Human Interest

Three mothers of schoolgirls abducted from Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014 said they had identified their daughters in a video released by Islamist group Boko Haram, the first possible sighting of the girls since a video in May 2014. Reuters reported that about 15 girls featured in the …

A 34-year-old man, Ifeanyi Chukwu, who allegedly assaulted his neighbour, Chibuzor Ubachukwu, was on Thursday docked before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Chukwu, who resides at No. 11 Ojoafeje St., Sari Iganmu, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of assault. The Prosecutor, Insp. Gabriel Ekundayo, told the court …

A 36-year-old man, Imeh Akpan, accused of raping his wife’s 15-year-old step-sister for 10 years has been arrested by the police in Lagos. The suspect, who was paraded before reporters on Wednesday afternoon, however denied the allegation, insisting that he only did it once. Akpan, according to the Police Commissioner, …

Nigeria must not be seen as a consumer market alone, but an investment destination where goods can also be manufactured and consumed locally, President Muhammadu Buhari, has said. He also ordered immediate establishment of technical committees to finalize discussions on infrastructure projects. The President equally decried the trade disparity between …

Pedestrians on Tuesday called for ease in using the Ojota overhead foot-bridge in Lagos state. The pedestrians complained as they got stranded while trying to cross the overhead foot-bridge by surging and uncontrollable users. At the bus stop at about 7 a.m., reports have it that many people from both …

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved a two-year-old marriage between Bolaji, a banker and her husband, Tope Adeniyi, over laziness and deception into marriage. The presiding president of the court, Mr Henric Agbaje, held that what had just happened should be a big lesson to young ladies …

Elderly men in South Korea have allegedly been given erectile dysfunction drugs to buy their votes in legislative elections, prosecutors said Tuesday, announcing an investigation into the suspected breach. South Koreans go to the polls on Wednesday in an election already overshadowed by North Korean nuclear threats and economic difficulties. …

The sector that contributes 57.9 per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, is at risk of closure, as the unending fuel crisis witnessed across the country has started to take its toll on small businesses in Abuja and other parts of the country, since majority of the businesses were …

TWO students of the University of Port Harcourt were on Monday feared killed during a protest over an alleged policy by the management of the institution that school fees must be paid before they would be allowed to take their first semester examinations. One of the students identified as Peter …

  The nation’s electricity woes worsened on Tuesday as two additional power generating plants were shut down, bringing the total number of plants not generating any megawatts of electricity to 10. The two shut plants are Shiroro Power Station in Niger State and Sapele II in Delta State, industry data …