A Nigerian Islamist group that killed seven foreign hostages it had been holding since February has posted a video of what it said was their bodies on the internet, Reuters reports. Italian and Greek authorities confirmed on Sunday that a Briton, an It...
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro yesterday informed the BBC Hausa service that there was no confirmation the kidnapped foreign hostages were dead. He said, “As long as it remains unconfirmed, efforts will be made to ensure their rescue and...
The European Union has expressed shock on the killing of some of its citizens by members of Islamists sect, Ansaru recently, and said that the incidence has demanded closer collaboration between the Union and the country in the fight against terrorism....
The House of Representatives committee on Public Accounts has queried the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over a discrepancy of N7.935 billion in internally generated revenu...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s tactless show during his belated visit to Borno and Yobe States last week has worsened the Boko Haram insurgency that has killed and maimed hundreds of innocent peop...
Andy Murray flirted with disaster in the desert for a third straight year before seeing off Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy at Indian Wells. The Briton had suffered surprise losses on his last two visits to the BNP Paribas Open but battled past the world...
Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez has said Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson ignored his handshake before Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final. The pair have had an increasingly fraught relationship since the Spaniard’s time at Liverpo...
Tiger Woods wrapped up a dominant win at the World Golf Championships tournament at Doral with a two-shot victory over Steve Stricker. Graeme McDowell’s day fell apart on the back nine and the Northern Irishman tied for third with Adam Scott, Ser...