ONE of the two major constituents of Abia State, the Ukwa Ngwa people, have issued a quit notice to non-indigenes with no visible means of livelihood to leave their community, warning that they will henceforth not guarantee the safety such … read more
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Rilwanu Lukman, yesterday defied the order of the Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan, barring him from going on holiday. Mr. Lukman travelled to Vienna, Austria, for the Christmas and New Year vacation, undermining the planned meetings … read more
The person at the centre of a storm is sometimes the last to realise it. This is the case with President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Those who know may not be saying it, but Nigerians, except for the most rabid Yar’Adua … read more
Twenty-three persons aboard a trailer loaded with cattle were confirmed dead after a crash in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara State, local media reported on Friday. Twenty passengers were killed on the spot in the accident on Wednesday night at the Gidan … read more
Four Ministers are to forgo their Christmas holiday and stay put in Abuja to tackle the fuel scarcity that has made life harder for Nigerians, whose country produces crude oil in million barrels. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday gave … read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on Wednesday denied reports credited to him that he wrote to the Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan, asking him to take over from the President, … read more
‘Elders” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are at loggerheads with one of their own, the troubled former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, whom they’ve accused of stealing a $1.5 million gift belonging to them. The sum of money … read more
Security forces have deployed in two cities in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta in the past two days to disperse former militants protesting over the non-payment of amnesty allowances. Activists say the government is not keeping the promises it made during … read more
Members of Umaru Yar’adua’s kitchen cabinet are determined to stop at nothing in frustrating “Vice President” Goodluck Jonathan’s takeover of power in a constitutional manner, Saharareporters’ investigations have revealed. The new plot has been hatched in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and … read more
The tension that has gripped the nation in the last 30 days since President Umaru Yar’Adua was admitted to King Faisal Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia may soon be over as Vice President Goodluck Jonathan is likely to take over as … read more