A New York-based media rights group has called on Nigerian police to drop the threat of arrest and prosecution of the editor of a critical private weekly charged with defamation. In a statement, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called … read more
Global rights watchdog Amnesty International Friday urged Nigeria’s new leader to set up an independent body to investigate what it said were routine “unlawful killings” by the country’s police. Amnesty called on Goodluck Jonathan to make good on his pledge, … read more
New York-based Human Rights Watch says Nigeria’s acting president has made promising pledges to address endemic corruption and violence in the West African country. As Nigeria’s Vice President Goodluck Jonathan steps into his new role as the country’s interim president, … read more
The Niger Delta Youth Coalition yesterday opposed the resolution of the National Assembly empowering Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as acting president; the group described the development as illegal and unconstitutional. In a press statement signed by its national coordinator Prince … read more
Acting president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has reportedly demanded an update on the Federal Government’s post-amnesty programme. The request, expected to be officially transmitted to the General Godwin Abbe-led post-amnesty coordination committee, is said to be coming on the heels of … read more
Contrary to all the hype that Lagos is being transformed into a world class city, a recent survey on global cities has shown that Lagos is the fifth worst city to live in the world. In the annual survey by … read more
Nigeria’s new acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, is attempting to breathe life into the nation’s ailing energy sector just two days after assuming the duties of President Umaru Yar’Adua, who has been out of the country since November with health problems. … read more
Soldiers have been deployed to help restore order after a resurgent communal violence in Nigeria’s northern Gombe state has claimed six lives and left many more injured, the News Agency of Nigeria reported Thursday, quoting a Nigeria Red Cross official. … read more
Nigeria would have to meet four conditions before it could be removed from the list of 14 “countries of interest”, a group whose nationals are under heavy scrutiny by the United States for potential terrorist activities. And in another development, … read more
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met at a secret location in Abuja on Wednesday night, THISDAY can report. Although THISDAY could not confirm the venue and details of the meeting, it was learnt that the talk … read more