ARMED youths in the Niger Delta stepped up their controversial acts yesterday by attempting to abduct the Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), Isaac Duerimini Kekemeke. Providentially, however, he resisted the abduction and secured freedom. Last night, Kekemeke told … read more
Glasgow will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games after the Scottish city beat off a rival bid from Nigeria’s Abuja on Friday. The decision was announced by Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell after its general assembly meeting held in … read more
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Soludo, on Friday declared that foreign banks would not be allowed to take over Nigerian banks. He said the CBN was working on the issue of limiting foreign ownership in … read more
Nigerian militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has called again for a sovereign national conference to decide the future of the oil-rich Niger Delta. He told the BBC’s Network Africa programme that the time had come for all the peoples of Nigeria … read more
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Thursday said that any Nigerian indicted in the bribery allegation rocking the American oil firm, Wilbros Group, would be prosecuted. He told the Bloomberg in an interview from Abuja … read more
A few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the December 8 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) illegal, the party yesterday cancelled the ward congresses held last Monday and shifted the National Convetion to January. … read more
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday revoked titles of plots of land belonging to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, former governors of Kaduna, Zamfara and Plateau states, Mohammed Makarfi, Ahmed Yerima, and Joshua Dariye respectively and other prominent Nigerians. The revocation, … read more
Nigeria has dropped spying charges against a Nigerian-American woman, Judith Burdin Asuni, her Nigerian colleague and two German film-makers. Mrs Asuni – a Nigerian resident for some 30 years – and her colleague were arrested for allegedly endangering national security. … read more
Irate community youths have prevented Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) from assessing and conducting possible remediation at the Ibibio ell 1 in Akwa Ibom State. Besides, they are demanding a N5 billion compensation as a pre-condition. Meanwhile, the Senate yesterday … read more
Crude oil rose above $98 a barrel for the first time in New York yesterday. On forecasts, United States (US) stockpiles fell for a third week, as the dollar tumbled to a record low against the euro, culminating in demand … read more