Police nab woman with 16 children in Jos
The Police in Plateau has intercepted a 27-year-old woman for allegedly being in possession of 16 children at Gada Biyu Motor Park in Jos.
Russia says Snowden can stay two more years
Russian authorities have extended US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden’s Russian residency permit by two years, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
CJN: Bini lawyers accuse Buhari of plotting to sideline Onnoghen
Bini Lawyers Forum, yesterday, accused President Muhammadu Buhari of plotting to sideline Justice Walter Onnoghen from becoming the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN.
UNILAG: 2 female graduates with 5.0 CGPA reveal secret of success
My daddy was a scholar, which is why I got the scholarship to study in Russia. He is a very strict person in terms of reading. Even at old age, he still reads till day break. I learnt the discipline from him and applied it in school
Egyptian football star, Aboutrika placed on ‘terror’ list
An Egyptian court has added former football star Mohamed Aboutrika to the authorities’ terror list, his lawyer said Tuesday, based on suspicions he financed the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
Accidental bombing of IDPs camp: Nigerian Airforce apologise
THE Nigerian Air Force, yesterday, apologized over the accidental air raid on the Internally Displaced Persons camp in Borno State
UN dispatches medics, airlifts aid officials injured in accidental airstrike
The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) says it has mobilised emergency response following the airstrike on an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Rann, a locality in Borno.
Fatal error: How over 100 died as Air Force bombs IDP camp
JUST as the nation generally, and Borno State in particular was about coming to terms with the suicide bomb attack at the University of Maiduguri, tragedy struck again in Borno State,yesterday. No fewer than 100 innocent civilians were killed in a mistaken air strike by men of the Nigerian Air Force of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ in the North-East, in a coordinated attack on a supposed group of terrorists gathering in Kala Balge Local Government Area of the state.
Fadama III: 27 FCT rice production groups get disbursement clearance
Twenty seven rice production groups under the FCT Fadama III Project (Additional Financing) have received clearance for fund disbursement, according to an official.
In US, abortion rate falls to historic low
The abortion rate in the United States fell to its lowest point on record in 2014, and increasing restrictions on abortion access could be to blame, researchers said Tuesday.
Bollywood’s Salman Khan cleared in illegal arms case
An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted Bollywood superstar Salman Khan of using unlicensed firearms to kill protected wildlife almost two decades ago, a lawyer said.
Kogi Assembly rejects staff audit committee’s report
The Kogi House of Assembly on Tuesday unanimously condemned the report of the State Staff Audit Committee, and ordered the executive to furnish the house with a comprehensive report “”within 24 hours”.
Enugu Govt. recruits 1,000 primary school teachers
Chief Ikeje Asogwa, the Chairman, Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB), says the state government has recruited no fewer than 1,000 teachers.
NPFL matchday 2 fixtures
The Nigerian Professional Football League,NPFL, enters the 2nd week and these are the mouth-watering fixtures to look forward to on Wednesday, January 18th
U.S. warns Yahya Jammeh: ‘Handover to avoid consequences’
The U.S. has warned the embattled President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, saying he is losing opportunities to peacefully handover to President-elect Adama Barrow and avoid the consequences of his actions.
Yenagoa 7-yr-old torture: They killed my son over a church’s revelation, mother cries out
Yenagoa—Mrs. Erueke John, the biological mother of late Joshua Zikeme, the seven-year-old boy, who was allegedly tortured to death at Akaba community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State by his father and step-mother over allegation of witchcraft, yesterday, cried out that her son was a victim of a vicious father and not a wizard.
