Nigerian Troops Kill 3 Terrorists, Frees 51 Children, 42 Women
The Nigerian Army says it has rescued 42 women, 51 children and two men used by Boko Haram terrorists as labourers on a farm in different clearance operations in Borno.…
Five Months After, Disability Act Yet To Be Implemented
Five months after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Disability Act into law in January 2019, its implementation has yet to begin. The lack of action by the government is at…
Cryptocurrency to get G7 task force
France is creating a G7 task force to study how central banks ensure cryptocurrencies like Facebook’s Libra are governed by regulations ranging from money-laundering laws to consumer-protection rules, France’s central…
House Help Kills Employer, Mother In Lagos
A domestic staff has killed his employer and her mother in Surulere area of Lagos, two days after resuming duty. The sad incident happened on Thursday at No 4 Ogulana…
14,000 Nigerians returned from Libya, France
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said a total of 14,036 Nigerians have voluntarily returned home under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme which began in April 2017. The…
Nigeria: Inflation Rate Rises to 11.40% in May – NBS
Inflation rate increased by 11.40 percent in May, 2019, being 0.03 percent points higher than the 11.37 percent rate recorded in April, 2019. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) released, yesterday,…
Court rejects payment vouchers in Babachir, others’ N544m fraud trial
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has rejected payment vouchers tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the trial of former Secretary…
NGO protests rape of two-year-old by 52-year-old landlord
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Behind Bars Rights Foundation (BBRF), on Monday staged a protest against the alleged rape of a two-year-old girl by a 52-year-old landlord, Emeka Okwuosa. The defilement…
Fire destroys Benue biggest market
A raging inferno has consumed a section of the main market in Markurdi, Benue State with about many shops and goods worth millions of naira destroyed, officials said Tuesday night.…
Mystery Group Lock Nigerian Shops In Ghana With Padlocks
More than 30 shops owned by Nigerians have been locked by unidentified men in Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi. This follows a longstanding row with Ghanaian shopkeepers who accuse Nigerian…
