NIGERIA: Now we’re the marginalised – Yoruba elders
Some Yoruba elders met recently to review their lot in the nation’s political configuration. Their chorus was a lamentation of woe. The venue was symbolic if not nostalgic for the...
NIGERIA: FG, Lagos to build Badagry Deep Seaport
Following the inability of the nation’s existing seaports to cope with the current demand of the services in the sector, the Federal Government said it has commenced the construction of...
NIGERIA: UNILAG/MAULAG Controversy, Jonathan was ill-advised – Afe Babalola
Legal luminary and proprietor, Aare Afe Babalola University, AdoEkiti (ABUAD), Chief Emmanuel Afe Babalola (SAN) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to settle out of court the pending case on...
NIGERIA: Jonathan Will Not Sign 2013 Budget This Week – Okonjo-Iweala.
30 days deadline for President's assent expires today, the President was angered by National assembly men padding the budget with additional N63 billion. National assembly claimed that they will use...
NIGERIA: Gunmen kill 6 persons in Plateau
Three farmers were gunned down at Kassa village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State when attackers opened fire on them as they worked on their farm. About...
NIGERIA: Imo ALGON blasts Okorocha, dares him on fresh LG polls
The embattled Imo State Chapter of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, said the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha has committed over 100 impeachable offences in less than two...
NIGERIA: Ezu River, corpses to be exhumed again
The 25 unidentified corpse which were found floating on Ezu river in Awka, Anambra State, may again be exhumed for the second time, following revelations that the police did not...
NIGERIA: Anxiety as Senators, Reps refuse Jonathan’s request to alter budget
Anxiety gripped presidency officials and caucus leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the National Assembly, yesterday, following the rejection of the alterations sought by the presidency into the...
NIGERIA: My cancer story – Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Monday night, told the story of what led to his long vacation that sparked off controversy, saying he was actually hit by cancer of...
NIGERIA: Reps call for construction of 2nd River Niger Bridge
THE House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to engage the services of a competent contractor to commence the construction of a second Niger bridge to support the one...