SHOOTINGS, allegedly by cultists, for the sixth day running, continued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, yesterday, as no fewer than 15 persons were killed and scores injured in an early morning shooting by unidentified gunmen amid calls for the … read more
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan was, last week, at the centre stage of political discourse after his avowed non-readiness to make his asset declaration public. Apart from well-meaning Nigerians who raised a moral question on the Vice President�s posturing towards the … read more
Indications have emerged that some former governors accused of gross abuse of office allegedly hid their loots underground. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) gave the hint in an exclusive interview with … read more
YENAGOA, Nigeria (AP) _ A foreign hostage in Nigeria died of an illness Sunday while being taken to a hospital for treatment, community leaders said. � The man, whose nationality wasn’t known, succumbed after he had been released to state … read more
Already struggling to help the many flooded communities around the country, Nigeria’s emergency response agency warned the nation on Thursday that the height of the rainy season has still not arrived and that people should brace themselves for more floods … read more
The Federal Government yesterday said it has commenced steps to stamp out all manner of unfair labour practices in the banks and oil and gas sectors of the nation’s economy. Some of the issues to be tackled include complaints of … read more
The police in Lagos on Friday arrested five men and a woman for allegedly operating an illegal depot at Ejigbo area of the state. Also, the police recovered five 33, 000-litre-tankers belonging to the suspects, who were caught siphoning fuel … read more
Eighteen men face charges of sodomy in a Nigerian Islamic court after they were arrested while allegedly preparing to take part in a gay wedding, state media reported. Gay sex is illegal across Nigeria, and defendants convicted under the Muslim … read more
Gang fighting entered its sixth day in the anarchic oil city of Port Harcourt in southern Nigeria on Saturday with authorities acknowledging 11 deaths and residents and media putting the toll much higher. Residents and security sources gave conflicting reasons … read more
BANDITS operating on the Benue-Taraba border yesterday morning killed a mobile policeman and an unidentified European travelling on the Takum route. The incident occurred on a day that Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State and his Taraba State counterpart, Danbaba … read more