The recent public presentation of the book, ‘The Ogbunigwe Fame’ by Felix Oragwu brought up memories of the technological innovations that kept the Biafran dream alive from 1967 to 1970. During the vicious civil war, Biafra was blockaded and starved … read more
Labour will meet with President Goodluck Jonathan on March 31 to push for his assent to the Minimum Wage Bill passed by the National Assembly (NASS) earlier this month. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Abdulwaheed Omar, threatened on Thursday that … read more
The number of non-EU students visiting the UK for studies is to be cut by 25 per cent, a government minister has said. The Europe correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that British Home Secretary Theresa May … read more
The news last week that Katsina State governor, Ibrahim Shema and his entourage, were involved in a fatal accident probably didn’t come to many as a surprise. Several of the Governor’s aides, including his police aide-de-camp, Aminu Ibrahim, perished in … read more
FULL DISCLOSURE: As someone who has been active in both advising on and overseeing elections in Africa and Nigeria, I have worked for several pro-democracy candidates in Nigeria, including President Goodluck Jonathan. With revolution unfolding in Egypt, civil war erupting … read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission is to use the 1993-method of accreditation for elections where all voters will be verified first, openly counted, before balloting from a queue. The commission, however, ruled out the possibility of checking finger prints as … read more
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan urged the United Nations on Wednesday to take more decisive action to end a political crisis in Ivory Coast, saying instability posed a threat to West Africa’s security. Meanwhile, Angola said its position was in line … read more
The 870,612 people found to have been involved in double registration during the just-concluded voter registration across the country will soon be prosecuted, local media quoted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as saying. The Chairman of the commission, Prof. … read more
The Special Task Force in Jos discovered extensive bomb making equipment in a house located at the Millionaires Quarters, around the city centre, yesterday. Military officers on a routine check stopped two men, Damtala Babawo and Peter Gotung, who claimed … read more
A victim’s brother says that two motorcycle-mounted gunmen killed a traditional ruler in Nigeria’s troubled northeast. Bana Modu told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his brother, Ibrahim Mohammed, was shot dead at his palace grounds in the city of … read more