The Nigerian Army on Tuesday apologised to the people of Benue State for the Zaki Biam killings in 2001. The News Agency of Nigeria quoted the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Luka Yusuf, as tendering the apology in...
Chief Saubana Alani Bankole, father of the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji, has assured Nigerians that his son will not pander to the dictates of the mafia within the Peoples Democratic Party....
A former executive of Wilbros International has admitted bribing Nigerian government officials as part of a scheme to win a natural gas pipeline contract. Jason Edward Steph, 37, of Sunset, North Texas, United States,...
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday cautioned members of Nigeria's judiciary against submitting to sentiments in the discharge of their duties. Chief Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi also yesterday advised his...
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday stressed the need for a review of the 1999 Constitution, which he described as inadequate and in need of amendment if it is to accommodate current developments in the...
The Lagos State Government has said that it needs an estimated $50bn of new investments on infrastructure for it to actualise the vision of becoming a megacity. The state Governor, Mr. Raji Fashola, said it had been...
A former President of the Senate, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, has described zoning of political offices as a ‘factor’ capable of making Nigeria a united and peaceful nation. Anyim, who faulted the criticisms...
The Interest or Pressure Groups Nigeria never thought she hadBy Chris Odetunde Ph.DAdvocacy group, lobbying group or special interest group, loosely or tightly organized, is a group doing advocacy on behalf of citizens...
Three years after the World Bank characterised and listed Nigeria as a fragile state, the country remains so listed in a 2007 study report alongside Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo,...
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has dispelled the rumour of distress in the Nigerian banking industry, saying there were no traces of unsoundness in the present crops of banks...
Even though he admits that Africa's development lies in the hands of its people, President Umaru Yar'Adua has called for a Marshall Plan for the continent's advancement. Marshall Plan is the catch-all name...
By Prof. Wole Soyinka Our ‘fellow Nigerians’ are truly difficult to understand. Why is there such a fuss over the designation of the famous Ali-Mun-Go as a worthy ambassador for the Nigerian nation. Next to...