Police in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said 400 members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites, had been arrested in connection with Tuesday’s violent protest in the territory.

The Governor General of Canada and world-renowned astronaut, Julie Payette says Nigeria must continue to operate her own communication and Remote Sensing satellites to be able to share relevant data to solve problems.

The family of an unemployed Tunisian graduate who blew herself up in the capital struggled Tuesday to come to terms with what pushed her to carry out the country’s first female suicide attack.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has visited the family of late elder statesman, Chief Anthony Anenih, whose death was reported on Sunday, in an Abuja hospital.

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured workers in the State that his administration will be the first to implement the resolution reached at the emergency meeting between the Federal Government and state governors over the new minimum wage for workers in the country.

The witness of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Mr. Uchenna Igwe has told Jos High Court 5 presided over by Justice Daniel Longji that the disputed N2 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) fund, which had made the Commission to drag Senator Jonah Jang to court, was not at any point paid into Senator’s personal account.

Former nurse Niels Hoegel admitted Tuesday to killing 100 patients in his care, on the first day of his trial in the biggest serial killing case in Germany’s post-war history.

Chelsea assistant coach Marco Ianni was fined £6,000 ($7,600) by the Football Association on Tuesday after his wild celebrations in front of Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.

Nigerian journalist Chikezie Omeje took the top prize in this year’s African Fact-Checking Awards, held in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

A bill seeking the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Daura, Katsina State, was one of five that came under public hearing at the Senate on Tuesday.

A coalition of Bauchi based Civil Society Organizations, Network for Water and Sanitation in Nigeria (NEWSAN), in collaboration with WaterAid, has charged Bauchi electorate to request for sanitation services from aspiring political office holders in the state as against the usual monetary and material inducements they collect from politicians.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says  its  subsidiary, NIDAS Shipping Services, has resumed the international shipment of crude oil,  petroleum products and had already gotten its first consignment.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly and other relevant bodies to immediately open a system-wide investigation into all violations leading to loss of lives and property across the country

Roger Federer on Tuesday confirmed his participation at this year’s Paris Masters after a three-year absence.

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described the death of Allison Ayida, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), as a big national loss.