A planned terror strike in Europe that Belgian police claim to have foiled on Thursday was linked with al-Qaeda, authorities say. Some of the 14 suspects arrested had recently traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan, officials ...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the 17 United Nations staff members killed by terrorists in Algiers last year on the first anniversary of the attack that took their lives.

In the waning days of the Bush Administration, and as the world awaits a breath of fresh air in US global engagement, some State Department officials are making a last-ditch attempt to tie the hands of the incoming administration in

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday joined the growing list of those canvassing the removal of the immunity clause from the constitution.

Claims by the Filipino captain of the Panamanian Flag Vessel, "MT Akuda", that the vessel was earlier hijacked on November 12, 2008 by militants has been described as mischievous and an afterthought by the Joint Task Force (JTF), whose security

Civilians suspected to be officials of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN) late Monday reportedly attacked a soldier, Lance Corporal Suleiman Yakubu of the Nigerian Army 323 Artillery Regiment, Owena Barracks Akure, Ondo State and

APAC district has appointed a committee to fight corruption. The five-member public accounts committee will be charged with verifying all the district financial reports.

The Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr. Ade Abulorin, has said that the incidence of petroleum product pipeline vandalisation and oil bunkering had witnessed a significant decrease in recent times.

THE Army and the Police have deployed in Orom subcounty at the Kitgum-Kotido border to protect residents from the Karimojong warriors. The warriors are preparing to go to the neighbouring districts to graze and water their animals during the dry

N igerian Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday urged President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to intervene in the on-going face-off between the Federal Government and the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu.

THE Imo State Government yesterday condemned the wanton destruction of property and killings of persons in Awara community in Ohaji/Egbema Council Area following the recent violent clash.

Following new efforts at curbing smuggling activities at the Seme Border Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, those involved in the nefarious activities have shifted their operations from the command.

SIX human rights organisations yesterday marked the World Human Rights Day in Kaduna with a call for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to ensure that those who kill in the name of religion or ethnicity are tried for genocide.

30 years after Watson and Crick had cracked the DNA structure and received a Nobel for it (after building on the work of a female colleague who never got acknowledged nor was given credit for her work), it is almost

THE U-17 FIFA World Tournament's scandal can be swept under the carpet, but up to a point. It is widely believed that its backwash swept away the mighty former Director-General of Sports, Amos Adamu, from his seat. But would that

Nigerian Ambassador to Italy and Crown Prince of Benin, Eheneden Erediauwa and Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State are expected to launch an action project designed to sensitize vulnerable community dwellers and strengthen collabo-ration with stakeholders to combat the human

TWO militants were gunned down in the early hours of yesterday in Port Harcourt by men of the state Police command.

THE Emir of Borgu in Niger State Alhaji Haliru Dantoro has raised the alarm over the insecurity of life and property of citizens of the country and called on government to take an urgent and decisive step over the issue.

A Professor of Economic History at the Abia State University , Uturu, Anthony Iheukwumere Nwabughuogu, has blamed over-dependence on macroeconomic policies as the root cause of failed attempts by successive governments in Nigeria to achieve sustainable socio-economic development in the

Just as the world celebrates Chinua Achebe's classic novel 'Things Fall Apart' for its relevance in today's Nigeria even after 50 years, Nuhu Ribadu, ex-chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is ironically bemoaning his fate as his