The European Union (EU) said yesterday that it had not made any statement to support the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, which on Tuesday upheld the election of President Umaru MusaYar�Adua. EU had been reported to have said … read more
Kidnappers of Eni Odili, nephew and aide of former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, have demanded N50 million as ransom for the man who was taken hostage, Sunday, on his way from church service in company of his wife … read more
A strategy to put a top to the incessant militants� disturbances in the oil-rich Niger Delta region has been floated by Notore Chemicals Limited, the company that bought over National Fertilizer Company of Nigeria (NAFCON). The Notore strategy, in content … read more
Most Nigerian yesterday expressed different opinion on the verdict delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal upholding the election of President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua. “Umaru Yar�Adua and Goodluck Jonathan remain the president and vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” … read more
This is a week of judgments, a crucial week in the democratisation process in Nigeria. Yesterday, the governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, lost at the Election Petitions Tribunal. Today, the president and three governors will know their fate. … read more
The kidnapers of Mr. Eni Odili, an aide to the former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, on Monday demanded a N50m ransom to set him free. Eni, who is a also a nephew to Odili, was abducted on … read more
Indigenous oil marketing company, Oando Plc, has acquired Shell Nigeria�s 49.8 per cent stake in two oil blocks for $625.7 million. Oando emerged the preferred bidder of the two deepwater blocks offshore Nigeria Oil Mining Lease (OML) in an international … read more
The rights of Nigerian prisoners are “systematically violated,” Amnesty International, a leading human rights advocacy organization, argues in a scathing report on the country�s criminal justice system. The report, entitled “Nigeria: Prisoners� rights systemically flouted,” found that at least 65 … read more
Nigeria’s prisons are teeming with people who have waited years for trial in cramped and squalid cells, an international human rights group said Tuesday. Most of the country’s tens of thousands of prisoners have not been convicted, Amnesty International said … read more
ABOUT sixty people were said to have died and buried in a newly-discovered illegal detention camp in Ojoo area of Ibadan. This brings to 62 the number of people alleged to have been tortured to death by the founders of … read more