Heavy police shooting and destruction of property by political rivals marked a local government poll Saturday in Nigeria’s oil city of Port Harcourt, police and residents said. The shooting took place in densely populated central Rumuomasi district of the city … read more
Former Delta state first lady Theresa Ibori appeared before the Southwark Crown Court today in London and confessed to spending millions of pounds sterling stolen from Delta state on choice properties in the Westover area of London. She testified that … read more
No policy initiative of President Goodluck Jonathan has excited as much public interest and the imagination of the international community as the launch on August 26, 2010, of the Road Map for the Power Sector Reform, a compendium of short-, … read more
Former leader, Odogbolu Local Government legislative arm, Akorede Ismail Osibanjo, 35, was murdered last night by unidentified gunmen in Ijebu- Ode, Southwest Nigeria. The former councillor who represented Imosan Ward 1 in Odogbolu Local Government Council was killed at the … read more
A giant billboard towers over a stretch of road in central Lagos, offering a tantalizing vision of the future: a sleek, modern station from which Lagosians will be whisked efficiently around the city on a light rail transit line. But … read more
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Farida Waziri, has sounded a warning to all new and returning governors to steer clear of acts and intents geared towards money laundering and other economic crimes. Waziri handed down the … read more
Domestic airlines in the country are facing numerous challenges in the operation of their business. This is in addition to other challenges that the domestic operators have been facing, which ranges from lack of infrastructure, high cost of spare parts, … read more
A brainstorming session with President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, senior Federal Government officials and principal operators of Nigeria’s private sector in attendance is scheduled to hold on Monday in Lagos to flag-off activities leading up to the inauguration of the President … read more
The likelihood of a passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the National Assembly remains shaky with barely a week to the end of the current lawmaking session. As of Thursday, the House of Representatives only managed through eight … read more
United States has protested the denial of visa to Mr. John Campbell, its former envoy to Nigeria, by the Nigerian embassy in Washing-ton DC. Meanwhile, United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, will be visiting Nigeria next week during … read more