Two Church of England vicars conducted “hundreds” of sham marriages to help illegal immigrants stay in Britain, a court heard on Wednesday. The Reverend Elwon John, 44, and Reverend Brian Shipsides, 55, performed the sham wedding ceremonies at All Saints Church in Forest Gate, east London, jurors were told. Once wed, there were a “strikingly […]
Members of the Islamist group Boko Haram have received explosives training at al Qaeda camps in North Africa, Niger’s foreign minister has alleged. Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for the series of bombings in the North, may have also received training from Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgents, according to the Nigerian Foreign Minister, Mohamed […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed D. Abubakar as Acting Inspector General of Police. In a statement, the presidency said the appointment was the “first step towards the comprehensive reorganization and repositioning of the Nigeria Police Force to make it more effective and capable of meeting emerging internal security challenges.” Mr. […]
A security expert, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, says until security agencies infiltrate Boko Haram and understand its ideology, command structure and mode of operation, the violent group will continue to succeed in its dastardly activities. Sara-Idigbe, a former Security Adviser to the Rivers State Government, also in Abuja on Tuesday advised the security agencies to pay […]
The Anambra State Government has debunked claims that its ejection order on traders at the Head Bridge section of the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway is targeted at Hausa and Yoruba traders. At a press briefing after State Executive Council Meeting in Awka on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Chief Maja Umeh, said the ejection […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday put the “actual” total subsidy payments on fuel imports in 2011 at N1.7tn, an excess of N300bn above the N1.4tn figure given by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, last week. The apex bank told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Subsidy Regime that that […]
The United States on Tuesday urged Nigerians to “stand united” after a wave of attacks that killed about 186 people in Kano and Bauchi states. US State Department spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, in a statement, also urged the Nigerian authorities to fully investigate the attacks, including those against Christians, and hold accountable those who perpetrated them. […]
Nollywood has once again been thrown into mourning with the death of veteran actor, David Ihezie. The actor was said to have passed away in his home in Enugu after suffering from arthritis for some time. He was 73 years old. Ihezie was known for his numerous roles as a chief. He featured […]
Security agents on Tuesday killed Uzairu Abba Abdullahi, a textile merchant suspected to be a leader of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, during a five-hour gun duel. His pregnant wife, who was at his residence in Hotoro, Nassarawa Local Government Area when the team stormed the building, was also shot dead. After the battle, […]
In continuation of its humanitarian assistance to victims of the post-election violence, the Dangote Foundation, on Monday, commenced the disbursement of money and relief materials to 187 families in Kaduna and Gombe states respectively. The Dangote Foundation had earmarked about N350million for victims of the post-election crisis in some parts of the North. The latest […]
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