Serving soldier, engineer nabbed for kidnapping a lady in Warri
Bayelsa Police Command on Saturday said it arrested two suspects, a serving soldier and an engineer, for allegedly kidnapping a lady in Warri, Delta on April 4. The suspects were…
Mosque massacre averted in Maiduguri as two female suicide bombers die in dawn attack
Two female suicide bombers with improvised explosives strapped to their bodies self-destroyed themselves early Saturday as they attempted to enter a mosque at Juddumuri Village, in Maiduguri. Worshippers at the…
Strange! Germany deports German ISIS extremist to Nigeria
In a move that has no precedence, Germany has deported to Nigeria, an alleged ISIS extremist who is German by birth. There was no explanation by German authorities why they…
EFCC snoops for owner of N448.85m cash found in Lagos shopping plaza
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a manhunt for the owner of N448.85 million discovered in a shopping plaza in Lagos State, spokesman of the commission in…
German who slumped at Lagos airport confirmed dead
A German national, Mr Brenard Christo, who slumped on Friday at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, has died at an undisclosed hospital. The spokesman for…
Catholic priest steals £50,000 from his parish, lavishes sum on girlfriend
A Roman Catholic priest, Fr John Reid, has admitted stealing £50,000 from his parish, St Cuthbert’s Church in Newcastle, UK and spending the money on his lover. Father Reid, who…
Edo guber poll: Appeal court throws out Ize-Iyamu’s suit for votes recount
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State, on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, challenging the discontinuation of…
Abuja airport repair 80% completed, may be ready before April 19 – FAAN MD
The Managing Director, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, said rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway was 80 per cent completed. Dunoma stated this…
Nigerian auto mechanic killed in fresh South Africa xenophobic rage; Ministry kicks
Nigeria’s foreign ministry on Friday protested the killing of a Nigerian, Mr Rasaq Ajao, in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa on Thursday. Amb. Olushola Enikaonolaiye, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…
Give telecom operators Right of Way, Danbatta pleads with state governments, LGs
No fewer than 154 million Nigerians are now active subscribers of the General System on Mobile Communications (GSM), the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta…