The six-man delegation mandated by the Federal Executive Council to visit Saudi Arabia and ascertain the true state of ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s health was billed to leave the country last night after the Federal Government eventually secured a … read more
The governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, yesterday warned of impending breakdown of law and order in the Niger Delta region, following the backlog of unpaid allowances to ex-militants. Mr. Amaechi, who spoke through his Commissioner for Budget, Dagogo Jack, … read more
The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, will Tuesday make a presentation before the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the United States of America’s Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The event is titled “Examining … read more
With the expected arrival of the six-man delegation from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in Jeddah today to see President Umaru Yar’Adua at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, there is growing concern in government circles that … read more
Nigeria’s acting leader on Sunday assured visiting former US president George W. Bush that Africa’s leading oil producer is turning its back on flawed elections come next year. Goodluck Jonathan told Bush during talks in the Nigerian capital Abuja that … read more
The security situation in Nigeria’s troubled oil producing delta region remains fragile despite assurances by the acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, to revive an amnesty program in the region. Community leaders in the Niger Delta have appealed for restraint to allow … read more
The Acting President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, will meet, this week, with the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Mr Michel Sidibé, on how to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. In a statement issued … read more
The six Nigerian ministers selected last Wednesday by the cabinet to visit Umaru Yar’Adua in a Saudi hospital were last night unable to leave Abuja following the denial of landing rights to them by the Saudi aviation authorities who reportedly … read more
Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair on Saturday lauded Nigeria for the it handled a potentially tricky situation brought by the protracted absence of the president. On the first leg of a tour of west Africa, Blair held talks with … read more
Nigerian elections could be held as early as November if reforms being reviewed by parliament are approved, limiting Acting President Goodluck Jonathan’s time in charge and intensifying the struggle over who will succeed him. Jonathan’s assumption of executive powers last … read more