Police arrest man after 9 dismembered bodies found in his room
Japanese police have arrested a 27-year-old man after finding about nine dismembered bodies in his apartment, local media reported on Tuesday. “The suspect, named Takahiro Shiraishi, confessed to...
View ArticlePolice nab eight kidnap suspects in Adamawa
The police in Adamawa State have arrested eight persons, suspected to be behind kidnapping cases in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Moses Jitoboh, told newsmen on Tuesday in Yola that...
View ArticleBerlusconi probed over alleged link to mafia bombings
Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation for alleged involvement in mafia bombings that terrorised the country in 1993, the former prime minister’s lawyer said Tuesday. Prosecutors in Florence...
View ArticleNew SGF is Babachir Lawal’s cousin, says Junaid Mohammed
Our correspondent A member of the House of Representatives during the Second Republic, Dr Junaid Muhammed, has revealed that the newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss...
View ArticleNavy deploys seven ships, 37 boats for operation `Octopusgrip’ in Niger Delta
The Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command, Rear Adm. Bello Al-hassan, on Tuesday said the Navy had deployed seven ships and 37 patrol boats for martime security drill in the Niger Delta....
View ArticleMetuh: Defence asks court to order DSS boss’ arrest for failing to produce...
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The defence in the ongoing trial of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to order...
View ArticleBREAKING: Senate backs Buhari on Babachir Lawal’s sack
The Senate has backed President Muhammadu Buhari on the sacking of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal. A probe into the alleged mismanagement of funds under the...
View ArticleMy husband doesn’t feed me, divorce seeking wife tells court
A housewife, Fatima Muazu, on Tuesday begged a Minna Sharia Court to dissolve her marriage to Hassan Danshalele for an alleged constant beating. Fatima also told the court that her husband no longer...
View ArticleSpain’s Civil Guard searches Catalan police HQ
Spain’s Civil Guard police force on Tuesday searched the headquarters of Catalonia’s regional police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, in a probe centred on the outlawed independence referendum on October 1, a...
View ArticleFayose reads the Riot Act to cultists, kidnappers in Ekiti
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has promised to make the state hot for those involved in cultism and kidnapping. To make good his threat, the governor has given...
View ArticleReps stop NAFDAC’s N18.9bn budget
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday stopped the consideration of the 2017 budget of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. The budget of N18.9bn had...
View ArticleSupport for impeachment of Trump at record high – Poll
The support by American voters for the impeachment of President Donald Trump has reached a record high of 49 percent. A new Public Policy Polling poll revealed this on Tuesday. “PPP’s newest national...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia to begin issuing tourist visas
Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas “soon”, authorities said Tuesday, as the ultra-conservative kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent...
View Article56-year-old woman bags 10 years for cocaine trafficking
Oladimeji Ramon A 56-year-old woman and mother of four, Modinat Owolabi, was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for cocaine trafficking. Owolabi was convicted by Justice Rilwan...
View ArticleOnaiyekan to FG : Recover loot from Babachir, Oke
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Onaiyekan has tasked the Federal Government to recover stolen funds from the former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Babachir...
View ArticleWe must not disappoint Nigerians, says new SGF
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday said Nigerians expected so much from the present administration. He said since they freely...
View ArticleNJC replaces Salami with Galadima as head of graft cases monitoring committee
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The National Judicial Council on Tuesday replaced a former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, as the head of the Corruption and Financial Crime Cases Trial...
View ArticleWorld Bank ranking: Buhari commends Osinbajo, others
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over the improvement of Nigeria on...
View ArticleDinner with NASS members not meant to influence them, says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said the dinner with members of the Senate and House of Representatives earlier scheduled to hold Tuesday, October 31, was part of its routine...
View ArticleUPDATED: Buhari fetes National Assembly leaders
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday hosted the leadership of the National Assembly to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The dinner, it was learnt, was part of...
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