Indian bishop Franco Mulakkal Indian bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun was refused bail Saturday, and ordered to remain in police custody to face questioning in a case that has triggered outrage among clergy. Mulakkal was arrested...

Professor Moji Adeyeye: announces seizure of cartons of Tramadol, Diazepam in Lagos The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) operatives raided a Lagos warehouse and seized controlled drugs, such as Tramadol,...

Gunmen brandishing AK-47 riffles An Italian Catholic Priest who was working as a Missionary in Niger Republic has been kidnapped, a Vatican news agency reported on Tuesday. Father Pierluigi Maccalli of the Society of African Missions (SMA) was...

A vandalised Billboard as Police warns The Police in Sokoto State have warned politicians and their supporters against destroying campaign billboards and any act capable of triggering violence. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Murtala...

Gunmen brandishing AK-47 riffles The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Dasuki Galadanchi, said on Thursday in Owerri that the command had arrested two suspects involved in the killing of a Rev. Fr, Jude Egbom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

Nigeria prisons inmates being watched by a warder The Controller General of Prisons, Ahmed Ja’faru has presented commendation letters to six prison officers who foiled escape of two inmates of the Enugu Maximum Security Prisons on May 5. ASP...

Policemen: Trailing armed robbers The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) has arrested 22 suspects for various crimes. The suspects are: Michael Okafor, 27, Ogbonnaya Nwosu, 28, Julius Uche, 38, Ike Ugwuke, 36, Christain Nwite,28,...

Nigerian soldiers on patrol Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Kabuk, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, has warned trouble makers to steer clear of the entire South-East. Kabuk gave the warning on Wednesday in Enugu...

Nigerian Customs Nigerians have continued to pour uncomplimentary reactions to the recent world rating that placed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at number 110 on the ladder. The rating was based on administrative efficiency and border management...

Police At least 11 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers have been arrested by the Niger State Police Command. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Mohammadu Abubakar, said in a statement on Tuesday in Minna that one Alhaji Sardauna...