Contrary to the recent report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on its environmental assessment of Ogoniland, the Nigerian government early this year

Ushonye Ayim, 7 August 2011 Analysis Today, Nigeria has a 36- State structure; however expectations are high as to the possible creation of more States. The challenge of creating a State out

On Sunday 28th August, 2011 Hon. Justice Ignatius Katsina-Alu, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) will by his own doctored age, will be 70 years. On that date by the provisions of Section 291 the

LAGOS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A total of 449 former militants from Nigeria's Niger Delta region have left for vocational training overseas under the government's amnesty program. The batch which left

Tony Adibe, 5 August 2011 interview Chief Victor Umeh is the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). In this interview with our Enugu correspondent, he speaks on President

Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan has given assurance that the perpetrators of last Thursday's bomb blast that wrecked havoc at the headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force would be fished out

Nigeria said it will take over operator rights at each of the four licenses in which Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) is selling its interests. State-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. will