JUSTICE Tijani Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday fixed April 2 for judgment in a suit brought by Vice President Atiku Abubakar challenging his disqualification from the presidential election in April by the Independent National … read more
One of the two kidnap suspects paraded by the State Security Service in Port Harcourt on Sunday, has appealed to the Federal Government to pardon him for the crime and give him the task of ending hostage-taking in the state. … read more
Minister of State for Air Transportation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode warned yesterday that the Federal Government would withdraw the licence of any airline operator, be it domestic of international, which allows its aircraft used for trafficking, smuggling or abduction of human … read more
A late night rainstorm hit many families, churches and business outfits in Calabar, Cross River State, on Sunday, rendering many homeless and causing traffic snarl in some parts of the state capital. The storm also destroyed many electric poles and … read more
The Court of Appeal yesterday adjourned, indefinitely, ruling on the appeal filed by the Federal Government challenging the decision of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to the effect that the Code of Conduct Tribunal had no power to … read more
When Nigeria’s education minister faced an audience of 1,000 schoolchildren, she expected to hear complaints of crowded classrooms and lack of equipment. Instead, girl after girl spoke up about being pressured for sex by teachers in exchange for better grades. … read more
Two hostages, one Lebanese and the other Indian, were released on Sunday after they were abducted two days ago in Nigeria’s oil producing delta region, local authorities said. The two construction workers, employed by Nigerian firm Setraco, were taken at … read more
Vice President Atiku Abubakar was yesterday exonerated from allegation that he was indicted by the United States of America (USA) Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). This was contained in a letter from his US-based lawyer Mr. Edward Weidenfield to the … read more
SSS parades suspected hostage-takers PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo at the weekend condemned the abduction of two construction expatriates working on the Warri-Kaima Road. Obasanjo’s reaction came on a day the State Security Service (SSS) in Rivers State paraded two suspected hostage-takers. … read more
The Federal Government has said it will decongest the Apapa petroleum depot in order to make the area less prone to fire outbreaks. The decision is coming on the heels of the fire that razed about 50 per cent of … read more