Moscow on Tuesday accused Washington of abducting the son of a Russian lawmaker who was arrested in the Maldives on suspicion of being one of the world’s most prolific traffickers of stolen credit card details.

Somalia’s internationally-backed president is safe and was not inside the presidential palace when Islamist Shebab militants launched an attack on the presidential palace complex, security sources said.

Brazilian police on Tuesday detained Pele’s son Edinho at his home in Sao Paulo state following his money laundering conviction, authorities said.

Committed to empowering businesses with Information Technology, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc, has developed cloud based business model that will drive growth in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector.

A Gudu Upper Area Court in the FCT on Tuesday sentenced Rabiu Sani, 18, and Thompson Gabriel, 23, to seven strokes of cane each for constituting public nuisance.

Nigeria loses not less than two billion dollars (approximately N320 billion) to gas flaring annually, Mr Nnimmo Bassey, an environmentalist has said.

An FCT High Court on Tuesday remanded two armed robbery suspects at the Kuje Prisons for alleged conspiracy and armed robbery.

The Judge, Justice Abubakar Talba, ordered the remand because the accused persons were not represented by any counsel.

The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to ensure effective use of Ecological Funds to mitigate ecological challenge in the country

Russian Senate speaker Valentina Matviyenko said on Tuesday she abhorred Kiev’s “scorched earth” tactics in eastern Ukraine, but that the Kremlin was unlikely to seek a new mandate for military intervention in the crisis.

The embattled governor of Adamawa state, Admiral Murtala Nyako made a surprised appearance at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa this morning to attend a meeting of the National Council of State.