The Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that two of the soldiers who abducted Pa Michael Obi, father of international footballer, Mikel are members of the Special Task Force (STF) known as Operation Safe Haven maintaining security in the state.

, Rebel fighters captured Muoamer Gaddafi’s heavily defended Bab al-Aziziya compound and headquarters in Tripoli on Tuesday after a day of heavy fighting, an AFP correspondent witnessed.

A US judge Tuesday dropped sexual assault charges against former IMF chief and one-time French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn after the hotel maid’s case collapsed.

Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean has completed his fourth signing of the transfer window after Montenegro winger Simon Vukcevic agreed to join the Premier League side from Sporting Lisbon.

The Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Mr. Waziri-Dogo Mohammed, yester-day, described assent to the Health Bill as crucial in the objective of the scheme for universal cover.

Nigerian men need to show more commitment towards ensuring that their babies are breastfed successfully for the first six months of life.

Three persons were, Sunday night, killed in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, in the wake of renewed rivalry between suspected rival cult groups. Fours others were seriously injured.

The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the re-ordering/augmentation of the year 2011 budget of the state requested by Governor Babatunde Fashola.

Libyan rebels declared the Gaddafi era over after storming Tripoli, but one of the veteran strongman’s sons insisted the battle was far from over as he defiantly refuted reports of his arrest.

Tragedy struck at Warure quarters, Kano yesterday when a 45-years-old housewife perished alongside her five children following the collapsed of a storey building that housed a family of 12.

Nigeria’s dominance in table tennis has been under question in recent years. With countries like Egypt and recently Congo posing major threats, Nigeria has literally struggled in the ranks, clinging unto some titles and playing the second fiddle in some.

A Member of the House of Representatives, Mr Robinson Uwak, yesterday asked the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the educational sector as mass failure in numeracy and literacy in the last 11 years had become a threat to achieving the ideals of Vision 20:2020.

A 10-year-old primary four pupil of Okhoro Primary School, Benin, Edo State, Miss Blessing Okaeben, has demanded from the state government N100milllion within seven days as compensation for her left eye which was allegedly blinded through flogging by a teacher under its employment.

The fasts of Ramadan have been prescribed for all Muslims for the development of the soul and for enabling it to subdue the carnal appetites. This much exertion and sacrifice of sensual desires have been made obligatory for every Muslim that he neither ate nor drank anything nor sought sexual satisfaction during the whole of the blessed month, in compliance with the command of Allah (SWT) and with the intention of paying divine honours to Him.

The Special Court Martial inaugurated by General Officer Commanding, GOC, Three Armoured Division, Jos, Maj.-Gen. Sunday Idoko, to probe former Commander of the 33 Artillery Brigade, Bauchi, Brig.-Gen. Muraina Raji, over the escape of two Boko Haram suspects from the detention facility commenced proceedings, yesterday, with a fresh charge that he allegedly converted N387,000 belonging to the Nigerian Army.