Cameroon extends ban on full veil in bid to stop attacks
Cameroon has extended a ban on full Islamic veils in parts of the country as it seeks to curb Boko Haram violence after a string of suicide bombings by female attackers.
I was under pressure to convene meeting – Tompolo
Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, Niger Delta and Sam Oyadongha YENAGOA- LEADER of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, explained, Friday, that he summoned Saturday’s meeting the of the militant group in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, because of the overpowering pressure mounted on him and other MEND […]
Ex-banker re-arraigned for alleged N19.5m theft
The Police in Ibadan on Friday re-arraigned a 31-year-old ex-banker, Ogunsola Israel, over an alleged N19.5 million fraud
Lagos Police trail robbers who hypnotise victims in commercial buses
The Lagos State Police Command, on Friday said it was on the trail of some suspected criminals using handkerchief containing some substances to hypnotise people before robbing them of their valuables
Nigeria marks one year since last polio case
Nigeria on Friday marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease.
Arepo: OPC condoles with Nigerians, blames explosion on FG’s contract withdrawal
Mr Gani Adams, the factional leader of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), on Friday sympathised with the Arepo Community and Nigerians over the Wednesday’s pipelines explosion that killed more than 100 people
