Anti-Shiite protests spread to more states, group claims 13 members killed
The anti-Shiites protests which started in Kaduna has spread to more states in the north leading to the death of more members of the Shiite sect. Ibrahim Musa, President, Islamic…
Police arrest Isheri kidnappers as Lagos school kidnap victims regain freedom
The Intelligence Response Team (IRT) under the auspices of the office of the Inspector General of Police launched a massive onslaught on the kidnappers of some residents of an estate…
Trump as President is global danger, says UN rights chief
The world will be in danger if Republican nominee Donald Trump becomes president of the United States, the top United Nations human rights official said on Wednesday. U.N. High Commissioner…
Road Infrastructure: Niger to Enact Law Against Over-load Trucks
Irked by the deplorable state of federal roads linking Niger state with other parts of the country, the state government is set to enact a law that will prohibit trucks…
Kaduna boils as youths kill four Shi’ite members, torch houses
Kaduna in North central Nigeria boiled over Wednesday as angry youths in Zango Road, Tudun Wada community in Kaduna South Local Government of Kaduna State in North-West Nigeria, spilled to…
FG approves N700m to complete secretariats in six states
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved N700m for the completion of abandoned Federal secretariat buildings in Anambra, Bayelsa, Gombe, Nasarawa, Osun and Zamfara states. The Minister…
Photo News: President Buhari presides over FEC meeting
R-L: President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SGF, Eng Babachir David Lawal and Head of Civil Service, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita as President presides over Federal Executive Council Meeting…
Explosion kills 8, injures 15 in Muna Garage in Borno State
There was an early morning explosion at Muna Garage along Maiduguri Ngamboru Ngala Road, Borno State. Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Nigerian Troops quickly moved to the scene. Eight people…
AGF justifies DSS arrest of judges, says nobody is above the law
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, has defended the Gestapo-style raids carried out weekend by the Directorate of State Services (DSS) on residences of senior…
Air Force pounds Sambisa forest in weeklong aerial raid
The dreaded Sambisa forest has come under a unprecedented aerial bombardment  as the Nigerian Air force intensified the bombardment of forest classified as the hideout of the terrorists, killing scores…