The inauguration ceremony of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday May 29 is to cost N830 million, Yayale Ahmed, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) said in Abuja on Monday. Ahmed said at the press briefing that N1.3 … read more
A Nigerian engineer who migrated to Beijing in 2001 has became a pop star overnight in China after being discovered by a local TV reality show. Hao Ge, whose real name is Emmanuel Uwechue, is a qualified engineer from Nigeria. … read more
The un-abating scarcity of aviation fuel, known as JET-A1, which is an essential commodity in flight operations is hitting airlines harder by the day, as many of them are now cutting their flight schedules, out-rightly canceling them or delaying flights … read more
French President Nicholas Sarkozy has pledged to rally international support for Nigeria and spearhead the lobby for Africa’s permanent membership as well as zonal representation on the United Nations (UN) Security Council. Sarkozy spoke in Cote d’Ivoire during a meeting … read more
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon arrived Nigeria on Sunday for a two-day official visit. The visit is part of the “Every Woman, Every Child” global health campaign that he launched in September 2010 during the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit … read more
The current kerosene scarcity, political stories, including the forum for newly-elected and re-elected State governors, probing the post-election violence and the pending Super Eagles’ international engagements early June dominated front pages in Nigeria this past week. ‘Kerosene: Consumers lament scarcity, … read more
Heavy police shooting and destruction of property by political rivals marked a local government poll Saturday in Nigeria’s oil city of Port Harcourt, police and residents said. The shooting took place in densely populated central Rumuomasi district of the city … read more
Former Delta state first lady Theresa Ibori appeared before the Southwark Crown Court today in London and confessed to spending millions of pounds sterling stolen from Delta state on choice properties in the Westover area of London. She testified that … read more
No policy initiative of President Goodluck Jonathan has excited as much public interest and the imagination of the international community as the launch on August 26, 2010, of the Road Map for the Power Sector Reform, a compendium of short-, … read more
Former leader, Odogbolu Local Government legislative arm, Akorede Ismail Osibanjo, 35, was murdered last night by unidentified gunmen in Ijebu- Ode, Southwest Nigeria. The former councillor who represented Imosan Ward 1 in Odogbolu Local Government Council was killed at the … read more