The Inspector General of Police, Ogbonna Onovo, has given the abductors of the five journalists kidnapped in Obingwa area of Abia State last Sunday, 24 hours to release them unconditionally or face the wrath of the law enforcement agents in … read more
Online readers have rejected explanations by the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, that the rain was responsible for the deplorable state of roads in the state, saying he is being economical with the truth. Governor Fashola had at a retreat … read more
About 500 Nigerian have been confirmed to have been convicted of drug-related offences in Switzerland. This confirmation came as the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and those of the Swiss Federal Immigration Office, on Monday in Abuja, met … read more
Twenty-three journalists, who are members of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ekiti State, narrowly escaped death, on Tuesday, when youths of Ikere-Ekiti community ambushed them and wanted to burn them inside the bus. Also, … read more
At least eight persons have been confirmed dead and over 40 others lying critically ill in various hospitals in Wukari, Taraba State, following a religious riot which broke out in the early hours of yesterday. The riot led to the … read more
Nigeria are facing possible suspension by FIFA following President Goodluck Jonathan’s announcement that the country’s football team will be banned from competing internationally for two years following their poor World Cup performance. Jonathan’s decree includes the Nigerian Football Federation being … read more
A leader of a radical Muslim sect that started a rampage that left 700 people dead in Nigeria allegedly has issued a videotaped threat calling for new violence as the one-year anniversary of their attack nears. Imam Abubakar Shekau, a … read more
Unidentified gunmen in Nigeria’s southeast Abia State have kidnapped four journalists, including the Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)Wahab Oba, local media reported Sunday. The journalists were returning from a three-day National Executive … read more
As the world gears up for Sunday night’s historic World Cup final in Johannesburg between the Netherlands and Spain – two teams which have never played in the final before – allegations have surfaced of match-fixing by the Nigerian team, … read more
The ascendancy of Dr Goodluck Jonathan to the number one position in the country has not brought significant rewards to the people of the Niger Delta, a militants group, Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) has said. In a statement by its … read more