Twenty five years after Dele Giwa, pioneer Newswatch editor-in-chief, was assassinated by parcel bomb, an attempt to target some top management staff of Superscreen Television through a similar device on Tuesday in Lagos failed as premature detonation saw the “mail … read more
The umbrella Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has frowned at the overseas treatment of President Umaru Yar’Adua, who has been in Saudi Arabia for the past 28 days for treatment of a heart condition. In a statement after a meeting of … read more
What else could go more wrong with Nigeria? Lengthy fuel queues previously thought to be one of the by-products of corrupt military rule, have resurfaced with their catasthrophic consequences for the economy all over the country. Foreigners, in a foreign … read more
When Nigeria’s president Umaru Yar’Adua was rushed to a hospital in Saudi Arabia late last month, nobody expected that the entire government apparatus would grind to a halt in his absence. Government spokesmen assure Nigerians that all presidential functions are … read more
At least 30 people have been killed in clashes between herders and farmers in Nigeria’s central Nasarawa State, witnesses say. Local people have described armed men driving from house to house shooting. Farms and homes have been destroyed in the … read more
Royal Dutch Shell, the oil giant, has launched a shake-up of its controversial operations in Nigeria by offering oilfields valued at up to $5 billion (£3.1 billion) for sale. The auction comes as Nigeria prepares to impose harsher terms on … read more
Nigeria’s economic growth is expected to retain its slide in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted. The IMF stated this in its recently released November edition of the monthly country report on Nigeria. It added that until well … read more
As expected, the state of health of President Umaru Yar’ Adua and a crippling fuel shortage nationwide continued to dominate newspaper pages in Nigeria. The private Vanguard newspaper headlined its story on the President’s health thus: “24 days after, Ministers … read more
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), Lagos State branch, Friday directed tanker drivers to stop lifting fuel over an alleged assault on their members by some officers of the Nigerian Navy. … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:39 AM To: Chief Oyibo Subject: Warning Strike The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) can confirm that a warning strike carried out by five boats involving thirty five … read more