Month: July 2009

The Federal Government plans to grant up to 10,000 Niger Delta militants amnesty aimed at ending attacks, which have crippled the country,s oil industry, chief coordinator overseeing the amnesty deal,...

LAGOS — More than 700 died last November in clashes in the Nigerian city of Jos, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday as it urged the prosecution of members of...

Lagos — Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has berated President Barack Obama over his speech in Ghana, saying it was a huge embarrassment to the African continent and...

THE Federal Government (NCS) has introduced a uniform import duty rate on imported vehicles based on ex-factory price. (more…)

The truth is the same whether spoken by Barack Obama (US President), Wole Soyinka, Gani Fawehinmi, Femi Falana, Olisa Agbakoba, late Fela, Odumegwu Ojukwu (Ikemba Nnewi), Bala Usman, late Martin...

Some of my friends, readers of my articles, and even politician-friends in Nigeria (and I don’t have a lot of them in that last category) have often asked me: “What...

At the last count, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson was hooked on more than eight prescription medications, including three powerful narcotic pain killers. (more…)