Nigeria’s National Judicial Council (NJC) has announced the sack of a judge with the northern Bauchi state judiciary, Justice Habibu Idris-Shall, for fighting on the street. The council said in a statement in Abuja Wednesday that the Governor of the … read more
The Nigerian government Wednesday named the Abuja Airport road and the Katsina Airport after the late President Umaru Yar’Adua. The honour came after the decision-making federal cabinet approved a memorandum submitted to it by President Goodluck Jonathan during a special … read more
The seven-day mourning period declared by the Nigerian government to mourn late President Umaru Yar’Adua was due to end Wednesday (12Ma), pushing to a crescendo the clamour for the appointment of a Vice President by new President Goodluck Jonathan. President … read more
Several sources have confirmed to Saharareporters that James Onanefe Ibori, the fugitive former governor of Delta State, has been arrested. Our sources revealed that Interpol agents picked up Mr. Ibori from his posh apartment in Dubai with assistance of the … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan will breach the power rotation arrangement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest for the office of President in 2011, his Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters Dr. Cairo Ojougboh said yesterday. The PDP power rotation … read more
Electricity workers under the aegis of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have threatened to shut down the entire electricity generation and distribution network in the country in a nationwide strike that may halt the economy with effect from next … read more
Nigeria has set early June for the start of vocational training for more than 20,000 ex-militants who laid down their arms, under a government amnesty, a presidential aide said Wednesday. “The target is 20,192 ex-militants and the call to camp … read more
A militant kingpin and bomb specialist who identified himself as the “Udumegun of Niger-Delta” today detonated a bomb at the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC) office in Warri, Delta state, causing fresh panic in the oil state. The scene of explosion … read more
Senate President David Mark Tuesday slammed what he called the government’s poor handling of the health of president Umaru Yar’Adua who died last week of a protracted heart ailment. “The nation was not adequately informed about his health status. This … read more
Nigeria have picked England-based stars Mikel John Obi and veteran Nwankwo Kanu in a 30-man preliminary squad for next month’s World Cup in South Africa. Mikel is nursing a knee injury that needed surgery recently while speculations have surrounded Kanu’s … read more