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JAMB Exam Arrests

THIS year�s Universities Matriculation Examination (UME) held throughout the country yesterday was marred by malpractices with Police arresting many candidates using mobile phones to cheat. A candidate was also apprehended when she was being assisted by her mother from home. … read more

Violence Grows After Nigerian Elections

Nigerian elections slammed as deeply flawed are deepening voter cynicism about corruption and contributing to intensified violence from gunmen targeting the oil industry, analysts say. The vote rigging and violence that characterized last month’s polls in Africa’s largest oil producer … read more

Gunmen kidnap Russian woman – Updated

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a Russian woman in southern Nigeria’s oil capital Port Harcourt, the local police chief said Sunday The woman, who works for a catering company, was abducted on Saturday around 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) on Port Harcourt’s … read more

Gunmen abduct British oil worker

Gunmen abducted a British oil worker from a U.S.-owned drilling rig off Nigeria’s coast, triggering a security alert at a nearby oil export terminal on Saturday, authorities said. The Briton was taken from the Trident 8 rig operated by U.S.-based … read more

21 Expatriates Kidnapped, 8 Released

It was a mix bag in the game of hostage taking in Rivers and Delta states as no fewer than 21 expatriates were abducted at different locations in the two states yesterday. Militants raided the locations following which 11 expatriates … read more

Local airlines raise fares by 15%

DOMESTIC airlines in the country have increased air fares to destinations across the country by at least 15 per cent. The new fares came into effect yesterday. Coming barely two years after the airlines raised fares from N10,000 to N12,000, … read more