DR. John Osuyali, former personal assistant to ex-governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who was abducted last week by some kidnappers at Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, has been released. Osuyali, an official of the State Action Committee on Acquired Immune … read more
The Federal Government has said Nigerian Communi-cations Satellite (NigCom-Sat) is not missing but packed up “due to loss of energy”. Briefing State House Correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, in Abuja … read more
A Nigerian man with 86 wives has been released on bail from police custody 59 days after he was arrested. Mohammed Bello Abubakar, 84, was arrested by order of an Islamic court for refusing to divorce all but four of … read more
At 11.50 am yesterday, inside the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Edo State, in the presence of a cheering mammoth crowd, under the watchful eyes of the state Chief Judge, Justice Michael Edopkayi, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole was sworn in … read more
There was apprehension among security agencies in the restive Niger Delta on Tuesday as new militant camps were said to have been set up in the region. Our correspondent found that the worst hit by the unease was the Task … read more
The Deputy General Manager of Integrated Logistics Services, INTELS, Ltd. Mr. Chuks Ihuoma has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Ihuoma was reportedly gunned down, Tuesday, at point-blank range at the entrance of his house, … read more
Ten mainly French oil workers who were kidnapped and threatened with death by rebels in Cameroon were released safe and sound late Tuesday after being held for 12 days. The seven French nationals, one Tunisian and two Cameroonians, workers for … read more
The Joint Military Task Force in Rivers on Tuesday said it was now prepared to fight militants should they continue to attack its locations. The spokesman for the task force, Lt.-Col. Musa Sagir, at a press conference organised by the … read more
An Appeal Court sitting in Nigeria’s Mid-western Edo state Tuesday ruled that fiery ex-labour leader Adams Oshiomhole is the duly elected governor of the state, ending almost two years of legal battle on the governorship election held on 14 April … read more
A SEVEN-MAN gang, smashed by the police in Lagos yesterday, has recounted how its members shot dead, a Coca-Cola Bottling Company manager in the Mafoluku area of the state on Sunday. The victim, 37-year-old Adedapo Owolabi Adesanya, a father of … read more