NIGERIA: Wuse, Garki Markets in Abuja Shut over Bomb Scare
The two biggest markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) - the Wuse and Garki Ultra Modern Markets - were in the early hours of yesterday shut down by security...
Nigeria to Pay $70,000 for Forced Eviction of Slum-Dwellers in Rivers
Nigeria was yesterday ordered to pay nearly $70,000 (50,000 euros) damages after at least one person was killed and 12 seriously injured during the military's forced eviction from a slum...
Pakistan, Nigeria to Collaborate on War against Terrorism
Nigeria and Pakistan yesterday resolved to collaborate on war against terrorism. The two countries are equally poised to improving their bilateral trade from the current below $100 million to $1...
Atlanta-bound Delta Flight Diverted to Dakar for Precautionary Reasons
An Atlanta-bound Delta Airlines flight which originated from Lagos on Monday was diverted to Dakar to make an emergency landing Senegal. Although some passengers in the flight tweeted that it...
NLC Seeks Prosecution of Military Officers Involved in Media Attacks
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the prosecution of military officers involved in the recent harassment on Daily Trust, The Nation and Leadership Newspapers. Also, the Lagos State...
NIGERIA: LASU Tuition Crisis Worsens as Police Teargas Students
Armed security operatives yesterday shot teargas at hundreds of students of the Lagos State University (LASU) who stormed the office of Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN), to protest the hike in...
Boko Haram: CAN Urges FG to Probe Sitting Governors
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday called on the federal government to investigate some sitting governors over the activities of Boko Haram insurgents and Fulani attacks in the country....
Chibok: Court Case against Mbu Scheduled for Hearing Tomorrow
Baring any unforeseen circumstance, the court case instituted against the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police (CP), Mbu Jospeh Mbu, by the Abuja BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group, will come up...
Tension in Plateau as Suspected Berom Youths Injure 30 Fulani, Kill 60 Cows
There was palpable tension in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State yesterday as Fulani herdsmen alleged that some unknown gunmen suspected to be Berom youths attacked their cattle taken...
NIGERIA: Participants Debate Agriculture Committee’s Report
As delegates to the National Conference continued their debates on the Agriculture Committee’s reports yesterday, a delegate, Alhaji Mahmood Usman, blamed the Boko Haram insurgency partly on the neglect of...