. Already, more than 2,000 workers have been sacked in just two banks – Intercontinental … read more
Nigerian security forces clashed with members of an Islamic sect in the northern city of Bauchi on Monday, police said. Residents said as many as eight people were believed to have been killed, including two soldiers, in fighting between members … read more
The family of Umar Abdulmutallab yesterday branded his bid to blow up the jet as “shocking”. They added that their son had “never shown any attitude that would give concern”. In a statement the relatives said: “Our family, like the … read more
The Federal Government has threatened that it would suspend indefinitely any airline, whether foreign or local, that flouts the maximum security situation introduced after the failed attempt of a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to blow up the Northwest Airline Flight … read more
Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the failed bomb attack by 23-year old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab last Friday, saying it was in retaliation for alleged United States strike on Yemeni soil. Also, the US government has admitted that security lapses … read more