Freed hostage Julie Mulligan says the most horrifying moment of her life unfolded while being held captive by armed gunmen in Nigeria. “I had a couple of really dark moments,” Mulligan said yesterday. “There were times when I just felt … read more
FEDERAL Government yesterday threatened to dispense fuel to the public free of any charges, from any filling station discovered to be hoarding petroleum products. The declaration was made yesterday by Mr. Billy Agha, Acting Director of the Department of Petroleum … read more
The leader of Nigeria’s main militant group, held for treason, on Thursday asked a court to drop the 62-count charge arguing it was not competent to try him, a source close to the case said. Henry Okah’s case is being … read more
DESPITE the Federal Government’s opposition, the United States government is mounting pressure to place gun-carrying US Marshals on every flight between Nigeria and the US as part of America’s war against terrorism. So far, the Federal Government has ignored the … read more
A human rights group, United Action against Corruption and Injustice International (UACI), Ebonyi State chapter has expressed concern over the rising incidence of kidnapping in the South-East. Chairman of the UACI, Mr. Okosisi Eburu, said through a statement in Abakiliki … read more
The Federal Government has placed an order for 2million doses of a drug that will be used to tackle the rampaging swine flu pathogen in the event that it enters Nigeria, Saturday Punch has learnt. The disclosure was made exclusively … read more
Operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) who rescued Mrs. Julie Mulligan, the Canadian who was kidnapped in Kaduna a fortnight ago, said yesterday that the release was carried out without any casualties and that no ransom was paid to … read more
A congressionally mandated commission has blacklisted Nigeria as one of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedom, in a controversial decision made with dissent from at least one of the panel’s members. The ranking is linked to the government’s role … read more
THE Chairman of Conoil, Mr. Mike Adenuga, has donated the sum of N400 million to the Akassa development foundation endowment project fund. The fund is to be used for the construction of a community secondary school, which is an integrated … read more
A Canadian woman kidnapped over a week ago in northern Nigeria is still being held, officials say, hours after police said she had been released. Julie Mulligan, 45, was seized from a car by gunmen in Kaduna on 16 April. … read more