President Umaru Yar’Adua remains in hospital in Saudi Arabia and it is not yet clear when he will be able to return home, a Nigerian ambassador said on Sunday. The 58-year-old leader was flown to a clinic in Jeddah three … read more
The President may write the National Assembly that he is proceeding on vacation to take care of his health, it was learnt yesterday. The vacation is to enable President Umaru Yar’Adua, who has been in Saudi Arabia since November 23 … read more
NIGERIA’s continued existence as a single entity depends on next year’s governorship election in Anambra State and the 2011 general elections, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, warned at the weekend in the United States (US). Talking on Out of Desperation, … read more
Nigeria’s opposition party Action Congress (AC) on Saturday held a congress to elect party officials and debate strategy ahead of general elections in 2011. Former vice president Atiku Abubukar condemned the poor performance of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). … read more
For the third week running, the state of health of the Nigerian President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, has dominated front pages in Nigerian newspapers. Suffering from acute pericarditis, an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart, President Yar’Adua flew to Saudi … read more
Three former American Ambassadors to Nigeria abandoned diplomatese and attempted calling a spade a spade regarding Nigeria’s current global status, and their conclusions are not flattering at all: Nigeria’s so called strategic importance to the US can no longer be … read more
Labour and Productivity Minister Adetokunbo Kayode said on Friday that the government would focus on massive employment next year as a strategy to conquering unemployment, poverty and hunger in the country. He announced the government’s plan in Uyo, southern Nigeria, … read more
By Joe Adeyeye I have always known that majority of Nigerians hold the police in contempt. However, this knowledge only deepened after I became a crime reporter and I had to make the rounds of crime scenes and police formations. … read more
THERE are strong indications that Nigerian workers may begin to enjoy a new minimum wage from early next year, as the Federal Government assured the workers on Thursday that it would answer their demand for a living wage, which the … read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) repeated on Thursday that President Umaru Yar’Adua is still fit to rule and there is no reason to think of replacing him because of poor health. Its National Executive Committee (NEC) also declared its readiness … read more