Armed riot policemen were again deployed in the streets of Ado Ekiti on Thursday as rival factions of road transport workers engaged in violence in which five people were feared dead. The town square around the oba�s palace and the … read more
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mike Okiro, yesterday said the Nigeria Police would no longer give escorts to banks that do not have bullet/bomb proofed bullion vans. The order may be in reaction to an incident in Abia State, where … read more
The Action Congress, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, the African Democratic Congress and the National Conscience Party have called on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Olubunmi Etteh, to immediately step down. They argued that her resignation would … read more
Nigerian police have arrested a witchdoctor employed by a politician to perform rituals at an election tribunal, local media reported Thursday. Officers caught Oluwole Abiodun Wednesday at the court building in southwestern Ondo state with charms and copies of the … read more
A well-known US aid worker has been arrested in the troubled Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. Security officials confirmed they had detained Judith Burdin Asuni and two German nationals. Newspaper reports suggest they are suspected of spying. They were … read more
MPs in Nigeria investigating a $5m spending spree by the new House of Representatives Speaker, Patricia Etteh, have said she broke the rules. Her last appearance in the assembly prompted a fist fight and she was ushered away amid cries … read more
President Umar Musa Yar’Adua yesterday took a strong stance against the continued exclusion of Africa from the Security Council of the United Nations (UN), describing it as “unfair and untenable. “The Security Council remains geographically unbalanced in spite of protests … read more
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, gaining back a small portion of losses the last three sessions that were driven by easing supply concerns. Traders were keeping an eye on three tropical weather systems, one in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, … read more
Nigerian High Commissioner to India, Ambassador Mohammed Lawal Dutsima, has raised alarm over fake promissory notes and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into by state governors and Indian companies. Dutsima, who received in audience, Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, … read more
Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force(NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari, has said Henry Okah, operating under the alias of Gbomo Jomo and spokesman for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), was responsible for bank … read more