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Vigilant officers of the Borno State Police Command foiled a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri when they gunned down three female suspects. According to Mr. Victor Isuku, the spokesperson for the Borno police command who confirmed the incident, the female suicide bombers were conveyed to Maiduguri in a motorcycle. Read also:   KATSINA: Manhunt for three motorists who gang raped 1-yr-old underway Ishuku said; “Today at about 17:55 hours, three female suicide bombers suspected to have been conveyed by a motorcycle and dropped at a distance to Mamanti village in Molai area, were sighted and intercepted by vigilant security operatives. “In the process, they hurriedly detonated explosives strapped to their bodies, killing themselves only.” The Borno police command spokesman revealed that a team from the Police Explosive Ordinance Department was promptly drafted to the scene to restore law and order, adding that there was no civilian casualty. RipplesNigeria ….without bor...

Nigerian equities continued on the uptrend on Wednesday as increased demand for large-cap stocks drove the market to second consecutive gain. Benchmark indices at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) indicated average day-on-day gain of 0.69 per cent, equivalent to a net capital gain of N67 billion. With 27 gainers to 19 losers, the positive market situation was driven by widespread gains across the sectors, especially among the large-cap stocks in the three key sectors of consumer goods, industrial goods and banking and finance. Aggregate market value of all quoted equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rose from its opening value of N9.712 trillion to close at N9.779 trillion. The All Share Index (ASI), which tracks prices of quoted companies, also rose correspondingly to close at 28,286.43 points as against its opening index of 28,093.30 points. Read also:   NSE LIVE! Equities in marginal recovery with N5bn gain Average year-to-date return improved to 5.25 per c...