Rivers State Governor Rotimi Ameachi has said operatives of the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in some areas of the state will leave by February next year. He said the withdrawal of the JTF would provide a conducive atmosphere for … read more
Jolted by calls for the President to throw in the towel, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned a meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC). The meeting, which will hold in Abuja on Thursday, may also receive briefing on … read more
A police signal to arrest the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, and the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, has been issued in Abuja from the office of the Inspector General … read more
The Coordinator, United Nations Cameroon Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) in Yaounde’, Cameroon, Mr. Pierre Diouf, has arrived the Bakassi returnees camp to join four others already on ground on a fact finding mission. Addressing the traumatised returnees at the camp … read more
AS the experts from the United States and Europe to treat ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua arrived the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia, plans have been concluded to fly in the president into the country as soon as he … read more
The President’s health remained the issue at the weekend. Ministers launched consultations with stakeholders and their constituents to allay fears about President Umaru Yar’Adua’s health. He is undergoing treatment in a Saudi Arabia hospital after being diagnosed with pericarditis (inflammation … read more
The number of women dying from pregnancy-related complications in Nigeria is akin to a plane crashing every day, but the crisis gets less noticed amid pandemics such as Aids and malaria, activists say. At least 144 women die each day … read more
The Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly, Goodluck Opiah, has urged repentant militants in the state to refrain from all acts of lawlessness to make the post-amnesty programme a success. The Speaker made the appeal on Saturday while addressing … read more
LEADERSHIP SUNDAY gathered that contrary to the presidency’s recent position that the ailing president was responding to treatment and was even watching a game of football, he is not responding well to treatment and his current health condition may keep … read more
The yearning of the Niger Delta people for the physical development of the area might not materialise as early as envisaged, as the provisions in the 2009 budget appear grossly inadequate for any serious intervention by government. With peace gradually … read more