SSS steps up search for abducted German

SECURITY agents are battling to locate the whereabouts of a German, Edgar Fritz Raupach, who is believed to have been taken hostage by Boko Haram, the dreaded Islamic sect in whose custody two foreigners died three weeks ago.

Heat wave: Lagos warns against over exposure to sun

LAGOS — Following the prevalence of heat wave in Lagos State and other parts of the country in the past two weeks, the Lagos State Government has urged residents to reduce the time they stay in the sun by staying indoors more.

A socio-cultural group - the Ibadan Progressive Association (IPA) has appealed to Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi to implement the judgment of the National Industrial Court (NIC) on the state’s Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) without delay.

Boko Haram: JTF rescues housewives, 13 children

Two suspected members of the Islamist group, Boko Haram, died, yesterday, when a primed vehicle exploded during an encounter with security forces from the Joint Task Force (JTF) at their hideout in Sabo Gandu, Kano metropolis.

2015: We don’t trust Jonathan —Northern leaders

Northern leaders have again expressed doubts about the willingness of President Goodluck Jonathan to fulfil his promise not to contest a second term in 2015.

Man kills two to avenge son’s murder in Bayelsa

Calamity befell the Gbarain community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Friday after a man identified as Levi Ibibi allegedly ordered the killing of two persons to avenge the murder of his son, Ebibofa.

How Messi, Barca team-mates sent ‘secret’ signals to Syrian rebels

Barcelona’s footballing superstars sent secret signals to Syria’s gun-smuggling rebels during a match, the beleaguered nation’s state TV has astonishingly claimed.

Okorocha signs MoU with Kosovo

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Kosovo to build an independent power plant and establish an agro processing plant in the state.

Police arrest two suspected stolen cars receivers

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Lagos State Police Command have arrested two men who allegedly specialise in receiving stolen cars from robbers.

Lawyers kick over N70bn rice deal

A group, Lawyers Unite Against Corruption in Nigeria, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its sister agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to look into an alleged plan by the Kwara State Government to seal a N70 billion rice production and processing investment deal with Vasolar Consortium Company of Spain.

Insecurity: OOU lecturers to stay - off campuses

Labour crisis at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago – Iwoye, Ogun State took a worrisome dimension yesterday as its branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resolved to stay away from the campuses of the institution from tomorrow.

Kidnapped senator’s wife: JTF takes over manhunt

The whereabouts of Asime, wife of Senator George Sekibo representing Rivers East and two others kidnapped with her remained unknown yesterday. 

UTME holds amid tight security in states

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted across different states on Saturday was peaceful and hitch-free.

Indian grandmother, 78, is believed to be the world’s oldest professional sharpshooter

At 78, most pensioners are reliant on the glasses to even read a newspaper.But not Indian grandmother Chandro Tomar.

2015: Arewa youths restate opposition to Atiku, others

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has again blamed the high level of poverty and insecurity in the North on leaders from the region who have ruled the country before and vowed to oppose any one of them who wants to contest the presidency in the 2015 election.

Security agencies monitor influx of aliens into Lagos •Army, air force ban use of military stickers

Security agencies in Lagos State are monitoring illegal aliens in the state and may soon clamp down on them. The State Police Commissioner, Mr. Umar Manko, disclosed this after the State Security Council meeting chaired by Governor Babatunde Fashola at the Lagos House, Marina.

Bamanga Tukur wins

A candidate backed by President Goodluck Jonathan won the vote to head Nigeria's ruling party on Saturday after the other candidates withdrew, strengthening Jonathan's chances of re-election should he decide to run in 2015. Alhaji Bamanga Tukur was declared winner at the People's Democratic Party (PDP) convention in the capital Abuja, winning 3185 votes, against just 12 no votes and 51 invalid votes.

Tension as robbers unleash terror on Onitsha

Armed robbers, operating on motorcycles yesterday in the commercial city of Onitsha, laid siege around banks and major business centres, dispossessing residents of their money and other valuables, while five suspected armed robbers were arrested along Atani R oad also in Onitsha.

Senator's wife kidnapped in Port Harcourt

The wife of Senator George Thompson Sekibo of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who represents Rivers East Senatorial District, has been kidnapped in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

JTF, Boko Haram in gun battle

A group suspected to members of Boko Haram launched an attack on Joint Task Force (JTF) troops in Sabon Gari in Maiduguri metropolis in the early hours of yesterday.