The Nigerian Army has ratified the life jail slammed on 27 soldiers for staging a public protest in Akure, capital of South-west Ondo state, in 2008, but the sentences have been commuted to seven years imprisonment for each convicted soldier, … read more
Nigeria has defended its bid to extend its continental shelf from the present 200 nautical miles to 350 nautical miles. The Pan African News Agency (PANA) reports that the defence was made on Friday at the UN headquarters in New … read more
The military Joint Task Force is getting ready for a full offensive against militants who may be left in the creeks of the Niger Delta at the expiration of the amnesty deal by midnight on October 4, Sunday Independent has … read more
Beyond the September 15, 2009 fresh quit notice, which the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) gave to oil multinationals operating on oil platforms in Nigeria is a new threat to the country’s economy and global oil … read more
No fewer than 180 children in Akwa Ibom State that were branded witches and sent away from their home have been reunited with their families after going through rehabilitation processes at the Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network (CRRAN) at Eket … read more
CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi said in London yesterday that the apex bank was ready to sell Union Bank, Intercontinental, Oceanic, Afribank and FinBank, 100 per cent to foreign investors. But one of the foreign investors who spoke to Vanguard … read more
SPOKESMAN of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), Jomo Gbomo has explained the reason for the recent secret meeting between the leader of Camp 5, Government Ekpemupolo and the supposed leader of the group, Henry Okah. In … read more
The 16 executive directors of the five banks being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over mismanagement of loans are yet to meet their bail conditions. The directors, sacked by the CBN Governor, Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, … read more
Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria, is set to become a millionaire’s, nay, billionaires’ haven, as the land value has gone through the roof with the recent review of rates by the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS). The AGIS, last … read more
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, (SAN) yesterday said that Nigeria will today at the United Nations office in New York, United States of America, defend its request for an increase in the nation’s … read more