Nigeria’s new President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday vowed that his administration would put in place an electoral body that will organise elections acceptable to the international community. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has a history of flawed and violent polls. … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta have threatened a fresh wave of potentially crippling attacks on Nigeria’s oil industry, giving the African country’s newly-installed president weeks to address their demands. Goodluck Jonathan, a native of the delta, was sworn in last … read more
The son of the late Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha was to appear in a Geneva court Monday to appeal a sentence he surrender 350 million dollars pillaged from his country, Swiss newspapers reported. A Geneva magistrate convicted Abba Abacha, 41, … read more
Hundreds of travellers were, on Sunday, left stranded at the international wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, because of power failure at the facility. An employee of the airport, who asked not to be named, said the three-hour … read more
Nigeria’s main opposition party on Sunday urged newly-installed President Goodluck Jonathan to fight corruption, embark on electoral reform and set performance targets for his administration. “While he is free to set his own priorities, key areas where he can score … read more
With the assumption of office of Nigeria’s new President Goodluck Jonathan within hours of the death of his predecessor Umaru Yar’Adua, speculation is rife here on who will become the country’s next vice-president. The president may announce his likely deputy … read more
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has called for the immediate prosecution of Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, wife of ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, for allegedly kidnapping her husband. He also laid the blame of the recent Jos mayhem on the doorstep of … read more
Nigeria’s new president is expected to nominate a new vice president in the coming week. That person could quickly become the frontrunner for next year’s presidential election under an informal power-sharing deal. President Goodluck Jonathan’s choice as deputy may show … read more
Indications emerged yesterday that the ripple effect of a fresh Icelandic volcano ash cloud stretching over Northern Spain and Southern France, leading to the delay and cancellations of hundreds of flights between Europe and North America, may hit Nigerian passengers … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday visited the home town of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua in northern Katsina state to condole with his family members. The President, who was accompanied by First Lady Patience, was received on arrival at the Katsina … read more