The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights is probing Nigeria's rights records. Watchdog groups have accused security agencies of excessive use of force and extra judicial killings. The government denies...
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Uncertainty in “go-slow” Nigeria worries investors
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua needs to name a new cabinet quickly if he is to restore investor confidence, quell insecurity in the Niger Delta, and tackle severe power shortages, diplomats and...
Soyinka Rejects Abuja Street
NOBEL Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday advised the Federal Government to jettison its plan to name a street after him in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. He said he would only take the offer if...
Funding crisis is trouble for Nigeria oil sector
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's inability to fund its share of joint venture oil projects means it could struggle to keep output at current levels in coming years, let alone meet an ambitious target of doubling it,...
THE VISIONLESS NIGERIA PRESIDENCY IS COMATOSE (1). – Ominous Signs Greet the Arrest of Mr. Jonathan
By Emma IhejietoThe beat is on, the signs less nebulous, the scars of ineptitude emerge from the remote background hitherto hidden away for a while until hiding places begin to disappear and thus; becoming very scarce....
Nigeria Fears Cameroon’s Crater Lake Could Burst Dike
Nigerian authorities are taking steps to prevent a possible humanitarian disaster ahead of the flooding that would result if a dike failed in a crater lake in neighboring Cameroon. There are new warnings that a natural...
Amnesty calls for moraorium on Nigerian executions
Nigeria must declare a moratorium on executions because its criminal justice system is so flawed that it is sentencing people to death who may be innocent, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In a 78-page report...
Anti-Corruption Groups Vow Continued Pursuit of Tainted Former Nigerian State Governors
Several anti-corruption organizations are vowing to continue their pursuit of 31 Nigerian state governors and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who were exonerated Wednesday by Nigeria’s chief investigative arm...
Vaccine ‘could end Nigeria polio’
Polio could be wiped out in Nigeria - one of the world's last blackspots of the disease - thanks to an improved vaccine, research suggests.An Imperial College London team found a recently introduced polio vaccine...
Govt bazaar …N1.3tr blown on official allowances
Would you believe that a nation that budgets N2.6tr for a fiscal year spends at least half of that amount to service public office holders or political appointees whose benefit to the economy and society is still not...
Peace in Our Time as the UN marks International Peace Day
Peace is essential for Stability & Economic Growth.“Peace Day should be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples…This day will serve...
Police Commissioner Marvel Akpoyibo was never a “Pyrate”
Police Commissioner Marvel Akpoyibo was never a “Pyrate”. The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) is not a Cult. The attention of the National Association of Seadogs (a.k.a.Pyrates’ Confraternity)...