A MIDDLE- aged mother of four sent shock waves into the the spines of police detectives in Lagos recently, when, on seeing her first son being paraded as a suspected armed robber, she broke down and started crying out loud, telling everybody that cared to listen that his son could not have, ordinarily, done any bad thing.

Call it a case of double tragedy, you will not be wrong. If disturbing reports from the camps of internally displaced persons located in parts of Northern Nigeria are anything to go by, then there is every reason to believe that these unfortunate Nigerians are in for more troubling times. Until situation and circumstance turned them to refugees in their own country, most of these people were living peacefully in their various communities and engaged in sundry means of survival. That was before the terrorist group, the Boko Haram, struck in their determined bid to overrun the North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, ostensibly to impose extremist Islamic-style hegemony in these parts.

The Nigeria-based extremist group Boko Haram Monday threatened neighbouring countries Niger and Chad, warning the fighters were prepared to carry out suicide bombings in the countries sending troops to help fight the militants.

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Ekiti State, has said it will proceed to Supreme Court to challenge the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja that upheld Governor Ayodele Fayose’s election

Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that it was not comfortable with the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the governorship election of June 21, 2014.

Two suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people Tuesday, less than six weeks from elections, as the leader of Boko Haram vowed to disrupt the vote.

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s general election in a new video released Tuesday, after two suicide attacks in the northeast blamed on the Islamists killed 38 people

Though the campaign rally of the presidential campaign team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Kwara State has come and gone, memories of the visit continue to linger in the minds of stakeholders

ESAN traditional rulers in Edo Central senatorial district, Edo State, yesterday, distanced themselves from the purported endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by Esan Elders Forum, saying: “You cannot endorse any presidential candidate without the involvement of Esan traditional rulers.”

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will be gunning for their second win at the African U17 Championship in Niger on Wednesday when they face their Guinean counterparts.

President, David Mark, yesterday said the country was in a trial moment as it was under tension occasioned by the forthcoming general elections and inflammatory comments by the political class.

The new Managing Director, Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, Mr. Michiel Buitelaar, in this interview with Emeka Aginam spoke on the company’s new direction and strategies to educate the masses on the offerings of Smile Communications. Excerpts:

Democracy activists in Lagos set aside spousal considerations last Saturday, a day globally celebrated as lovers’ day, to canvass the consolidation of the country’s democracy. It was a unique of Valentine Day

BARELY three months after Microsoft Devices introduced Lumia 535 as its first flagship signaling the end of Nokia in the mobile phone ecosystem, the smart device has continued to gain market attention as a result of many exciting features especially dual SIM and large screen advantage.

As an insurance consumer, if you suffer a loss and you send your claims demand to your insurance company, the company has a minimum of 90 days to settle your claims. However, many insurers have capitalized on this regulation to unnecessary delay genuine claims of insurance consumers. To this end, the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, is out to ensure that genuine claims are not delayed unnecessarily.