Governors in the Southeast region of Nigeria have launched a joint security outfit codenamed Ebubeagu.

A three-man gang of gunmen on Sunday attacked a police station at Ekori, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State and snatched an AK-47 rifle from a lone policeman on guard duty.

The Imo Police command has linked the kidnap of a Catholic priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcel Onyeocha, to a group of suspected herdsmen.

Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has concluded plans to meet with top members of the nation’s socio-cultural groups from the North, South-East and South-West over insecurity.

Elder statesman and former Presidential Liaison Officer, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has said electing Major General Muhammadu Buhari as president of the country is the greatest mistake made by Nigerians in recent times.

A Former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says ‘bad blood’ is the reason for the annulment of the June 12, 1993, Presidential election thought to have been won by late business mogul, Moshood Kashimawo Abiola.

The United Nations (UN) Office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs has confirmed the attack on its facility in Damasak, Borno state yesterday.

The House of Representatives will on resumption from the Easter recess, commence debate on the general principle of a bill which seeks to increase 13 per cent derivation fund to 20 per cent.

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has queried the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) over alleged irregular award of N3 billion contract in four phases.

There is no letup in the fight between Imo Governor, Hope Uzodinma and former governor, Rochas Okorocha, as they have continued to swing verbal jabs.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for a slash in the pay of political office holders such as the President, Vice-President, governors and their deputies, as well as lawmakers.

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Sunday said that investigations showed that the chemical added to the killer flavoured drink that led to the death of three persons in Kano contained

Kwara Government has announced that the 10 colleges involved in a recent hijab controversy should resume for the third term session on Monday, 12 April.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the list of candidates cleared by its screening committee for the April 12 South-West Zonal Congress expected to produce the party’s executive in the region.