US diplomatic cable reports recently leaked by Wikileaks report that now deceased Nigerian ruler, Umaru Yar’Adua, authorized the disbursement of $57 million to members of a Supreme Court panel who ruled to uphold his “election” in 2007. Citing information gathered … read more
Private security officers removing deportees from the UK showed “a shamefully unprofessional and derogatory attitude” which did not give confidence that any serious incidents would be dealt with effectively, inspectors have said. Nick Hardwick, the chief inspector of prisons, said … read more
Muslim youths hacked a Christian family of eight to death in Nigeria’s volatile Plateau state on Sunday, local officials said, continuing a week of violence that has pitted gangs from the two faiths against each other and civilians. More than … read more
Seventeen Indians have been arrested and four arraigned before a Nigerian court for allegedly trying to illegally export four container loads of scrap metals from the African country. They were attempting to export four container loads of scrap metals illegally … read more
A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organization, Human Rights Agenda Network (HRAN), has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately sack the country’s security chiefs, following the bombing of the UN office in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In a statement, the group accused … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan Friday launched a new national driver’s licence scheme and number plate introduced by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The move is aimed at restoring the integrity of the Nigerian driver’s licence and providing credible database of … read more
AT the Zone 2 Command, Lagos, headquarters of the pipeline vandalism unit, five deadly pipeline vandals are now in detention for their alleged bunkering activities. The suspects are singing different tunes of their roles in vandalism and tapping of oil … read more
Nigeria has passed sweeping anti-terrorism legislation giving its president the power to declare any group a terrorist organization, imprison convicted members for as long as 20 years, and search without a warrant. Even so called “moral assistance” for such designated … read more
One issue that will engage the Senate when it resume is the controversy on the number of Nigerians in British prisons and whether they should be returned home to serve their terms, Olukayode Thomas reports When the British Prime Minister, … read more
Residents of Nigeria’s flood-stricken southwest say they are trying to recover after torrential rains washed away homes and killed more than 100 people. Ibadan resident Kafaya Adisa says she lost two children in last week’s flood. The Red Cross said … read more