Nigeria’s police chief Mike Okiro has admitted that 785 suspected armed robbers have died in encounters with police in the last three months. The Nigerian police force has been criticised by human rights groups for killing suspects instead of arresting … read more
Chief of Defence Staff, General Andrew Azazi, insisted yesterday that Nigerian military did not attack Cameroonian soldiers in Bakassi. Also yesterday, leader of Nigerian delegation to the United Nations, Prince Bola Ajibola, reiterated that Nigerian government had no hand in … read more
Officials from Nigeria and Cameroon are meeting in Abuja to try to establish who killed 21 Cameroonian soldiers in the Bakassi peninsula on Tuesday. Some witnesses said the attackers wore Nigerian Army uniforms, but it has blamed militants from the … read more
Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ganiyu Adekeye, yesterday said 260 ships involved in illegal bunkering have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy. Adekeye disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen during the maiden tour of the Minister of State … read more
The appellate court sitting in London yesterday unanimously ruled that the Southwark Crown Court erred when it lifted the restraining order on Chief James Ibori’s worldwide assets on October 1, 2007. The court rebuked the lower court and ordered the … read more
Cameroon and Nigeria are now working together to find out who killed 21 Cameroonian soldiers in the Bakassi peninsula near their border on Tuesday. Initially Cameroonian military sources said that the attackers wore Nigerian military uniforms and ambushed a boat. … read more
President Umaru Musa Yar�adua, has given approval for the upgrading of the Akanu Ibiam Airport , Enugu, to the status of an international airport. This was contained in a press statement signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Minister of … read more
The Senate on Wednesday resumed debate on the 2008 Appropriation Bill with most senators asking for clarifications on its policy thrust and the N444.6bn voted for security and Niger Delta. The Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Folarin, led the debate with … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said that it would investigate allegations of corrupt enrichment against former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The Head, General Investigations of the commission, Mr. Umar Sanda, stated this while receiving a petition brought to … read more
Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said that the Federal Government would privatise more public enterprises, especially roads and bridges. The Vice-President, who spoke at a meeting with a delegation of the United Kingdom Department for International Development in the State … read more