The Ogun State House of Assembly on Wednesday appealed to armed robbers operating in the state and neighbouring ones to suspend their activities in the light of the junior World Cup going on in the country. The Assembly reminded the … read more
To ensure that the success of the just concluded amnesty offer by the Federal Government is sustained, all the players in the upstream petroleum sector have pledged to support the post-amnesty programmes. At a meeting on Tuesday at the Nigerian … read more
TRAFFIC was again thrown into confusion in the Lagos metropolis following the partial closure of the ever-busy Apapa-Oshodi expressway by the state government. The partial closure, which will last for four months, is to allow for a comprehensive repair of … read more
TEN more ex-governors have been listed for trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged embezzlement of public funds, abuse of office, money laundering and conspiracy. Already, 11 of those who served between 1999 and 2007 are … read more
A procession tagged as “mother and father of all protest rallies” is due to hold tomorrow in Abuja to kick against the decision of the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidies through the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector. The … read more
ANAMBRA State’s politics hit a higher note in violence last night when Pa Simeon Soludo, the 78-year old father of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, was kidnapped. Reports said a gang of four men in … read more
Barely 24hours hours after the anti-corruption stance of the Nigerian government got a boost, with the conviction on Monday of Bode George, a top member of the ruling PDP, for corruption, President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, said his administration will continue … read more
Jibola Awoseyi, national president of the Society of Security Practitioners of Nigeria (SSPN), on Monday added his voice to denials by the Nigeria Police of being the source of circulating emails listing so-called notorious hot spots for ritual killings in … read more
Nigeria expects shortly to have a law paving the way to plough back oil money to the inhabitants of the oil-producing regions in a drive to end a long-running rebellion, a top official said on Tuesday. The federal government is … read more
Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, allias Tompolo, has urged all ex-militants and Niger Delta people, to be calm as government and ex-militant leaders find lasting solution to problems confronting them. Tompolo, who spoke to newsmen at the Benin Airport, while on … read more