Nigeria ends evacuation of nearly 1,500 citizens from South Africa
Nigeria said it has completed the evacuation of its citizens from South Africa this week, airlifting nearly 1,500 people as anti-immigrant groups piled on pressure on undocumented foreigners to leave the country.
Amnesty: FG declares N20,000 monthly stipend for repentant militants
Repentant Niger Delta militants are to receive a monthly stipend of N20,000 from the Federal Government which is also setting aside a daily provision of N1,500 to feed each of them during the re-integration process.
NMA meets with VP, backs down on planned strike action
The Nigerian Medical As-sociation yesterday backed down on its threat to embark on strike action following personal intervention by Vice President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan at the instance of the Health Minister, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin.
Calm Down, Okah tells Mend, *Rivers, Bayelsa states insist on JTF
LEADER of the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah who was released from 23 –month detention, Monday, has directed the militant group to calm down on its tough stance that the Federal Government should pull out the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta from Gbaramatu communities in Delta State before the group would dialogue with the government.
Robbers unleash mayhem in Nsukka, Awka
IT was like a war situation in Nsukka, the host community of the University of Nigeria, yesterday, when a dare-devil gang of armed robbers attacked four commercial banks, bombed the Nsukka Urban Police Division and shot dead the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Joe Ejitaga.
Policeman kills colleague over torchlight
Tragedy struck in Yola Thursday when a Police constable, Usman Musa was killed by his colleague (name withheld) during a scuffle over torchlight.
