The United States said Thursday it wanted to step up development assistance to Nigeria's restive Muslim-majority north as it urged the Abuja government to address grievances underlying
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Govt warns against wrongful deportation of Nigerians
March 21, 2012 Comment Off 66 ViewsFOREIGN missions in Nigeria yesterday got a food for thought from their host – the Federal Government. They were warned against the deportation of Nigerians without following the appropriate
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Nigerian Ex-Governor Fails to stop Trial
March 20, 2012 Comment Off 76 ViewsA Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe state, on 20 March , ruled that the former governor, Alhaji Danjuma Goje and four others who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes
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In Ondo, Here We Go Again
March 19, 2012 Comment Off 57 ViewsGuest Columnist: By Akin Osuntokun “Beyond the partisan hopes, aspirations and fears of these three political parties - the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and
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Godwin Daboh Adzuana, Mr Controversy, Dies at 70
March 16, 2012 Comment Off 307 ViewsDr. Godwin Dabo Adzuana By Eddy Odivwri Long before Arthur Nzeribe hit the political stage with the tag of maverick politician, the likes of Dr. Godwin Dabo Adzuana had indeed made a career of
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‘New PDP national chairman may emerge by consensus’
March 13, 2012 Comment Off 69 ViewsChairman of Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Abdulrahman Enagi, says there are strong indications that the new national chairman of PDP may emerge through consensus as
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Senate to probe ministry, states over ecological funds
March 7, 2012 Comment Off 59 ViewsThe Senate yesterday resolved to investigate the Ministry of Environment and the various states of the federation over perceived under-utilization of the ecological funds. The resolution was
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South-South will not give up Presidency if…
March 7, 2012 Comment Off 49 ViewsTony Princewill is a former gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress in Rivers State during the 2007 general elections and now a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party. In this interview,
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Ibori: Uduaghan keeps mum
March 7, 2012 Comment Off 44 ViewsFew days after former governor of Delta State James Ibori admitted his guilt to money laundering charges against him at the London Court, the Delta State Government is still keeping sealed lips
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How Reps voted against time limit for election cases
March 7, 2012 Comment Off 61 ViewsOn February 22, 2012 the House of Representatives threw out a bill seeking to alter the provisions of the 1999 Constitution to provide a time frame within which all disputes and litigations emanating
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