In the wake of the attempt on the life of Senator Gbemi Saraki, we look at an emerging heated political environment ahead of next year’s election. Gbenga Olawepo, the former Deputy Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is … read more
Nigeria midfielder Sani Kaita had the thousand-yard stare and weary, monotone voice of a man who had quickly grasped the impact of his actions as he answered questions about the red card he was given during Thursday’s match against Greece. … read more
Britain’s envoy to Nigeria called Monday for urgent steps to ensure that presidential elections due by April next year are credible and peaceful, after previously flawed and violent polls. British High Commissioner Bob Dewar said in a blog post distributed … read more
The Shell Petroleum Development Company has decried what it says is the increasing rate of crude oil theft through illegal refineries in the Niger Delta, noting that the situation has contributed in no small measure to cases of oil spills … read more
Five Nigerian kidnappers and extortionists opened the South Africa era last week with a near fatal operation that confounded Nigerian diplomats and citizens. Sources close to BusinessDay say the recent incident was one of the most daring with the potential … read more
A faction of Nigeria’s main militant group in the Niger Delta on Tuesday complained of poor reward after its surrender, warning that it might return to the creeks to fight if the situation continued. “We are now poor people on … read more
The Nigerian government on Tuesday threatened Exxonmobil with sanctions if it fails to manage spills properly, in talks with officials of the US oil giant. Idris Musa, head of Nigeria’s oil spill response agency, said the meeting was to “call … read more
Visitors to the Nigerian village of Kpor, deep in the Niger Delta, are greeted by strange sights: silver frogs blink from gleaming puddles, sunlight bounces from an eerie black lake, and dragonflies hover over cauldrons of tar. This is Rivers … read more
Greece play Nigeria in their second Group B match of the World Cup on Thursday. Where: Free State stadium, Bloemfontein Capacity: 45,000 When: Thursday June 17, 1600 local (1400 GMT) Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia) World ranking: Greece 13 Nigeria 21 … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday identified greed of people in government and corruption as the greatest problems hindering the development of Nigeria since independence. Jonathan spoke yesterday in Abuja at the Presidential retreat on the first four years implementation plan of … read more