Speculations were rife on Wednesday that the trip of President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, to Germany which the Presidency described as “a private visit” might be on health grounds. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, had on Tuesday issued a statement indicating that Jonathan would […]
Police in Dresden say they have arrested a 55-year-old police officer on suspicion of murder after the body of another man was found in the Erz mountains in eastern Germany. They say there are indications that parts of the victim may have been eaten. The dead man lived in Hanover and had been reported missing. […]
Dokubo-Asari | credits: File copy LEADER of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, who was arrested on Tuesday in Cotonou, Benin Republic has been released. Dokubo was allegedly released around 1am on Thursday after intervention by President Goodluck Jonathan. His lawyer, Festus Keyamo, confirmed his release. Meanwhile the Presidency on Thursday described […]
A Former Niger Delta militant, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, was on Tuesday arrested in Cotonou, capital of Benin Republic. It was learnt that the ex-militant was arrested at about 1.00pm by the Benin Republic’s police. A statement by his lawyer, Festus Keyamo confirmed the arrest, saying Asari-Dokubo was picked up around the Lubeleyi roundabout and taken to […]
Thabo Mbeki | credits: File copy FORMER South African President, Thabo Mbeki’s contention that ordinary Nigerians deserve as much blame as the politicians for the leadership failure in the country provides a valid platform for the re-evaluation of citizens’ role in governance in Nigeria. According to the man who took over the mantle […]
November 21, 2013 British police have arrested a couple on suspicion of holding three women captive for more than 30 years, Scotland Yard announced Thursday. Officers from the Human Trafficking Unit arrested the man and woman, both 67, at their south London home as part of an investigation into slavery and domestic servitude, the Metropolitan […]
The Nigerian Navy says it is building commercial war ships for export within the African countries. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Dele Ezeoba, said this on Tuesday when he inspected the second indigenous patrol ship under construction at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos. Ezeoba expressed confident that the Nigerian Navy was skilled enough to […]
COURTESY OF THE STAR (IOL NEWS) Victor Vinnettou, who arrived Canada in 1988 with fraudulent documents, has been on immigration hold since 2004. Vinnettou’s real identity is believed to be South African anti-apartheid icon Mbuyisa Makhubu. Suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, Vinnettou has been uncooperative in revealing who he really is. He is […]
THE police on Sunday in Kaduna handed over a 63-year-old French man, Francis Collomp, who escaped from terrorists’ den to officials of the French embassy. in Kaduna. Collomp’s abductors were suspected to be members of the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Bilads-Sudan. He was seized in Rimi town of Katsina State 11 months ago. The foreigner, […]
A Burundian, Aisha Uwimana, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for trafficking substances found to be heroin. A statement by the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said Uwimana was caught at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport with 2.390 kilogrammes of heroin hidden in her hand luggage. […]
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