Somalis displaced to the self-styled independent republic of Somaliland from other parts of the Horn of Africa country have faced increasing hostility after three suicide bombing incidents in late October.

Driven by the urge to earn more non-oil revenue, the temptation to strengthen excise and custom tax collections invariably provides the lure for smuggling, reports Franklin Alli.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), yesterday, directed the immediate suspension of three Principals and two Head Teachers for acts inimical to the administration's free education policy in public schools.

The Campaign for Abia Rebirth (CARE), the campaign organization of Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, the PDP Governorship candidate in the April 2007 elections, wants the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, to order an investigation into the death of the traditional

Unidentified- Gunmen Saturday struck in the riverine town of Asamabiri in the Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State kidnapping Mrs. Accraere Benamiasia, mother of the former coordinator of the state government owned security outfit, the Bayelsa Volunteers, Chief Joshua

South Africa, suffering from one of the world's highest rates of violent crime, is turning to private security firms to help make the streets safe ahead of hosting the 2010 soccer World Cup, a minister said on Wednesday.

Ahead of tomorrow's verdict of the Court of Appeal on the Edo State and today's hearing of Ondo State governorship election appeals, former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Anenih, has appealed against

A business center operator, Mr. Bede Uwazie, was on Tuesday night shot dead by two armed robbers who came on a bike to his shop and pretended to be customers.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) to put pressure on the Nigerian government to end the suffering of millions of Nigerians who continue to live in absolute poverty

Contrary to wide spread media reports that the Navy high command has instituted a high powered investigative panel to look into the circumstances that led to the battering of a defenseless young lady, Miss Uzoma Okere, last Monday in high

FOUR employees of Relax Inn on Tuesday appeared at the Buganda Road Court over charges of murdering a driver.

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The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero (CFR), has given his royal blessings to the campaign against illicit drug cultivation, trafficking and abuse.

Some victims of the November 2005 forced group sex in Ramotswa have complained of having traumatic flashes as a result of the incident.

The attorney for a Russian man accused of molesting a nine year old girl was yesterday warned not to mislead the court.

The Borno/Yobe zonal office of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has expressed concern on what it called the proliferation of illegal bread bakeries in Maiduguri, the Borno state.

A Wellington bailiff, who has been found guilty of murdering his wife, plans to consult a psychiatrist for mitigation of his sentence.

A man in Jalingo, Taraba State, Chibundu Achinihu, has bagged seven-year jail term for defrauding a pastor N20 million.

Schalk Burger senior, whose daughter Rene was raped in May, is to urgently meet police after rumours surfaced that no perpetrators will be prosecuted for the crime against her.

Audit conducted by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) on the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) covering the financial year 2005/6 and 20067 have revealed over spending and other illegal payments of honorarium and stipend to board members.