THERE was pandemonium at Sapele in Delta Sate, today, following the killing of a PDP stalwart, Mr. Saturday Akpode, alias Agbamu and kidnap of two hotel proprietors, Mr. Benjamin Ogeregbaje, alias Apolo and Mr. Sam Akpeteyetan, alias Santos.

Khartoum_Hundreds of people fled a surge of violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, leaving villages abandoned following recent battles between rebels and government troops, international peacekeepers said on Thursday.

Children who have had certain vaccines may be less likely to develop childhood cancer, especially one type of leukemia, according to a U.S. study.

Damaturu,- Grains merchants in Yobe have said that the poor condition of Damaturu-Biu Road, the grains supplies route, might trigger hike in the prices of maize and rice. Malam Musa Yahaya, a grains merchant at the Damaturu Sunday market, told the newsmen (NAN) on Wednesday in Damaturuthat motorists had been avoiding the Damaturu-Biu Road because […]

The finals of the Shell Cup, the All-Nigeria Secondary Schools Soccer Competition, will now hold in March and April, the organisers said in Lagos.

Anti-government protesters said on Thursday they were more determined than ever to topple President Hosni Mubarak.

Abuja – No fewer than 500 Nigerians returned from Egypt early on Thursday and were received by the Foreign Affairs Minister for State Hajia Salamatu Suleiman at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The returnees were made up students, government officials, businessmen and others. President Goodluck Jonathan had directed the immediate evacuation of Nigerians from Egypt […]

Abidjan – Supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo have rejected the inclusion of President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso in the African Union (AU) panel of heads of state mediating a peaceful resolution of the Ivorian political crisis.

In the aftermath of the violent disturbances and killings in Jos, Borno and Bauchi, the Federal Government has concluded arrangement to procure 450 operational vehicles for a harmonized intelligence gathering for security agencies towards checkmating the threats.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has put off deliberation on the zoning of the various principal offices of the National Assembly and the executive arm of government till after the general elections.

Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has warned PDP not to gloat over the truncated alliance between ACN and CPC, saying with or without the alliance, ACN will dislodge PDP in April’s general elections.

A RADICAL Muslim sect, Boko Haram, yesterday, claimed responsibility for the assassination of Borno State gubernatorial candidate for the All Nigeria’s Peoples Party, ANPP, Alhaji Modu Fannami Gubio.

MEN of the State Security Service, SSS, have arrested two persons described as militant leaders in Kula community, Rivers State. They were accused of terrorising the oil rich community and recruiting youths in the area to float fresh militant camps.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved derivative products for the foreign exchange market to enable operators and end-users hedge against losses arising from exchange rate fluctuations.

The National Assembly will throw out the proposal by the Presidency to create a Sovereign Wealth Fund to pool together the resources meant for all tiers of government, Rep. Leo Ogor, has said.