The stage is set for today’s governorship by-election in Sokoto and Bayelsa states with the police high command promising to deploy 10 units of the mobile police force and thousands of the regular police to provide security in both states. … read more
An attempt by some unscrupulous officers of the Nigeria Customs Service to clear a 20-foot container loaded with fake pharmaceutical products has been foiled by the operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. The container … read more
At least 43 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in a road accident in the north of the country, according to the Nigerian military. The soldiers were in a convoy of vehicles travelling to their base when one of the vehicles … read more
After weeks in hidding, embattled daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, on Thursday made a dramatic return to the Senate Senators literarily fell over themselves to either hug or shake her hands as she stepped into the … read more
Crude oil rose to a record above $135 a barrel as Oil Producing and Exporting Countries (OPEC) ministers said they could do nothing to stop a rally that may be heading to $200 a barrel Oil has risen 19 per … read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned against any fuel price increase, saying it would deal with the Federal Government the way it dealt with its predecessor if it went ahead with the increase against its agreement with the organised … read more
Gunmen attacked a Nigerian oil installation Thursday but were repulsed by troops who killed two of the assailants, the military said. Soldiers also recovered three assault rifles from the militants, who attacked the pipeline interchange, said Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, … read more
A year into his presidency, Nigerian leader Umaru Yar’Adua is struggling to make good on promises to establish law and order and use the country’s huge oil wealth to make it one of the world’s top economies The courts are … read more
WHAT could be described as a fairy tale turned real on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a cat allegedly turned into a middle-aged woman after being hit by a commercial motorcycle (Okada) on Aba/Port Harcourt Expressway. Nigerian Tribune … read more
Intensifying diesel scarcity and the sudden bounce in price to as much as N135 per litre is dragging industries and businesses into difficulties and casting a shadow on capacity utilisation and jobs. Indications are emerging that companies are beginning to … read more