The Sokoto State Police Command yesterday confirmed that two persons were killed in Marina area of the town during an attack by robbers. The victims were one Inspector Ahmed Saidu and a civilian who was also killed by a stray bullet. Briefing newsmen y...
Following counter-accusations from doctors sacked in the wake of their industrial dispute with Lagos State government that the state government reneged on the agreement it signed with them, the government on Wednesday, refuted the claims, saying it was...
The Kwara State government is to obtain N750 million loan from the Bank of Industry to promote and encourage small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the state. The state Commissioner for Commerce and Cooperatives, Alh. Saka Onimago disclosed this ...
Youth organisations have urged the Federal Government to promote education and create employment for the youth as an integrated strategy toward tackling suicide bombing in the country. Mr. Ben Duntoye, the President of the Pan-African Youth Union (PYU)...
Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau said on Wednesday in Jos that the implementation of the Greater Jos Master Plan was not meant to oppress any particular group. Jang, who stated this at the stakeholders retreat for the implementation of the Greater Jos Master...
FIFA is heading into calmer waters after a series of corruption allegations over the last two years, its president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday. "I am an optimist," Blatter told reporters ahead of the world soccer body's annual congress. ...
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of twelve new Federal High Court judges. Those appointed are: Suleiman A. Aliyu, who until his appointment was the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Kebbi Stat...
The Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced the arrest of a fibre boat named AMOMO MARINE by its Joint Task Force Monitoring Team. The agency said the arrest of the light vessel which was carrying nine 250 litre drums a...
The Nigeria Football Federation have said they cannot commit on a resumption date for recently appointed technical director Tom Saintfiet. NFF general secretary, Musa Amadu, told MTNFootball.com that the federation's biggest challenge...
Gay and lesbian athletes from dozens of countries that outlaw homosexuality, should seek asylum in Britain during the Olympic Games in London to escape persecution or even death at home, a prominent human rights activist said on Tuesday. The advice cam...
Two private investigators were on Tuesday arrested for alleged 20,000 pound bribery in connection with the investigations into money laundering charges against former Delta governor James Ibori. The officers, who were alleged to have been hired b...
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ian Martin, has welcomed the successful conclusion of voter registration ahead of the country’s legislative election scheduled for June....
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has been given a key role in the G8’s next phase of a shared commitment to achieve global food security. The Alliance made this known in a statement on Wednesday. It said the Scaling Seeds and ...
A pastor, Mr Jimoh Ajose, on Wednesday urged a Badagry Customary Court to dissolve his six-year-old marriage, accusing his wife, Mrs Abosede Ajose, of using charms on him. The pastor, who lives on Gboko Street, Igborosun, Badagry, alleged that aside us...
The Senate has challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to name the ``criminals and rogues'' alleged to be members of the National Assembly. Senate spokesman Enyinnaya Abaribe announced the Senate's position at a news conference on Wed...