Mexican vigilante groups fighting drug cartels turned on each other Tuesday in a shoot out that left at least 11 dead, officials said.

OUR country is in more danger each day. Every move to pull her from the brink is set for ruination by those who think that the country is all about them. They have narrowed issues to a few politicians, instead of the larger interests of Nigerians, without which the country would remain mired in its many challenges.

A human parts merchant, identified as Olorunto Dipe, aged 35, currently in the custody of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Lagos State Police Command, has explained how he became a dealer in human parts.

LEADERS of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were last night locked in a meeting in a race against time to present a running mate to the presidential candidate of the party, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari.

National chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, was nevertheless, confident when he addressed reporters, yesterday, that Buhari would present his running mate ahead of tomorrow’s deadline.

It was an emphatic “Yes” that the Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, received in the early hours of Thursday, December 11, 2014, from more than the required two-thirds of the delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had gathered at the Eagle Square Abuja, to ratify his candidature as PDP’s flag bearer in the February 14, 2015 presidential elections.

A human rights lawyer and activist, Olatunji Abayomi, has demanded a retraction of a report against the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu by an online journal, Sahara Reporters titled: “Threat of perjury trial: How Jonathan Blackmailed Bola Tinubu before 2011 Presidential election”. In his letter, Abayomi argued that the report is not only false, but defamatory.

I know it sounds strange that at this time and age, there could be a virgin in her thirties but that’s exactly what I am. I’m currently dating a man that’s a few years older than I am and it will be a matter of weeks for sex to be on the cards.

ABUJA—VICE President Namadi Sambo; Senate President David Mark; National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu; Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, governors elected on the platform of the party were among prominent Nigerians who, yesterday, were absent at the public presentation and launch of a book on the achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has said despite the rising insecurity in the nation, Nigeria will not break up in 2015, insisting that those who want Nigeria to break will be shamed.

IT was revealed, yesterday, that the alleged plot by the aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators to commence impeachment move against the Senate President, David Mark was not going to succeed as Mark was said to have made frantic efforts to ensure that many of his colleagues returned in 2015 but was not successful.

ABUJA— The Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday, paraded a former aide to Governor Kassim Shetitma of Borno State, Junaid Idrissa Khadi, and other six fake Boko Haram members, who served as accomplice to the self acclaimed Australian negotiator for Boko Haram, Mr. Steven Davis.

National leader of the All Progressives Congress and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied allegations raised by online journal, Sahara Reporters in its report titled: “Threat of perjury trial: How Jonathan Blackmailed Bola Tinubu before 2011 Presidential election”, threatening legal action if the publishers fail to issue a retraction.

By Emeka Aginam As systems, applications and personal networks become increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attack, up-to-date cybersecurity defences are crucial to the health and reliability of the digital systems. This development, experts warn must be addressed head-on otherwise no success story will be recorded in the fight against cyber security challenges. While unprecedented growth of malicious […]

How corrupt is the government of President Goodluck Jonathan? The answer may vary depending on who is interpreting the latest global corruption index from Transparency International.

Lagos—The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, yesterday restated its determination to rid the nation’s maritime space of pirates and kidnappers.