The Nigerian government is failing to prosecute police and soldiers who rape women and girls with impunity, says rights group Amnesty International. The country’s police authorities acknowledge rape is a problem within the service, but say that they are working … read more
About 25 people were trapped with fears about their safety after a three-storey building, located along Airport Road, Oshodi, Lagos collapsed Monday night. The building, which was said to have collapsed at about 9pm Monday, was under construction but some … read more
President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday stated that, despite recent hos-tage takings and the death of an expatriate held hostage in the Niger Delta, the situation in the volatile area is now controllable. Though he described the recent development as �unfortunate and … read more
Barely two months after a pipeline fire killed about six people in Oghale, Eleme Local Government area of River State, another life was in the early hours of yesterday lost when fire broke out from a punched pipe where people … read more
Governor Peter Odili of Rivers State and a presidential aspirant on the platform of People’s Democractic Party (PDP), yesterday, pledged to tackle the erractic power supply in the country, saying the provision of uninterrupted power supply through an annual injection … read more
PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday took a swipe at the military, saying they were responsible for the nation�s economic woes. The president who is a former military head of state also blamed the military for the widespread corruption in the … read more
YOUTHS of Ekeremor Constituency III in Bayelsa State, yesterday, asked the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Ahmadu Ali, party leadership in the state and the Governor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to urgently look into the bid by a House of … read more
A RESURGENCE of violence was on Saturday recorded in Bayelsa and Anambra states as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held its primaries for aspirants into the House of Representatives. Three persons were feared dead in Anambra while many others … read more
The United States government has barred five Nigerian governors from entering the country with effect December 1. This follows a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Sources said Chairman of the EFCC Malam Nuhu Ribadu, made the … read more
The Federal Government has launched an investigation into the activities of a group which claimed responsibility for the recent string of air disasters in the country, particularly those involving Bellview, Sosoliso and ADC airliners, in which over 300 lives were … read more