A well-known US aid worker and her two German companions have been arrested in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region. Security officials say Judith Burdin Asuni, Florian Alexander Opitz and Andy Lehmann are being...
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UK targets Nigeria’s stolen loot
Britain has returned to Nigeria some of the money seized by London police from the former governor of Plateau State and says more seized money will follow. Joshua Dariye was arrested in London in 2004 but skipped bail...
Too many unsolved murders
The death at the hands of unknown assailants of a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and member of the House of Representatives, 61-year old Segun Moses Oladimeji, has again brought to the fore the...
Yar ‘Adua seeks support on climate change
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday called on the international community to increase financial and technological support to African countries to cope with the challenges of climate change. He hinted that...
Darfur crisis tops UN Assembly agenda
The crisis in the Western Sudanese region of Darfur is among the hottest African emergency issues on the table of world leaders as the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) holds in New York today....
Nigerian is Vatican’s Head of Protocol
Pope Benedict XVI has named Nigerian Monsignor Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the Head of Protocol at the Vatican Secretariat of State. The Vatican Press Office announced the appointment which became effective immediately....
Oyo Workers Adamant…
The face-off between the Oyo State Government and the state workforce over ‘ideal minimum’ wage, last night took a fresh dimension as the workers insisted that the state government has no power to sack the...
Niger Delta Summit Delayed
The much-awaited summit on the Niger Delta crisis is being delayed to allow for wider consultations with particular ethnic nationalities of the region, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has said. And if all goes well,...
Uncertainty Over MEND Leader’s Arrest
The whereabouts of a leader and spokesperson of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Jomo Gbomo, remains object of speculation and discussion over the weekend, amidst reports that he had been...
Etteh’s House Of Spin and The Gladiators
The fracas in the House of Representatives in Abuja, on Thursday, September 20, at the sitting of the panel that was set up to investigate the N628 million House renovation scandal involving the Speaker, Mrs Patricia...
My Incarceration Shaped Me for Governorship Challenges
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, in what appeared as a "a thank you visit" at the weekend, recounted his months of incarceration while in prison custody, and concluded that the experiences he gathered...
OBJ’s Desperation For Relevance
Less than four months after leaving office, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s hope for a favourable mention by history is fast evaporating, as many of his former friends turn up their noses at his legacy. Right...