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A chieftain of All progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, Alhaji Abdullahi Bafarawa, on Monday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to set up special courts to handle cases of treasury looting. He also

South African prosecutors on Monday filed an appeal calling for Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius to be convicted of murder for killing his girlfriend — just days before he is due to be

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, has inaugurated four committees to investigate activities of some departments and agencies in the state during the former administration of Alhaji Ibrahim Shema. The News Agency

Highly premature quadruplets born to a 65-year-old German woman three months ago are doing well and will leave hospital in a few days, media reported Monday. German commercial television station RTL presented

The Cross River Police command on Monday announced the arrest of 150 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers and other offenders from January to August 2015. Mr Henry Fadairo, the Commissioner of Police in

The Kogi PDP Elders Advisory Council has endorsed the state governor, Capt. Idris Wada for a second term in office. Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, Chairman of the council announced the decision at a

Russia is investigating an online community that urges members to post selfies with dead people and even offers cash prizes for the best shot, police told AFP on Monday. A police spokesman

Some bank customers in Jos, on Monday criticised the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy, which cut down withdrawals from Automated Teller Machines (ATM). The customers in separate interviews with the