Egyptian Court Drops All Charges Against Mubarak
An Egyptian court dropped all remaining criminal charges against former President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday in a sweeping repudiation of the Arab Spring uprising that forced him from power. The…
More Worries for Electricity Consumers as NERC Hikes Tariff
From December 1, this year, electricity consumers in Nigeria would pay more for what they consume in spite of the worsening electricity situation in the country. Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission,…
120 Killed in Ruthless Kano Mosque Blasts
No fewer than 120 died and 270 were injured on Friday as the violent Boko Haram sect bombed the 10,000 capacity Kano Central Mosque where the Emir, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido…
I Owe Tambuwal, NASS No Apology for Not Addressing Him “Speaker”—IGP
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Suleiman Abba, has said that he could not address Aminu Tambuwal, as the speaker of the House of Representatives, “because as far as I…
Police Contradict Court, DSS Over Ogwuche Trial
The last may not have been heard about the controversial freedom recently granted to the suspected terrorist, Aminu Ogwuche, by an Abuja High Court, after the leadership of the Nigeria…
35 Killed, Scores Injured in Road-side Blast in Adamawa
No fewer than 35 people including five military personnel, three policemen and a local hunter were reportedly killed, while some other 23 sustained injuries, after a bomb exploded on Thursday…
Court Overrules AGF Nolle Prosequi Application in N27Million Lagos Trade Fair Complex Scam Case
A Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, has discountenanced the nolle prosequi entered by the Attorney General of the Federation to discontinue criminal proceedings against five former staff of…
Two Female Suicide Bombers Killed 33 Persons At Maiduguri Market
No fewer than 30 people were killed in a market in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, in the troubled North East Nigeria, after two female suicide bombers detonated a bomb. This…
Explosion Rocks Cross River PDP Office
A bomb explosion occurred in the early hours of Monday at the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Calabar, Cross River, the State Police Command has confirmed. Hogan…
Court Frees Aminu Oguche, Alleged Nyanya Bomb Blast Mastermind
A Federal High court in Abuja, Monday, freed Aminu Oguche, the suspected mastermind of the Nyanya, outskirt of Abuja, bomb blasts that killed over 70 people. The court said it…