AN instant rebuttal came from the Presidency last night to a foreign media report that President Goodluck Jonathan had dumped his ambition to remain in Aso Rock for a second term. Presidential spokesman, Ima Niboro, in a statement immediately the … read more
THE United Kingdom has set some steps which it said Nigeria needed to follow if it must have credible elections in 2011, even as the United States government said it was impressed by the actions which the Securities and Exchange … read more
Abuja: Nigeria and the United States will soon sign an agreement to enable the oil rich African country have access to technical assistance needed to step up the crusade against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The leader of the US delegation, James … read more
A cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed 87 people during the past month while 1,315 others have been infected, official figures showed Monday. The outbreak in the northern states of Bauchi and Borno was believed to be because of poor … read more
Two suspects from China and Taiwan were charged on Monday with bringing 450.4 kilogrammes of cocaine into Nigeria, the second-largest such haul on record in the country, court documents showed. Wang Richard of China and Fong Chiu Sen from Taiwan, … read more
Nigeria and Libya are to mend their diplomatic relations, which were strained in March following comments by Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi suggesting that Nigeria should split along rel igious and ethnic lines as a solution to its recurring ethno-religious crisis. … read more
Members of the Bonny Community in South South Ri vers State of Nigeria have raised the alarm that the oil spill from one of the facilities belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) was endange r ing aquatic life … read more
The opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has weig hed in on the controversy surrounding the selection of contractors for the country’s impending voter registration exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement issued here Sunday, ACN … read more
Nigerian ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar announced Sunday he will run for president, posing a challenge from the mainly Muslim north to incumbent Goodluck Jonathan’s expected bid to remain in office. Abubakar will seek the ruling People’s Democratic Party’s nomination amid … read more
Shell said Sunday sabotage of pipelines by oil thieves in southern Nigeria was on the increase and had led to halts in production, without providing details on the amount of crude lost. “Between August 1 and 12 this year alone, … read more