FORMER governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, on Sunday arrived in Nigeria from overseas. Igbinedion who is presently in Abuja, said he would appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today. But an official of the EFCC … read more
An estimated N224 billion due to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) but held back by the immediate past administration has �expired,� President Umaru Yar’Adua has told Senators from the Niger Delta region. This drew flak immediately from the South-South … read more
The Federal Government may have jettisoned the planned military operation to flush out the Niger Delta militants from their dens in the creeks of the region. Findings by Sunday Punch show that the government has opted to continue to use … read more
THE Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) may have succeeded with other Ijaw groups and leaders to get the Rivers warlord, Ateke Tom to ceasefire and also prevail on the Ijaw Youth Leadership Forum (IYLC) to accept the instruction of the Ijaw … read more
THE recent leakage of an affidavit submitted in the lingering divorce litigation between son of former Nigerian President, Dr. Gbenga Obasanjo and his enstranged wife, Mrs. Mojisola Obasanjo, (nee Onabanjo) may soon snowball into startling revelations on how several powerful … read more
The Rivers State Government has cleared the Evil Forest which had served as the operational headquarters of the Niger Delta Vigilante Movement led by Mr. Ateke Tom. The Evil Forest is located in Okochiri in Okrika Local Government Area of … read more
The security situation in Rivers State dipped for the worse yesterday as suspected assassins stormed the residence of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon Charles Befii Nwile. However, Nwile was lucky to have gone out before the … read more
The election petition tribunal sitting in Enugu on Friday removed Governor Sullivan Chime of the Peoples Democratic Party. It also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh election within three months starting from the day of the … read more
Lieutenant-Colonel Sagir Musa is the spokesman for the Joint Task Force that has been put in place to restore order in Rivers State. In this interview with Saturday Vanguard, he speaks on the efforts of the body to address the … read more
ONE-TIME President of Ghana, Mr. Jerry Rawlings, declared yesterday that Nigeria�s failings as a nation were self-inflicted and warned that it was time to deal with those problems. He, therefore, asked the country to �weld its democratic acts together� and … read more