Parents of two kidnapped toddlers have pleaded for the release of their children. Chimaraoke and Kelechi Okocha, aged two and one-and-half years respectively, were seized on Feb. 26, by unknown gunmen on their way to the University of Port Harcourt … read more
A female Nigerian politician badly beaten by a local MP is standing by the publication of a revealing photograph showing her injuries in a hospital bed. Habiba Garba told the BBC she wanted people to see the reality of violence … read more
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday warned anyone contemplating to protest the affirmation of President Umaru Yar�Adua�s election by the Presidential Election Tribunal to have a rethink. It said the warning was necessitated by information that there were plots by some … read more
The visiting Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prof. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has advised Nigeria to strike a balance between maintaining a healthy foreign reserves and spending on infrastructural development. In an interview with THISDAY Board of Editors in Abuja … read more
The European Union (EU) said yesterday that it had not made any statement to support the verdict of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, which on Tuesday upheld the election of President Umaru MusaYar�Adua. EU had been reported to have said … read more
Kidnappers of Eni Odili, nephew and aide of former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, have demanded N50 million as ransom for the man who was taken hostage, Sunday, on his way from church service in company of his wife … read more
A strategy to put a top to the incessant militants� disturbances in the oil-rich Niger Delta region has been floated by Notore Chemicals Limited, the company that bought over National Fertilizer Company of Nigeria (NAFCON). The Notore strategy, in content … read more
Most Nigerian yesterday expressed different opinion on the verdict delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal upholding the election of President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua. “Umaru Yar�Adua and Goodluck Jonathan remain the president and vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” … read more
This is a week of judgments, a crucial week in the democratisation process in Nigeria. Yesterday, the governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, lost at the Election Petitions Tribunal. Today, the president and three governors will know their fate. … read more
The kidnapers of Mr. Eni Odili, an aide to the former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, on Monday demanded a N50m ransom to set him free. Eni, who is a also a nephew to Odili, was abducted on … read more