Operatives of the Department of State Security have arrested and detained the owner of Public Alerts Security Systems, George Uboh, who reportedly attempted to blackmail the Federal Government into awarding him a multi-billion job to recover over N1.9 trillion hidden away in some banks in the country.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned owners of abandoned vehicles along the Onitsha-Awka express way to remove them or they would be confiscated.

Tammy Danagogo, former Minister of Sports, on Thursday said that the sack of former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, was a wrong move.

Grammy-winning singer, Ed Sheeran, is facing a 20 million dollars copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit song “Photograph.”

Authorities of Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, have shut down the institution indefinitely following cult activities which led to the death of four students and one security guard.

A 44-year-old businesswoman, Adenike Rodoye, had lost her 20-year-old marriage to her husband, Durojaiye, because she was always tearing his boxers so as to rape him.

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Nollywood actress Foluke Daramola on Thursday said people should stop criticising celebrities who repeat outfit, “as there is no fashion law that forbids outfit to be shown off in public more than once.”

U.S. officials on Thursday said “there is no evidence that Boko Haram has received significant operational support or financing from Islamic State (IS).

Mr Alkali Usman, the newly appointed Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) assumed office on Thursday at the command Headquarters, Abuja.

The President/ Chairman of Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria, CPN, Prof. Vincent Asor has warned, again, that the Council was determined to fish out quacks practicing Information Technology in the country without appropriate registration, just as the Council inducted no fewer than 300 new members into the IT profession.

HE Delta State Government Tuesday stated that the accusation by British Prime Minister, David Cameron that Nigeria and Afghanistan are fantastically corrupt is because the British Government aided and abet corruption

Luis Suarez will miss Uruguay’s second match of the Copa America Centenario against Venezuela after struggling to shake off his hamstring problem, coach Oscar Tabarez confirmed on Wednesday.

A Gudu Upper Area Court in Abuja on Thursday, sentenced Mr John Okeke to six weeks imprisonment for stealing two cell telephones.

Oil prices extended their gains to multi-month highs Thursday following another drop in US supplies and the prospect of further disruptions to output from key producers Nigeria and Canada.