Two Brussels Suicide Bombers Were Brothers, Official Says
Two suspected suicide bombers who carried out the Brussels attacks were brothers, and a third man is being sought, a prosecutor said. The brothers who were part of the Tuesday bombing in Brussels were identified as brothers with criminal records….
Agatu Killings: Police Mobile Units, Additional Operational Vehicles Deployed
In a swift reaction to the recent killing in nine Agatu Local Government Areas of Benue State, allegedly perpetrated by herdsmen, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc, NPM,visited the area where he assessed the extent of damage…
Court Lambastes Police Over Lekki Collapsed Building
A Chief Magistrate court sitting at Ebute-Metta, Lagos, on Wednesday, frowned at the disobedient attitude of policemen from the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department SCIID), Panti-Yaba, for disobeying an order of the court to produce the Managing Director of…
Don’t Release Federal Roads Fund to Aregbesola – Group Tells Buhari, NASS
Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS) has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government and the National Assembly, not to release any fund to the Osun State governor, Engr Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola as a claim for…
How Buhari, Ambode Refusal to Clear 2015 Campaign Billboard Debts Crippling Companies
More than 70 outdoor advertising companies contracted to handle the 2015 Ambode/Buhari campaign billboards in Lagos State are still waiting to get paid their dues from the All Progressives Congress (APC), with practitioners revealing that they are enduring a choking…
The Challenge of Secularism and Human Rights in Africa By Leo Igwe
African countries have been facing various challenges since independence and one of these major dilemmas is defining the relationship between religion and politics. At independence, African countries inherited multiple faiths, political religions that seek to control state formation and structure….
Generating Employment: The Kogi State Example by Alex Agbo
Passing through Iyamoye to Kabba then to Okene up to Lokoja,one is amazed at the natural features which the state is endowed with. From the shrubbery to the rocks and the arable,fertile soil,one should wonder why the citizens of Koti…
Again, DSS Scuttles Dasuki’s Trial
The refusal of the Department of the State Security Service (DSS) to produce former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki before an FCT High Court today, stalls the trial of the Ex-NSA. At the resumed hearing, Rotimi Jacob who is…
Key Suspect In Brussels Airport Bombing Arrested
A key suspect in the attacks in Brussels has been arrested, Belgian media say, quoting judicial sources. Najim Laachraoui, thought to be the man on the right in a CCTV image taken before the Zaventem airport attack, was detained in…
Judge Lambasts EFCC For Intimidating Court Over Australian Contractor
An Abuja High Court Judge, Justice Peter Affen has berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly intimidating his court and for attempting to stall a case involving it and an Austrian Security contractor, Mr. Wolfgang Wolfgang Reinl…
FG, States and LGs Share N345.095 Billion February Federal Allocation
The Federal Government, State Governments, and Local Government Councils have shared a total of N345.095 billion as Federal allocation for the month of February, 2016. A communiqué issued by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) and signed by the Accountant…
