Kelvin, Delta kidnap kingpin arrested
A combined team of Army and Department of State Services, DSS, operatives, in a coded military operation, seized, in the early hours of Wednesday, the most wanted kidnapper/ armed robbery kingpin in Delta State, Kelvin Oniarah, and five of his gang members, in an undisclosed hotel in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.
US Congress to conduct hearing on Boko Haram
The United States Congress is billed to conduct a special hearing on the menace of Boko Haram and terrorism in Nigeria, Congressman, Mr. Chris Smith has revealed.
New Police uniform not for sale, IG warns
Following allegations of plans by some senior officers to cash in on the distribution of the new Police Neon Blue uniform to junior officers for financial benefits, the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar has directed that it be issued free of charge.
Jackson: Lawyer asks for $85m for kids, $35m for mother
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The promoters of Michael Jackson’s doomed last tour should pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to the late pop icon’s family over his 2009 death, a lawyer said in closing arguments
Catholic priest in prison over assault on policemen
A Catholic priest was, yesterday, remanded in prison custody over alleged attack on policemen investigating issues arising from the crisis in his parish in EnuguState.
Earthquake kills 173 in Pakistan
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck a remote part of southwestern Pakistan jumped to 173 on Wednesday, officials said, as rescue teams rushed to the area.
