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What could have been another Boko Haram tragic incident this year, was averted over the weekend, by staff of a private security firm, Encouragers Security company Limited, thwarted attempt by a female suicide bomber, suspected member of the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram from gaining entrance into the complex of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) with explosives. The incident ...

The dreaded Boko Haram sect has on Monday threatened to kill judges and attack the Govt if they hang Major Hamzat Al Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer to the late General Sani Abacha, who was given a death sentence over the killing of Kudirat Abiola, wife of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. The group said once the death sentence ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that the ongoing indefinite strike will not be called off soon. Contrary to wide speculations that the strike will be called off tomorrow, the national president of ASUU, Prof Ukachukwu Awuzie, insisted that said the speculation was a far cry from reality as the government was still running in circles. The ...

A US university is offering students the chance to study for a diploma on pop star Beyonce. Rutgers University, in New Jersey, says the course will explore the social and cultural significance of the Destiny’s Child singer. Her husband, rapper Jay-Z, has already been honoured with a Georgetown University sociology course named after him. The course, ‘Politicizing Beyonce’, will allow ...

I, Festus Keyamo, issue this Press Statement as the Lead Prosecutor in this case and on my behalf. The Commission may also issue its statement later. The FCT High Court, sitting at Apo presided over by Justice S. B. Belgore today, Tuesday January 31, 2012, upheld the no-case submission made by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji ...