A FRESH staff audit in the Federal Civil Service has led to the recovery of N4. 8 bn believed to have been meant for ghost beneficiaries. Some top civil servants and their subordinates often exploited lapses such as delay in … read more
A rebel group from Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta has said it was behind an explosion at a naval base which killed at least two sailors, but military officials denied the claim. Fire tore through a naval jetty in the Delta … read more
NO fewer than two naval personnel were feared killed in a mid morning explosion which rocked the Nigerian Navy pathfinder shipyard at Rumuolumeni near Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Three gunboats, a barge and other equipment were also feared lost in … read more
SUSPECTED fraudster, Mr. Fred Ajudua has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following failure by the anti-graft agency to re-arrest him at his Ibusa, Delta State hometown. According to a statement by the EFCC, Ajudua, … read more
Even with the aggressive campaign against further spread of the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), investigations have shown that the Human Immuno Virus (HIV) is still spreading like wild fire in most parts of the country, including the Niger … read more
FEDERAL Government says the arena is now set for peace and development in the Niger-Delta and that in a little while, a negotiated blueprint that will detail and steer its intervention in the region will be produced. Minister of Special … read more
Two persons died on Thursday evening in Edo State while celebrating the declaration of the Action Congress governorship candidate, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, as the winner of the April 14, 2007 Edo State Election Petition Tribunal. The Edo State Police Public … read more
The winner of a prestigious Nigerian fishing festival has been stripped of his title and thrown in jail after rivals complained he cheated. The 66kg (10st 6lb) fish that won the competition in Argungu, in northern Kebbi State, was already … read more
Another governor bit the dust yesterday as the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin City nullified the election of Senator Oserheimen Osunbor of the state. The tribunal in a unanimous judgment upheld the petition of the Action Congress … read more
HAVING searched for the missing plane in vain for six days, the Federal Government is now considering scaling down the search operations by reducing the number of helicopters deployed for the purpose. Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), … read more