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  • 60 killed in Nigerian village attacks

    At least 60 people were killed in Nigeria Tuesday when some gunmen stormed four villages of Zamfara state early morning, residents and security sources said. About 100 gunmen, first stormed Kizara village around 3.00 a.m. and began attacking the residence of poor villagers. In the process, an unknown number of people were killed, including the District Head of Kizara, Bello Ibrahim, who was ...

  • Lebanese Men Accused of Terrorism Sue Nigeria for $25 Million

    ABUJA, NIGERIA -- Four Lebanese men accused of being Hezbollah members remain imprisoned in Nigeria after a court dismissed weapons and terrorism related charges against them on a technicality. The men are suing the government for nearly $25 million for unlawful detention, but lawyers say the government also may present new charges Friday in a higher court. This story started in May with a ...

  • Confederations Cup Nigeria and Uruguay to battle for second spot in Group B

    Before the Confederations Cup, Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi looked at the schedule and knew his team's meeting with Uruguay would be a must-win if they wanted to advance past the group stage. Peter Powell / ...

  • Customs intercept goods worth N153.6m in Lagos says Spokesman

    The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ';A'; of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it had intercepted contraband valued at N153.6m in May 2013. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, Mr. Uche Ejesieme, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the command also intercepted contraband valued at N91m in the corresponding period of ...

  • Bombardier wins US$297 million aircraft order from Nigerian carrier Arik Air

    PARIS - Bombardier says it has won an order from Nigerian carrier Arik Air for seven commercial aircraft valued at US$297 million. The Montreal-based manufacturer announced on Day 3 of the Paris Air Show that the airline placed a firm order for three CRJ100 NextGen regional Jets and four Q400 NextGen turboprops. Arik Air currently operates six Bombardier aircraft but it will become the first ...

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The Killer (Die xue shuang xiong)

It is not without a truckload of irony that the two men--one a discontented assassin, the other a determined cop--find out for the first time that they have something in common while pointing guns at each other's heads. It is also not without similar amounts of irony that these two men, who stand on opposite sides of the law, eventually discover they are more like each other than anyone else, and ... ...

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  • Shell to resume Niger delta oil spill compensation talks

    Oil company Shell will resume talks next week in London with lawyers representing 15,000 of the poorest people in the world who are claiming millions of pounds' compensation ...

  • Police arrest 150 robbery suspects kill 24

    By DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Police command on Wednesday said it had arrested 150 robbery suspects and killed 24 others during gun battles within the last six months across the state. The command which also disclosed that it arrested 27 cultists, three rape suspects and 1,153 suspects for various offences stated that 131 vehicles were recovered while property worth ...

  • Subsidy Bribe Scam Farouk Emenalo ask judge to hands-off trial

    By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ...as ICPC raises alarm over plot to scuttle trial ABUJA- Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi of an Abuja High Court, Wednesday, fixed July 10 to rule on an application that was filed before him by the former Chairman and Secretary of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on fuel subsidy probe, Farouk Lawal and Mr Boniface Emenalo, asking him to hands-off their trial. The ...

  • House wife lover appear in court for alleged adultery

    A middle-aged man, Ahmed Adesanya, and a 39-year-old house wife, Tawakalitu Garuba, were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrates' Court for allegedly engaging in extra marital affair. The accused persons were arraigned before Mrs Ibijoke Olawoyin, on a three-count charge of criminal intimidation, enticement and adultery. Prosecutor Al-hassan Jubril said the offence contravened ...

  • Nigeria Displaced Fulani families in Birnin Gwari district due to bandit attacks

    northern Nigeria by armed bandits – made up partly of disgruntled Fulani who themselves have lost cattle – are threatening herds and upping tensions in northern Nigeria. Gangs of heavily armed bandits prowl the vast Dajin Rugu forest which spans several hundred square kilometres across Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna states and Niger State in central Nigeria, according to Fulani ...

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