Four Nigerian police officers suspected to have been drunk have been accused of shooting dead three people at a funeral in the country’s south for unclear reasons, authorities said on Monday. “The incident happened on Saturday night at Kwale,” said … read more
Apparently overwhelmed by the on-going revelations on corruption in Nigeria, a chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Ekerete J. Ekerete, has said that the convocation of a sovereign national conference has become inevitable … read more
AS a way to stem the spate of killings in Plateau State, President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, to move into the state and take full charge of the security situation. … read more
Nigeria’s security challenges following bombings by a radical Islamist sect are holding back some foreign investment in the oil-rich country, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday. Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is sinful”, has claimed responsibility for a … read more
At least two bombs have detonated near beer halls in a rough neighbourhood of a central Nigerian city beset by religious and ethnic violence, causing unknown injuries, witnesses said. The bombs exploded at about 9pm local time on Sunday in … read more
Nigeria’s population and health data experts have ranked the country’s population as one of the fastest growing in the world, saying the trend is worrisome and should be of great concern to policy makers, the local tabloid, Guardian reported from … read more
The Federal Government has revealed that one out of every three children of school age in Nigeria is out of school. Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, disclosed this in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the activities of … read more
Americans on Sunday commemorated the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The North American Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ceremonies were held in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania, Three … read more
Eleven ex-militants on maritime skill acquisition in Poland have been sent to Nigeria for their inability to meet the academic standard of the institution, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The students were among the 22 admitted to the … read more
The Federal Government yesterday justified its decision to opt for foreign training for former members of the Niger Delta militant groups who embraced its amnesty initiative. The Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku, who was … read more