A group of seven Nigerians who hijacked a UK-bound ship face further grilling from UK authorities. Detectives in the UK have been given a further 24 hours to question the seven Nigerians. The seven Nigerians, all stowaways, were detained after military forces stormed an oil tanker in the British Channel;Continue Reading
No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general elections in the United States. This was confirmed by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Running mostly on the platform of the Democratic Party; the candidates are bidding for different offices at the federal, state and local levels.Continue Reading
A jury in Texas has ruled that Apple has to pay VirnetX $502.8 million in royalties for VPN on Demand; a feature that lets iOS users access a VPN connection, Bloomberg reported. The two companies have been involved in a legal battle for ten years; with VirnetX— sometimes referred to as aContinue Reading
South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday became a salesperson in the parliament during his Q&A session with the members of parliament as he set out to convince them about government’s new Max condoms. Ramaphosa urged MPs to make use of the new free flavoured condoms as he outlinedContinue Reading
The United States has opposed the choice of a former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to head the World Trade Organization (WTO). Equally important, the opposition by the US has reportedly prolonged the selection process which ought to have concluded on Wednesday. This is contrary to widespread reports that sheContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud to reflect on the virtues of the Holy Prophet by demonstrating love and understanding for fellow citizens. The president gave the charge in a Maulud message released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity; Malam GarbaContinue Reading
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have eliminated scores of bandits in Kaduna. The operation, which involved land and air offensives on their camps at Yadi and Kufai Shantu; were carried out in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This was disclosed by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche,Continue Reading
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has given suspected hoodlums, who looted government and private property in the state, 72 hours within which to return them or face the wrath of the law. The governor gave the order while addressing newsmen during an on-the-spot assessment of some of the looted sites.Continue Reading
A group of Nigerian stowaways who hijacked a UK-bound ship have been arrested after a 10-hour standoff. The alleged Nigerian hijackers had threatened to kill the crew of an oil tanker – Nave Andromeda – bound for the UK. However, they were eventually arrested by UK special forces after aContinue Reading
Following the continuous uprising in the invasion and looting of palliatives from government installments by residents in Jos which led to the reinstatement of the 24hours curfew in Jos North and South. More invasion and looting has been reported as youths and residents of Nasarawa and Dogon Dutse in JosContinue Reading