The police in Bayelsa State have arrested twelve persons suspected to be pirates allegedly involved in the attack on a marine police team along the state waterways in which two officers lost their lives.

A suit brought against the Chief of Army Staff, Inspector-General of Police and Major Malife Akpogun by 41 members of Otuo Neigbourhood Watch, Otuo in Owan East local government area of Edo State seeking to enforce their fundamental human rights has suffered a setback.

Lagos – A Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Wednesday heard with consternation how an accused had his right hand chopped off with a cutlass by a complainant for allegedly stealing the headlight of a Honda car. The accused, Collins Okeke, 30, told the court that the complainant, Tunde Osubu, chopped off his hand, put it […]

Abuja -The Nigeria Governors` Forum (NGF) is to engage Labour to find ways of implementing the new minimum wage. In a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, the forum said state governors recognised the amended Minimum Wage Act as a valid law but its implementation would pose a challenge […]

UK teenager arrested in global hacking probe Canberra – Australia’s government unveiled legislation on Wednesday to crack down on cybercrime in the wake of recent cyber attacks on multinational companies and institutions. The institutions range from Google to the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Senate. Attorney-General, Robert McClelland said Cybercrime was a growing threat […]