Islamic State group says bomb downed Russian plane
The Islamic State group has said it smuggled a bomb on board a Russian airliner that crashed last month, after discovering a "way to compromise the security" at an Egyptian airport.
Nigerian troops were denied guns to fight Boko Haram – Buhari
Nigerian troops were denied weapons to fight Boko Haram and thousands of lives were lost because of rampant fraud in the procurement process, PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has alleged.
Ugwuanyi lauds Fr. Mbaka over 4,500 job creation
BY FRANCIS IGATA ENUGU – Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has commended the Chairman and Spiritual Director of an indigenous company, Aqua Rapha Investment Nigeria Limited, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka for using his company to provide 4,500 jobs for the people of the state. The governor made the commendation during a visit to the […]
British couple convicted for keeping a Nigerian as slave for 24 years
The Harrow Crown Court in northwest London, has convicted a British couple who were found guilty of keeping a Nigerian immigrant enslaved for more than two decades. Damaris Lakin, the Crown Prosecution Service, said on Wednesday in London that Emanuel Edet, 61, and Antan Edet, 58, held their victim captive from the time he was brought to Britain when he was 14 years old.
He threatens to disfigure his wife over a misunderstanding
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Wednesday granted bail to a 52-year-old electrician, Esho Johnson, for dragging his wife on the floor. The Magistrate, Mrs O. Sule Amzat, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Gold coins, hoofs found in 2,000-yr-old tomb
Yang Jun, who leads the excavation team, said the gold objects, consisting of 25 gold hoofs and 50 very large gold coins, are the largest single batch of gold items ever found in a Han Dynasty tomb. He said the coins weigh about 250 grams each, while the hoofs’ weights vary from 40 to 250 grams.
