Four Ministers are to forgo their Christmas holiday and stay put in Abuja to tackle the fuel scarcity that has made life harder for Nigerians, whose country produces crude oil in million barrels. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday gave … read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on Wednesday denied reports credited to him that he wrote to the Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan, asking him to take over from the President, … read more
‘Elders” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are at loggerheads with one of their own, the troubled former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, whom they’ve accused of stealing a $1.5 million gift belonging to them. The sum of money … read more
Security forces have deployed in two cities in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta in the past two days to disperse former militants protesting over the non-payment of amnesty allowances. Activists say the government is not keeping the promises it made during … read more
Members of Umaru Yar’adua’s kitchen cabinet are determined to stop at nothing in frustrating “Vice President” Goodluck Jonathan’s takeover of power in a constitutional manner, Saharareporters’ investigations have revealed. The new plot has been hatched in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and … read more
The tension that has gripped the nation in the last 30 days since President Umaru Yar’Adua was admitted to King Faisal Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia may soon be over as Vice President Goodluck Jonathan is likely to take over as … read more
Twenty five years after Dele Giwa, pioneer Newswatch editor-in-chief, was assassinated by parcel bomb, an attempt to target some top management staff of Superscreen Television through a similar device on Tuesday in Lagos failed as premature detonation saw the “mail … read more
The umbrella Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has frowned at the overseas treatment of President Umaru Yar’Adua, who has been in Saudi Arabia for the past 28 days for treatment of a heart condition. In a statement after a meeting of … read more
What else could go more wrong with Nigeria? Lengthy fuel queues previously thought to be one of the by-products of corrupt military rule, have resurfaced with their catasthrophic consequences for the economy all over the country. Foreigners, in a foreign … read more
When Nigeria’s president Umaru Yar’Adua was rushed to a hospital in Saudi Arabia late last month, nobody expected that the entire government apparatus would grind to a halt in his absence. Government spokesmen assure Nigerians that all presidential functions are … read more