President Goodluck Jonathan, represented by Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, and former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammed Buhari (retd.), were among eminent Nigerians that graced the third day Fidau prayer for Alhaja Abibat Mogaji. Others were Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Almakura,  National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group,... [Read More...]

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said it is very difficult to enforce the state’s traffic law because most of motorists are heady. The Director, Legal Services, Mrs. Margeret Adewale, said in the course of trying to enforce the law, both motorists and enforcement agents had sustained varying degrees of injuries. Adewale stated this while... [Read More...]

The Alliance for Democracy has condoled with the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his mother’s death. In a statement on Tuesday, the AD condoled with the families of the late Senator Wahab Dosunmu, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party and Mogaji. Dosunmu, a former Minister of Housing... [Read More...]

An official of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kwara State Command, Mr. Yemi Afolayan, has been arrested for allegedly inflicting injuries  on a 12-year-old girl, Favour Emmanuel. Afolayan was also said to have allegedly tied and beaten up Emmanuel before inflicting the injuries on her neck and foot. Our correspondent learnt on Tuesday that Favour was... [Read More...]

Some suspected cult members, belonging to Black Axe have killed the Financial Secretary of the National Union of Road Transports Workers in Mushin. PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased, Taiye Monsuru, aka Sempe, was killed shortly after leaving his base at the old tollgate, Mushin on Friday. A close friend of the deceased, who craved... [Read More...]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, has arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Nweke Nwobodo, for allegedly ingesting 126 wraps of heroin. According to a statement by the agency, the drug, which weighed 2.225kg, is the highest single ingestion since January 2013. NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr.... [Read More...]

The patrol team of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Victory, has arrested Orok Okon, member of a gang that specialised in oil pipeline vandalism. Okon, 35, was arrested on Tuesday along the Calabar waterways in a wooden boat containing over 150 (200 litres) drums of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. The petrol was believed... [Read More...]

As part of efforts to give back to its host community, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos Province 23, renovated and donated items to Oke Ifako Nursery and Primary School. The pastor in charge of the province, Brown Oyitso, said apart from the donations, the church had adopted the school and would continue to... [Read More...]

An ex-convict, Bashiru Majiyagbe, who was arrested by the Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism, said he met members of his gang in Ikoyi Prison, Lagos. Majiyagbe was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for pipeline vandalism. The ex-convict, who was released a few weeks ago, was arrested at Odi Ifediwo area of... [Read More...]

Out-of-favour members of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday night begged President Goodluck Jonathan to reward them with political appointments. The eight members, expected to leave office on Thursday, appealed to the President for appointments since they had not completed their tenure as NWC members of the party. They were... [Read More...]

Al-Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for what officials are calling a suicide bomb attack on a United Nations compound in the Somali capital. Police say a suicide bomber set off a powerful explosion outside the offices of the U.N. Development Program near the airport in Mogadishu early Wednesday. Witnesses reported heavy gunfire between militants and police near the facility following the blast. On its English-language Twitter page, the Somali insurgent group Al-Shabab said its ...

South Korea has decided to upgrade its long-range missile arsenal with European-made weapons, after the Pentagon did not approve the sale of similar U.S. technology. Seoul's state procurement agency on Wednesday said authorities have approved a plan to buy the air-launched cruise missiles made by the German-Swedish Taurus Systems joint venture. The Yonhap news agency said the number of missiles and proposed budget have not been confirmed. Seoul had expressed interest in the Joint ...

Officials say militants have set off an explosion outside a United Nations compound in the Somali capital. Police say the blast occurred Wednesday at a building close to the main U.N. compound near the airport in Mogadishu. Officials say authorities are engaged in a heavy gun battle with several of the militants. There was no immediate word on casualties. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The Somali insurgent group Al-Shabab has claimed repeated attacks in recent days.

Afghanistan has suspended negotiations with the U.S. on a bilateral security deal in a dispute over proposed U.S. talks with the Taliban. A statement from Afghanistan's National Security Council Wednesday cited "the contradition between acts and the statements made" by the U.S. in regard to the peace process. The U.S. talks with Afghanistan are focused on what American and coalition security forces will remain in the country after 2014. On Tuesday, the U.S. announced it was ...

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four U.S. troops in Afghanistan, hours after the U.S. announced it was opening formal talks with the insurgent group. A Taliban spokesman said the group fired two rockets into the Bagram air base on Tuesday. Earlier, the U.S. said direct negotiations with the Taliban will begin Thursday in Doha, the capital of the Persian Gulf country of Qatar,  in a push to establish a framework for ending more than a decade of war in ...

A former U.S. college professor who was recently placed on the FBI's notorious list of most wanted criminals has been arrested in Mexico. Authorities say Walter Lee Williams was captured late Tuesday in the southern resort city of Playa del Carmen, just one day after he was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The 64-year-old is facing four charges related to the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Williams is alleged to have traveled to the Philippines in 2011 ...

U.S. President Barack Obama is set to lay out his vision for advancing toward a world free of nuclear weapons during a speech Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Hours before the planned address, Obama was meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks expected to cover Syria, Afghanistan, and U.S. telephone and Internet surveillance. A senior administration official says Obama will use his speech to propose the United States and Russia cut their number of ...

A leading human rights group says a Chinese government surveillance campaign is restricting freedom of expression and creating a culture of fear in Tibetan villages. Human Rights Watch says more than 20,000 Communist Party members stationed in Tibetan areas "undertake intrusive surveillance of people, carry out widespread political re-education, and establish partisan security units" as part of the campaign. Known officially as "Solidify the Foundation, Benefit the ...

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four U.S. troops in Afghanistan, hours after the U.S. announced it was opening formal talks with the insurgent group. A Taliban spokesman said the group fired two rockets into the Bagram air base on Tuesday. Earlier, the U.S. said direct negotiations with the Taliban will begin Thursday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, in a push to establish a framework for ending more than a decade of war in Afghanistan. Senior U.S. State ...

A leading human rights group says a Chinese government surveillance campaign is restricting freedom of expression and creating a culture of fear in Tibetan villages. Human Rights Watch says more than 20,000 Communist Party members stationed in Tibetan areas "undertake intrusive surveillance of people, carry out widespread political re-education, and establish partisan security units" as part of the campaign. Known officially as "Solidify the Foundation, Benefit the ...