Gunmen shoot Bauchi governor’s orderly

The state of insecurity in Bauchi State manifested yesterday with an attempt made on the lives of security aides to the state’s governor. Unidentified gunmen shot Sule Giwa, a police sergeant

Wood's ex-wife opens up

WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP)—Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin Nordegren said she has “been through hell� since her husband’s infidelity surfaced but she never hit him, according to an interview released W

Son guilty of killing 100-year-old mother

A son stabbed his 100-year-old mother in the neck then told his brother "I've just gone mad," a court has heard. Michael Fitzgibbon, 62, admitted the manslaughter of Hannah Fitzgibbon at...

Global economic growth improves, says report

The global economic growth during the first half of the year exceeded expectations, thus necessitating a marginal upward review of the remaining half of the year, the Organisation of the Petroleum

Bull jumps into stands

A bull runs toward and jumps into the stands during a 'recortadores' competition in Tafalla in this video grab August 18, 2010. At least 40 spectators were injured on Wednesday...

Reps stop NCC's N6.1bn SIM registration plan

The House of Representatives has stopped the bid by the Nigerian Communications Commission to spend N6.1b on the registration of SIM cards, saying the exercise is the responsibility of operators...

Nigerian police arrest four over kidnap of journalists

Nigerian police have arrested four suspects in connection with the kidnapping of four journalists freed after being held for a week in the country's oil-rich south, authorities said on Monday.

NLC Gives FG Two Months to Approve New Pay

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government two months to resolve all issues that are related to the commencement of a new minimum wage package for Nigerian...

Religious violence kills eight in Nigeria

Eight people in Nigeria were killed early Saturday when Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked Christians, a Plateau state official told CNN.

Nigerian journalists kidnapping, fierce reactions from notable Nigerians

Senior Nigerian politicians branded a wave of abductions in the Niger Delta a national embarrassment on Tuesday amid a growing backlash over the kidnapping of four journalists in the oil-rich...