It was a shocking sight yesterday as men of the Kwara State Police Command paraded a goat as an armed robbery suspect. The goat “suspect” is being detained over an alleged attempt to snatch a Mazda car. The mysterious goat, … read more
Gunmen in speedboats attacked an oil supply vessel contracted to U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil in the restive Niger Delta, military and security sources said on Friday. Ten armed men in two speedboats attacked the MV Ngoni off the coast … read more
Head teachers in some public schools in the Lagos Mainland local government have rejected the boreholes promised by the council. They would rather have functional toilets and constant electricity. The chairman of the council, Adekanye Oladele, recently announced plans to … read more
Police in Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday raided one of the hideouts of kidnappers in the state and rescued a white woman. The woman, a Romanian, identified as Mrs. Adriana Uko, was said to have been abducted in her office … read more
Financial and Economic experts have been suggesting ways out of the continuing depreciation of the Naira, the Nigerian currency, saying reduction in importation of non-essential goods and excessive frivolous foreign trips by politicians and government officials have had a negative … read more
Ahead of the next official trading on Monday, the naira showed signs of response to policy reversal by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), appreciating N2.66 yesterday to close at N150.1625 at the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market. The MPC had … read more
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Rivers State yesterday took the fight once more to the creeks, as they raided Ajakajak, Udungama and Okukpor in Andoni Local Government Area, Rivers State where one militant leader, Mr. George Adumu was feared … read more
Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, has said the Lagos and Abja airports part of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) would be ready in April, while the rest that would cover the whole parts of the country would e … read more
A note from Chief: For full MEND Statement – see bottom of this page (AP) — Militants said Sunday that the Nigerian military botched a rescue mission aimed at liberating two British hostages held captive in Nigeria’s restive southern oil … read more
Police authorities in Nigeria have rescued 17 suspected victims of human trafficking, including a nine year old, from a bus which crossed the Nigerian border from Benin. Two suspects arrested by the police say the boys were being taken to … read more