The Nigeria Police Force has deployed 10,000 officers and men to Ekiti State for the governorship rerun election holding in 63 wards on Saturday (today). The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, who disclosed this, also warned the policemen to … read more
GOVERNORS of the South-South region disagreed, yesterday, in Calabar on whether Niger-Delta militants are all criminals, and should be treated as such. While Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state maintained that militants are criminals and should be dealt with by … read more
Although the Federal Government reiterated yesterday that it would not deploy troops in Ekiti State for tomorrow’s governorship rerun, men in military uniform have arrived Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. THISDAY learnt that they arrived the city around 4.30pm in two … read more
The Canadian woman kidnapped last week in Kaduna State is seriously ill, her captors said yesterday. “Our hostage is seriously sick, she has malaria and rashes all over her body,” a self-proclaimed leader of the abductors told an AFP reporter … read more
The Lagos State Government has restricted commercial vehicles from plying the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) and its environs tomorrow when it holds the Eyo festival. Private cars and commercial vehicles will also be restricted from plying inner Marina and Lagos … read more
Nigeria’s most vocal opposition party, the Action Congress (AC), has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its failure to accredit “credible observer groups” for Saturday’s governorship re-run in South West Ekiti state. In a statement issued in Lagos … read more
A British oil worker freed after being held captive for more than six months in Nigeria is to remain in the country for another week. Robin Hughes, 59, originally from St Margaret’s Bay, Kent, was among 27 oil workers kidnapped … read more
Two Turkish crew members of Marshallese-flagged Turkish ship Aleyna Mercan abducted by pirates off Nigerian, were released Wednesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Turkish diplomatic sources were quoted as saying that Captain Sinan Taskiran and second engineer Salim Attila … read more
German construction giant Berger Nigeria Plc is to refund N6.1 billion of the contract sum for the East-West road in the Niger Delta, following its withdrawal from the job. The road runs through Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River and Akwa … read more
Insinuations about a possible deployment of soldiers for the conduct of the governorship rerun in Ekiti State on Saturday have been laid to rest. The Presidency said yesterday that requests that troops be deployed in Ekiti for the poll would … read more