EFCC names Ekweremadu, Anti-corruption Ambassador

The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, honoured  the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, with a special title of “Anti-Corruption Ambassador” based on his support for the fight against graft.

Recruitment: Police receive over 700,000 applications

The Police Service Commission has received 705,352 applications from candidates seeking employment into the Nigeria Police Force.

Senators who accompanied Saraki to CCT

The trial of the Senate President Bukola Saraki resumed on Monday with the first prosecution witness alleging that the defendant failed to declare houses in the United Kingdom, as well as the upscale areas of Ikoyi, Lagos and Abuja.

Soldiers arrest 92 armed herdsmen in Abuja

The soldiers of the Guards Brigade of the Nigeria Army have arrested 92 Fulani herdsmen in Abuja.

The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the Guards Brigade, Capt. Bashir Jajira, said that 36 of the suspects were arrested by the troops at a military checkpoint between the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State.

Human trafficking survivor: I was raped 43,200 times

Karla Jacinto is sitting in a serene garden. She looks at the ordinary sights of flowers and can hear people beyond the garden walls, walking and talking in Mexico City.

Kidnapped to kill: How Boko Haram is turning girls into weapons

The question was always the same, she says. So, too, was the answer.

"They came to us to pick us," Fati recalls. "They would ask, 'Who wants to be a suicide bomber?' The girls would shout, 'me, me, me.' They were fighting to do the suicide bombings."

The real message of the Chibok girls

Let's face it: tragedies that occur in Africa don't often capture the world's attention. It is a shameful reality.

This time, however, it was different.