Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, the first daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is wanted in the U.S. for child kidnapping as well as delinquency in court-mandated child support fees. According to court documents obtained by Saharareporters, Senator Obasanjo-Bello was declared wanted … read more
By the time the violence ended, a Toyota Hilux belonging to the state government had been burnt while many people sustained injuries. The burnt vehicle was attached to the office of the state�s Head of Service, Mr. Femi Adewunmi. Our … read more
The Federal Government has completed plans to give out six of Nigeria�s major airports to private investors to fully operate and fund their maintenance in a public private partnership arrangement (PPP). Last night, the mode of handover arrangement was still … read more
Nigerian authorities are searching for the families of 105 abducted children found packed into a minibus. The children, aged between five and 13, were taken from Kano state in the north and, say anti-trafficking agents, would have been “abused and … read more
The Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Mr. Jeroen van der Veer, on Wednesday said he would meet with President Umaru Yar�Adua on Friday to discuss security and energy funding. Van der Veer also insisted that �conditions must improve� … read more
A Federal High Court in Enugu, on Wednesday ordered that the former governor of Edo State, Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion, be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission till February 4, 2008. It gave the directive after … read more
Sustaining the looming peace in the Niger Delta A couple of days ago, the Federal Government directed the Joint Task Force (JTF) operating in the Niger Delta to suspend military raids on villages suspected to be safe havens of the … read more
The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) rose from its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Tuesday, with a call to President Umaru Yar�Adua not to succumb to any pressure towards increasing pump price of petrol, … read more
Gunmen again struck in Port Harcourt yesterday morning as a mother of six, one Mrs. Ezike, was at the Agip roundabout, kidnapped. The gunmen, who blocked her 306 Peugeot salon car with her six children inside, took her away to … read more
The British High Com-missioner in Nigeria, Mr. Robert Dewar, has said Federal Government�s anti-corruption war will restore the confidence of the international community and create a great deal of opportunities for foreign investors in the country. He, however, added that … read more