The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero, on Friday said the sack of 10,000 policemen by his command would not derail the security arrangements put in place for the April elections. Ehindero gave the assurance in a chat with newsmen … read more
The Federal Government yesterday asked a Federal high court sitting in Abuja to issue an order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from postponing the forthcoming general elections scheduled to hold in April on account of the death of … read more
THE leader of the Ijaw, Chief Edwin Clark has reacted to the new master plan agenda unfolded for the development of the Niger Delta, saying the project will fail because of lack of commitment on the part of the governors … read more
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, on Friday said the April 21 presidential election was uncertain. In what seemed a dramatic U-turn from the commission�s earlier stand that the election will hold in spite of … read more
Reuters) – A foreign oil worker was kidnapped from an offshore drilling rig in Nigeria on Saturday, industry and diplomatic sources said. One diplomat said the worker was British but the nationality could not be immediately confirmed. “An expat was … read more
Gunmen in two speedboats abducted a British oil worker in a pre-dawn raid on a drilling rig 40 miles off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, officials and industry sources said. The gunmen first targeted a support vessel moored to … read more
The sudden death of an opposition candidate will not delay a presidential poll due to take place on April 21, Nigeria’s electoral commission says. “It will not affect the elections,” Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) spokesman Segun Adeogun told Reuters … read more
Lami Dutse moves around her 27-year-old-son, Danasabe, fanning his badly burnt legs. “Thank God! Thank God!” she says with tears of joy in her eyes. Danasabe, 27, is sitting just a few metres from a mass grave where the charred … read more
Nigerians wishing to travel to the United Kingdom will have to pay more for its visas, following the British Government�s approval of new visa rates. A statement from the British High Commission in Abuja, made available to our correspondent on … read more
President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, said the current epileptic power supply might be due to sabotage by some officials to frustrate his administration�s effort at improving the power sector. Government officials had blamed the deteriorating power supply on the activities … read more