Following Saturday’s emission from a poisonous gas in Kaduna State , which led to the hospitalization of at least 500 residents, the Federal Government has awarded contracts for the establishment of special response centres across the country to handle cases … read more
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, would return to Nigeria on June 6, this year, after spending one year, five months and three days on self exile. He fled the country on January … read more
AS Nigerians await the appointment of a new Chairman for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said he has nominated a Nigerian whom he had not seen before to take up the plum job. The President, … read more
The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in the Niger delta have had to live with environmental catastrophes for decades. We reached the edge of the oil spill near the Nigerian village of … read more
Being outside of the media spotlight for ‘rich’ countries, Nigeria doesn’t receive the same media attention as the ongoing oil leak of America’s coast. But it should. And here’s why… On 1 May this year a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline in … read more
UN chief Ban Ki-moon persuaded Malawi’s president to pardon a gay couple jailed for holding a wedding, but his call to reform anti-gay laws poses a challenge to most of Africa. Ban repeatedly praised President Bingu wa Mutharika for his … read more
China’s government news agency says three Chinese technicians kidnapped in Nigeria’s restive southern delta have been released. The official Xinhua News Agency quotes an unnamed Chinese diplomat saying the three men were freed Saturday morning. The diplomat said the three … read more
THERE was pandemonium in Kaduna yesterday, as more than 500 inhabitants of Kakuri, a suburb of the metropolis, became unconscious and were hospitalised, following an emission of poisonous gas. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred when a welder attempted to … read more
Despite the extradition treaty between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom, emerging scenario from Dubai revealed that wanted former Delta State governor, James Ibori, might escape extradition to the UK and, by extension, Nigeria. Ibori, who is … read more
America has also given its nod to President Goodluck Jonathan to be on the ballot next year, provided the poll is free and transparent and fair. United States Under-Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Maria Otero, made the … read more