The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku has called for a continuation of dialogue with members of the Boko Haram sect despite the declaration of a State of Emergency in three northern states. Mr Kuku said this while addressing past and present leaders of the National Association of Nigerians Students. Recently, President Jonathan said the growing insecurity in Adamawa, Yob ...

The Anglican Primate, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh has urged the federal government’s committee on dialogue and amnesty for Boko Haram not to accept peace on Boko Haram’s terms as he demanded justice for all the Christians that have been killed in the sect’s insurgency. Addressing the third session of the eight synod of the Anglican Church in Abuja, Most Reverend Okoh said it’s a pitfall that must be avoided ...

Chairmen of opposition political parties in Rivers State under the umbrella of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), have vowed to support the state governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Chibuike Amaechi, in the challenges facing his administration. The leader of the opposition parties, Minaebi Dagogo Jack, made the pledge during a solidarity visit to Mr. Amaechi at the Govern ...

Argentina's first military dictator, Jorge Rafael Videla, has died today at the age of 87. The Argentine military dictator, who according to report killed thousands of dissidents from 1976 to 1983 died of natural causes while serving a sentence for human rights crimes. Unrepentant till death concerning the kidnappings and murders ordered by the state, Videla accompanied by Emilio Massera and Orlando Agosti, ...

Newly promoted English football club, Hull City, have released Seyi Olofijana from the club refusing to renew their contracts after their promotion to the top flight. Olofinjana whose four-year contract was due to expire in June was offloaded along with 11 others, while four players including Senegal veteran, Abdoulaye Faye, were offered new deals. Meanwhile, the former Super Eagles midfielder joined Sheffi ...

A Russian court has ordered the head of French banking giant Societe Generale's Russian unit,Vladimir Golubkov, placed under house arrest over bribery charges. Rosbank chief, Golubkov, was charged with commercial bribery and will be placed under house arrest until July 16. The court opted for house arrest despite a request by the investigation to put Golubkov, who is accused of soliciting a $1.5-million bri ...

The Ogun State government has supplied and installed two sets of rice processing equipment at Moloko-Asipa in Obafemi Owode Local Government and Ago-Iwoye in Ijebu-North Local Government Areas to boost rice production in the state. Also to enhance the growth of crops, the Governor Ibikunle Amosun-led administration has carried out farm mechanisation services and sold over 500 metric tons of different brands ...

More than $1 million worth of jewels due to be lent to movie stars at the Cannes film festival were stolen from a hotel room in the French Riviera town. Thieves ripped the safe out of the wall of the Novotel hotel room overnight where an employee of Chopard, a luxury jeweller, was lodged. The jewels were loaned to celebrities in Cannes for the world famous annual film festival which opened on Wednesday. The ...

A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment, two employees of Barewa Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Adeyemo Abiodun and Ebele Eromosele, over the production of a baby killer syrup, My Pikin. The judge also ordered that the company be closed and its assets forfeited to the Federal Government. The company and its employees were charged on an amended six-count charge ...

Six-two people were injured after a light rail transit train derailed in Hong Kong on Friday. The accident happened while the train was making a turn, causing it to jump off the tracks, according to local media reports. Emergency crews carrying injured passengers off the train, some on stretchers, and treating people on the scene were seen. An eyewitness said after the crash the train flipped onto its side ...