A military Dornier GO 22 aircraft around 8.15 on Sunday morning crashed at Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State on its way to Obudu in Cross River State. The propeller aircraft, according to reports, departed Abuja around 8.15 a.m … read more
Political office holders have looted $100 billion from public coffers since the advent of the Fourth Republic in 1999, despite the war on corruption, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) said at the weekend. EFCC Chief of Staff (Press … read more
Four survivors have been found after a Nigerian military plane crashed on its way from the capital, Abuja, to the south-eastern Cross Rivers state. Eighteen people were on board the plane but a military spokesman said that other people may … read more
Read up on Cholera in our Health & Wellness Section. The deputy director of primary health care in Nigeria says more than 30 people have died of cholera, following an outbreak of the disease in the country. The outbreak of … read more
AS a fall out of the two days nationwide strike by oil workers in the country to protest, among others, the increasing violence in the Niger Delta region which claimed the life of a staff of Shell Development Company (SPDC), … read more
Seven registered opposition parties in Nigeria on Saturday were merged into a mega party called the Action Congress (AC) with a view to winning the 2007 general elections. Alhaji Hassan Zurmi, national chairman of the newly-established party made the announcement … read more
THE Presidency on Saturday asked Vice President Atiku Abubakar to resign now over the accusation of misdemeanour against him in office. But in sharp reaction, the Vice President asserted that it was Obasanjo that should quit following what Atiku called … read more
A Nigerian military aircraft carrying at least 12 people has crashed in the southeast part of the country. Military officers are among those who were on board. Some on the plane are believed to have survived the crash. The air … read more
The Delta State Police Command raised the alarm again on Friday that there were too many arms in the wrong hands in the state. Commissioner in charge of the command, Mr. Udom Ekpoudom, sounded the concern while explaining the circumstances … read more
Over 30 houses were reportedly torched by mobile policemen in Afisiere, Ughelli North Council, Delta State yesterday. Three persons were also reported killed in the attack. The policemen were despatched from the Ogwashi Uku Mobile Police Camp following the killing … read more