The planned official declaration of the presidential ambition of the Rivers State Governor, Dr. Peter Odili, on Saturday, may not take place after all. Competent sources had hinted that the elaborate declaration would be held at the National Stadium Abuja, … read more
The Chief Judge of Plateau State, Justice Lazarus Dayken, has set up a seven-man panel to probe the allegations of gross misconduct made against Governor Joshua Dariye by six out of the 24 members of the Plateau State House of … read more
It was a blood day yesterday in Lagos, as a police patrol team vehicle, attached to Ikotun Divisional Police Station, ran into a gang of dare-devil armed robbers, who opened fire on them killed six instantly, and injured several others. … read more
America is paying a closer attention to growing claims that the Nigerian government intends to declare emergencies in several states to extend the tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo. As a result, Washington has dispatched a letter to Abuja asking if … read more
A major constitutional crisis appears in the offing in Ekiti State, as indications emerged yesterday that Senate might reject President Olusegun Obasanjo�s proclamation of a state of emergency in the state. The Senate, which along with the House of Representatives, … read more
Bayelsa State governor, Dr. Goodluck Jona-than, has said that over 80 per cent of cases of hostage taking in the Niger Delta region are commercial in nature and are carried out by some greedy people. The governor, who disclosed this … read more
The Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Emmanuel Agua-riavwodo, yesterday disclosed that the commission, in the past six years of its existence, had received N210 billion with which it had executed the projects now in place. Speaking … read more
Continuous youth restiveness in the Niger Delta region is informed by lack of genuine political will by the succeeding Federal Government in Nigeria to develop the region. In the opinion of a human rights lawyer and public analyst, Mr. Olakunle … read more
Musah Issahaku sits with a bandage on his right leg which hides the tip of a white worm up to one metre (3.3 feet) long wrapped deep under his flesh. One worm has already been removed from the 12-year-old’s other … read more
A FRESH crisis erupted in Plateau State, Sunday night, prompting the imposition, yesterday, of a curfew on Pankshin, the scene of the crisis. Meanwhile, the 14 pro-Dariye legislators in the state House of Assembly, yesterday, launched a fresh legal battle … read more