Legal luminaries have disagreed over the tenure of the Governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi and that of his deputy, Mr. Tele Ikuru. Amaechi was sworn in on October 25, 2007 following a Supreme Court verdict annulling the election of … read more
VICE President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday stressed the need for a review of the 1999 Constitution, which he described as inadequate and in need of amendment if it is to accommodate current developments in the nation’s life. The Vice President also … read more
The Nigerian federal government filed a suit in the High Court of Abuja on Tuesday against tobacco companies British-American Tobacco, Philip Morris International, and International Tobacco Ltd., seeking US$42.4 billion in reparations for damage they have caused to Nigerians’ health. … read more
United States lawyers on both sides of the $6 million Willbros scandal, said to involve Nigerian officials, could not agree on naming the Nigerian officials involved, Empowered Newswire reports. US Justice Department officials have also refused to identify the said … read more
ARMED youths in the Niger Delta stepped up their controversial acts yesterday by attempting to abduct the Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG), Isaac Duerimini Kekemeke. Providentially, however, he resisted the abduction and secured freedom. Last night, Kekemeke told … read more
Glasgow will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games after the Scottish city beat off a rival bid from Nigeria’s Abuja on Friday. The decision was announced by Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell after its general assembly meeting held in … read more
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Soludo, on Friday declared that foreign banks would not be allowed to take over Nigerian banks. He said the CBN was working on the issue of limiting foreign ownership in … read more
Nigerian militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has called again for a sovereign national conference to decide the future of the oil-rich Niger Delta. He told the BBC’s Network Africa programme that the time had come for all the peoples of Nigeria … read more
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Thursday said that any Nigerian indicted in the bribery allegation rocking the American oil firm, Wilbros Group, would be prosecuted. He told the Bloomberg in an interview from Abuja … read more
A few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the December 8 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) illegal, the party yesterday cancelled the ward congresses held last Monday and shifted the National Convetion to January. … read more