Influential Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, said on Saturday that the kidnapped Kagara schoolchildren might be released today. Bandits, donning military uniform, had around 2am on Wednesday invaded Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State and whisked away 27 pupils and 15 staff members after killing a

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a suspected drug baron, Chidi Olife, said to have escaped arrest for unlawful importation of 5.250kg of heroin from Pakistan to Lagos in 2010. His arrest in Lagos by the Joint Task Force Operation Unit of the NDLEA

Mpape Community Crisis Many injured in reprisal attack A resident of the Dogo block, Godwin Arua said that the fight started when children from Dogo community were playing a football match with boys from Gwari community which later turned to a fight. Arua disclosed that

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon had expressed the readiness of his country to become Nigeria's 37th state. Speaking after a close-door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Aurélien Agbenonci, Onyeama said the

The Lagos State Police Command has warned the general public, particularly those who have their accident and exhibit cars or items parked at various police formations across the state to come forward for claims with immediate effect. Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Departments

Gunmen have attacked the Adamawa United FC, dispossessed players of valuables and kidnapped the team driver. The gunmen are said to have demanded N50 million ransom for the driver. It was gathered from sources in Adamawa State on Saturday that the incident occurred earlier in the day,