ALL has now been put in place by the incumbent Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Richard Aisoebeogun, to ensure that the closed Port Harcourt Airport is re opened for flight operations come December 18. This … read more
A body, Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, has described the Nigeria Police as a �danger to public safety and security� as it reportedly killed no fewer than 7,198 Nigerians in five years. The body, which conducted investigations in 14 … read more
THE Nigerian Navy is to deploy 14 ships and two helicopters to patrol the nation�s territorial waters with a view to neutralising militants and criminals along the coastlines. It will today launch a one-week maneuver to show its readiness.The exercise … read more
The Minister of State for Energy (Petroleum), Odein Ajumogobia (SAN) was quoted a few days ago as saying that anyone discovered to have been involved in the Wilbros $6 million bribery scandal, will be prosecuted. That is well said and … read more
While some communities have been without electricity for years, electricity equipment worth N100 billion that would have provided electricity in several communiites are wasting away at a location in Lagos. Managing Director, Rural Electricity Agency (REA), Mr Sam Gekpe, condemened … read more
African leaders who gathered in Lisbon, Portugal for a summit with their colleagues from the European Union yesterday said their aim is not to seek charity but for their countries to be allowed to become major players in the global … read more
United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, held a meeting in New York on Friday with representatives of the Nigerian and Cameroonian governments over the controversial Bakassi peninsular. He was reassured that the UN-mediated Greentree accord was on course, Empowered Newswire … read more
AS part of efforts at meeting the health related Millennium Development Goals target, the Federal Government will soon make available cheaper malaria drugs to Nigerians. The Minister of Health, Professor Adenike Grange who stated this at the weekend in Addis … read more
The coast is now clear for a change of guard at the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Restore Hope. Its Commander, Brig.-Gen. Lawrence Ngubane, has been elevated to the rank of Major Gen. in the Nigerian Army. … read more
Peace in the Niger Delta may still be long in coming as the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday disowned the peace agreement the federal and Bayelsa State governments signed with some militants last week in … read more