Indiana woman sentenced to thirty months in prison for identity theft
United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin has sentenced an Indiana woman to two and a half years in prison...
Africa
Widow among suspected drug-peddlers intercepted at various locations— NDLEA
A 56-year-old widow and mother of four, Mrs Ajisegiri Kehinde Sidika, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug...
Oparaoji, Edwards win 35th Dala hard court tennis championship’s singles titles
Uche Oparaoji and top seed Marylove Edwards on Saturday in Kano emerged the male singles and female singles champions respectively...
Rivers State Governor finally confesses, appreciates Buhari for funding state projects
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the release of the 13% allocation of...
Aunt locks girl up in cage, police rescue victim
Police in Jos have rescued a 17-year-old malnourished girl, locked up by her aunt for upwards of one week in...
Nigerian soldier kills UN aid worker, injures one other, govt reacts
A Nigerian soldier shot dead an aid worker, a soldier and wounded a co-pilot of a UN helicopter in Borno...
UN votes to maintain arms embargo in Somalia amid government dissatisfaction
The United Nations Security Council has voted to maintain an arms embargo on Somalia over strong objections from its government,...
Economic woes: Ghana finance minister apologises, dismisses insinuations that he is unfit
Kenneth Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s finance minister humbly said on Friday that he was “truly sorry” for the country’s economic hardship even...
World Cup: Qatar bans sales, consumption of beers at stadiums
Qatar has banned sales and consumption of alcohol at stadiums during the FIFA World Cup. This was confirmed by FIFA...
Soldier kills colleague, injures pilot in North-East
The Nigerian Army has disclosed that one of its personnel shot and killed his colleague as well as an NGO...
