More revelations have surfaced as to how the four clerics enlisted in Turai’s latest propaganda about her husband’s health were recruited and used. The four men reportedly met ailing president, Umaru Yar’Adua, on Thursday. They are: Ustaz Musa Mohammed, the … read more
The Chief Imam of the National Mosque in Abuja, Ustaz Musa Mohammed has said that President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua could not speak coherently when he led two other Islamic clerics on a visit to the President at the Presidential Villa … read more
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has called on stakeholders in all sectors of the country’s economy to give adequate attention to the issue of transparency, accountability and honesty in their conduct, as a way of enhancing the living conditions of the … read more
The United States announced new security measures on Friday to replace the mandatory screening of air travelers from 14 mostly Muslim countries that had angered some allies when it was imposed after a failed bombing on Christmas Day. The measures … read more
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will swear in 38 ministers to his new cabinet and assign them portfolios on Tuesday, a presidency spokesman said yesterday, a move that would help ease political uncertainty in the country. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed … read more
Thousands of devout Christians thronged the dusty streets of Kano in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north to mark Jesus’ crucification in a show of sharply improved sectarian ties in a city previously notorious for religious intolerance. Escorted by police, over 4,000 … read more
AGAINST all expectations, the 38 ministers-designates recently screened by the National Assembly and confirmed to serve as ministers in a new cabinet under Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, were still waiting to be sworn in as no date has been confirmed … read more
A man has crashed his car through security gates and into a parked passenger plane in Nigeria’s latest airport security breach. The man slammed an Audi saloon through two sets of gates guarded by the Nigerian Air Force at Margaret … read more
Pirates freed a captain and crew member of a Ghanaian vessel in Nigerian waters on Wednesday, three days after they seized it off the coast of Cameroon, a Nigerian navy spokesman said. Attackers hijacked the boat carrying goods from Ghana … read more
The Nigerian Senate confirmed acting President Goodluck Jonathan’s 38 cabinet nominees Wednesday, including a managing director of Goldman Sachs’ London office, effectively sealing Mr. Jonathan’s place at the helm of Africa’s second-biggest economy. The cabinet overhaul provides further stability to … read more