Passenger’s fire alarm aborts Abuja-Ibadan flight
A passenger onboard an Overland flight from Abuja to Ibadan aborted the flight when he raised a false fire alarm just when the plane was about to take off from...
Graphic Photos: Soldier Pictured Stabbing Man To Death In Front Of A Crowd
A group of soldiers in the Central African Republic lynched a man they suspected was a rebel minutes after hearing the new president’s promise to restore security at a ceremony...
Confab: Yoruba restate call for regional autonomy
The South West geopolitical zone, has reiterated its support for the proposed national conference, but resolved to make regional autonomy, true federalism and resource control its priority. Speaking after a...
October 1 Bombing: Lack of Psychiatric Report Stalls Okah’s Trial
The non-availability of a psychiatric report to ascertain the mental state of Mr. Charles Okah, who was charged for masterminding the October 1, 2010, bombing, yesterday stalled his trial before...
$1:69m Fraud: Ajudua Re-arraigned
A suspected serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua, accused of duping two Dutchmen, Remy Cina and Pierre Vijgen, of $1.69 million between July 1999 and September 2000, was Wednesday re-arraigned for the...
Boko Haram: NAF’s Bombardment Drives Insurgents to Chad, Niger, Cameroun
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Wednesday said it had intensified the bombardment of hideouts and camps of the outlawed Boko Haram sect in Borno State, which had led many of...
US Envoy Hails Nigeria’s Press Freedom
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Enwistle, Wednesday acknowledged that the media in Nigeria was free with less regulations and government control. Enwistle, who stated this Tuesday...
FG Begins Implementation of UNEP Report on Ogoniland, Says NOSDRA
United Nations Environment Programme The federal government has started implementing the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on Ogoniland by addressing some emergency measures to provide alternative facilities for...
MDGs: FG Deploys 1,480 Health Workers to I48 Villages
In a bid to fast track the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially in health related goals, the federal government yesterday inaugurated the Village Health Workers Scheme (VHWS)....
Borno Gives N6.5m to Victims of Police Brutality
Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, Wednedsday directed that N6.5 million should be paid to the victims of police brutality at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). Some...