The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State command, Mr. Udom Ekpoudom, has withdrawn all policemen attached to influential individuals in the state due to the upsurge in robbery incidents and other crimes in Ibadan, the state capital. Similarly, police personnel earlier … read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress at the weekend said the ‘plea bargain’ between former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was not an acceptable alternative to a formal conviction of the culprit. Speaking in … read more
Militants late on Thursday freed 70-year-old Madam Hansel Seibarugu, mother of the Speaker of the Bayelsa House of Assembly, after eleven days in captivity. Mama Yenagoa as she is fondly called was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen who invaded her Akaibiri … read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, are to get a total of N19.5 million as severance pay as soon as the National Assembly ratifies the payment of severance allowance to former public office-holders. Documents exclusively obtained … read more
The Southwalk Crown Court in London, Thursday, delivered an order freezing the assets of James Ibori, the former governor of Delta State. The assets frozen include real estate belonging to the ex-governor in the United Kingdom, a newly acqu-ired aircraft … read more
TRAGEDY occurred in Kaduna State when a middle-aged fisherman, Mallam Hamisu Umar was killed and eaten by crocodiles in the Kaduna River. Umar was said to be on a normal fishing expedition when a female crocodile and its seven young … read more
The United States (US) government is having a hardtime convincing critics that the new US/Africa Command (AFRICOM), will be an opportunity for enhanced engagement rather than the militarisation of relations between the super power and the continent competition with China, … read more
Fresh industrial crisis looms in Bayelsa State following Wednesday night seven-day ultimatum issued by the leadership of the state chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to Governor Timipre Sylva to immediately drop the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), … read more
President Umaru Yar� Adua has said the problem in the Niger Delta region will soon be over. The consultation and discussion between his government and leaders as well as militant groups in the area will help to restore normalcy to … read more
There seems to be no hiding place for corrupt politicians in the country. The London Metropo-litan Police said yesterday that they would follow suit in the clampdown against some former governors by digging into the activities of all former Nigerian … read more