Ban Of Tinted Glass: There Should Be No Exemptions, Lawyer Insists

A legal practitioner, Malachy Ugwumadu has said that the ban of tinted windows for vehicles is a very clear appeal of discrimination in the country.

$620,000 Bribe: Farouk Asks Court To Quash Charges

Embattled former Chairman of the ad hoc committee on Fuel Subsidy Regime; Representative Farouk Lawan and the Secretary of the Committee, Boniface Emenalo have commenced moves to thwart their trial as they asked an Abuja High Court to quash the charges brought against themby the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

EFCC Re-arraigns 7 Over N30 billion Police Pension Scam

Seven former police pension officials have been re-arraigned before Justice Hussain Baba of an Abuja High Court on an amended 20 counts charge of criminal breach of trust and conspiracy involving the sum of N29.8 billion.

Balotelli Insults Official, Banned For 3 Matches

AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli has been suspended for the next three Serie A games for insulting a match official during the clash against Fiorentina. The 22-year-old had already picked up a one-match suspension after being shown his fourth yellow of the season in the 2-2 draw.

Photo Of The Day: Who Owns This Mansion?

Tongues are wagging over the ownership of this imposing structure located at the entrance of Ghana Street, for one coming from the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Maitama, Abuja.

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North Korea warns foreigners to leave South amid new threats of war

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea intensified threats of an imminent conflict against the United States and the South on Tuesday, warning foreigners to evacuate South Korea to avoid being dragged into "thermonuclear war".

Jay-Z looking to divest ownership share of Nets and become NBA agent

Entertainment mogul and rapper Jay-Z has started the process of divesting his small share of ownership with the Brooklyn Nets to extend his Roc Nation Sports representation business into basketball, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Afghanistan helicopter crash kills 2 US troops

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A NATO helicopter crashed Tuesday in Afghanistan, killing two American service members. The deaths raised to nine the number of Americans, including three civilians, killed in Afghanistan so far this month.

Trailer Kills 2, Injures 4 In Suleja

Two persons have been confirmed dead and four seriously injured in an auto crash involving a fully loaded trailer and a stationary bus at Suleja old garage in Niger State. The trailer with registration number XG254KNC had a failed break from Suleja General Hospital and was controlled into the old garage where it ran into a stationary bus with registration number LLD386SD.

Kim Kardashian Lists Kris Jenner, Kris Humphries as Witnesses in Divorce Trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kim Kardashian's upcoming divorce trial will be a family affair, but her attorneys do not expect to call her famous sisters to testify about the reality star's brief marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries.

LAUTECH boils, 3 undergraduates killed

HELL was let loose on Monday night and Tuesday, as students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, went on the rampage, as three of their colleagues were reportedly killed by an alleged drunk okada rider.

Iran says 37 killed in earthquake in south

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian officials said, adding that it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region.

Police Recover Bodies Of 11 Slain Officers In Bayelsa

A combined team of soldiers and Policemen, yesterday, recovered 11 out of the 12 burnt and decomposed bodies of the policemen killed along the creeks and waterways of the Azuzama communities of the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state.

US Police discover hidden underground tunnels used by the homeless

During a routine crime investigation, Kansas City police discovered a series of underground dirt tunnels being used by the city’s homeless. Local affiliate KMBC was on hand for the discovery when newscasters accompanied Kansas City Police Officer Jason Cooley, who was leading an investigation of stolen copper wiring from a nearby grain mill.

Lagos speaker’s trial stalled as prosecuting counsel withdraws

THE ongoing trial of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Adeyemi Kuforiji and his personal assistant, Mr Oyebode Atoyebi, over money laundering charges before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos took a dramatic twist on Tuesday as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Chief Godwin Obla, announced his withdrawal from the case.