Okonjo-Iweala’s-mother: Uduaghan Orders Urgent Rescue

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta state said on Channels TV this morning that he has given an order for the rescue within 24 hours of Professor Kamene Okonjo, mother of Nigeria’s minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Professor Okonjo, wife of Professor Ukachukwu Okonjo, a professor of economics and also the traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Ukwu in Delta state, was kidnapped by about 10 armed men in her husband’s palace yesterday.

'Open Up On Jega Bribery Claims'; ACN tells PDP

The Action Congress of Nigeria has called on the Peoples Democratic Party to open up on the allegation that political parties were budgeting money to bribe security agencies and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission. INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega,had raised the alarm that political parties usually earmarked funds to bribe INEC and security agents during election periods.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation - 2012 Recruitment

NNPC is recruiting to fill the following vacant positions: *. Trainee Operators *. Graduates Trainees *. Experienced Professionals Successful candidates can look forward to a challenging, culturally diverse and team based workplace.

We Performed Major Surgery for Ruptured Appendix on Mrs. Jonathan -Horst Schmidt Klinik

Got this exclusive news from www.transparencyng.com The report revealed a statement by the German Hospital hosting Mrs. Jonathan to confirm the operation done on her. Read the release below A spokesperson for the Horst Schmidt Klinik in Wiesbaden, Germany has told us that the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan was in a bad state of health whenshe arrived at the hospital last week.

400 children die from lead poisoning in Zamfara

An estimated 400 children have died from the inhalation of lead poison in six communities in Zamfara State due to improper mining practices.

Robbers kill 2, injure police officer in Port Harcourt

The Rivers Police Command said on Wednesday that two people had been killed and a policeman injured by armed robbers in Port Harcourt. Mr Ben Ugwuegbulam, spokesman of the command told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)in Port Harcourt that the robbery took place between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. along the Isaac Boro Park fly-over in the city.

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: USA ends Nigeria's Title Ambition

USA have won their way into a third FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final with a 2-0 victory over 2010 finalists Nigeria in Tokyo. Goals midway through either half from Morgan Brian and Kealia Ohaiproved enough for the two-time champions to see off the hitherto unbeaten Africans, and set up a decider against either holders Germany or hosts Japan.

Husband Absconds As Wife Gives Birth To Quadrupulets After Five Girls

A 35-year-old woman, Iyabo Oladunni, a mother of five girls, is in a quandry as her husband is nowhere to be found after she gave birth to a set of quadruplets on the evening of Friday, August 24, 2012 at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.

Gunmen Kill Military Intelligence Personnel

VIOLENCE continued in Damaturu,the Yobe State capital, as tragedy struck the Military Joint Task Force (JTF) when its intelligence personnel, was, Friday afternoon,ambushed at a mechanical workshop and shot dead by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect.

Gunmen Kill Military Intelligence Personnel

VIOLENCE continued in Damaturu,the Yobe State capital, as tragedy struck the Military Joint Task Force (JTF) when its intelligence personnel, was, Friday afternoon,ambushed at a mechanical workshop and shot dead by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect.

5 arrested for bank alert forgery in Katsina - Daily Times

Katsina State Police Command has arrested one Kenneth Mustapha and four others for allegedly using laptop computers to send false bank alerts to defraud people.

29 perish ,16 injured in Yobe road accident

Twenty-nine people were killed and 16 injured in an auto crash that occurred on Friday on the Potiskum-Kano Road, at Daniski Village, Nengere Local Government Area of Yobe State.

Boko Haram Linked to Leakage of SSS Chiefs' Data

Boko Haram may have opened a new phase in its war against security agencies as it uploaded on the internet the personnel records of top officials of the State Security Service (SSS), both in service and retired.

One wounded as Bomb Blast hits Police Post in Jos

One person was injured when an Improvised Explosive Device exploded near the Rikkos Police Post in Jos on Friday.

Kaduna bomb targeted prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi - Premium Times

The bomb blast in Kaduna, Tuesday afternoon, may have been targeted at a renowned Islamic Scholar and medical doctor, Ahmed Gumi, sources in Kaduna say. A witness who prefer not to be named said “though the explosion may have been accidental, the Sheikh is clearly the target because the incident occurred just when he was aboutto leave for the daily Tafsir he delivers at Sultan Bello Mosque.”

LASTMA Official's Death: Banker Granted Bail

Report reaching us said that Yinka Johnson,a staff of IBTC accused of killing a LASTMA official was this afternoon released on bail by a Lagos high court.

Three Persons Killed as Bomb Hit Kaduna -AFP

Three people were killed in a bomb blast Tuesday on a road leading to a mosque where a cleric had condemned the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, officials said.

Emergency Worsens As Shendam Bridge Collapses in Pleatue

The emergency situation in Plateau South worsened Tuesday morning with the collapse of the Shendam Bridge, cutting off most parts of the southern part of the state from Nasarawa, Benue and Taraba, and trapping rescue officials who had responded to the emergency caused by the flooding which preceded rains that fell through out Saturday and Sunday.

Gunmen, security operatives clash in Yobe - The Nation

The Yobe State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Patrick Egbuniwe, on Sunday confirmed that gunmen engaged security operatives in a shoot-out at the Bindigari area of Damaturu. Egbuniwe told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone chat that the shoot-out ensued when security operatives went to the area on security patrol.

Sheik Gumi: Soldiers Are Fighting Innocent Muslims, Not Boko Haram - Sahara Reporters

Outspoken Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has demanded that the Nigerian government withdraw soldiers from violence-ridden northern cities because the government and soldiers are not really serious about fighting Boko Haram.