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EFCC raids Iyabo Obasanjo�s home

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday raided the Abuja residence of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello. A counsel to the senator, Mr. Adebayo Olanipekun, informed an Abuja High Court that the EFCC operatives stormed … read more

Seattle Based Film Crew Still Held

Four people from a Seattle-based film crew and a Nigerian man accompanying them have been detained for illegally traveling by boat in restive southern Nigeria, officials said. Security forces fighting militants in the Niger Delta consider much of the vast … read more

Hope dims for total radar coverage

The total radar coverage of Nigeria�s airspace may not become a reality in the nearest future following the politicisation of the clearance of the radar components at the Lagos Apapa Wharf. The development is coming as the Nigerian Airspace Management … read more

Ijaws won�t accept secret trial of Okah

Foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark has criticised the Federal Government over its planned secret trial of the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Mr. Henry Okah Okah and another MEND�s leader, Edward Atatah, have … read more

Northern Nigeria on Meningitis Alert

State-owned Nigeria News Agency says about 400 deaths have occurred from meningitis and measles outbreaks in northern Nigeria. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports health authorities are scrambling to stop what could become a major meningitis epidemic. Since the beginning … read more