British Court open hearings on seizure of Ibori’s assets
Barring last minutes hitches, hearing will today begin at Southwark Crown Court, London in the suit filed for the confiscation of assets worth about £50 million owned by the jailed…
Kidnapped ACN Chieftain Killed
The Vice Chairman (South-east) of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Dr. Chudi Nwike, who was kidnapped weeks ago by unknown gunmen, has been found killed by his abductors after…
Boko Haram rejects amnesty; accuse Jonathan of atrocities against Muslims
President Goodluck Jonathan and his spin doctors at the Presidency were put on the defensive and are said to have gone on damage control over drive after the shadowy Islamist…
$620,000 Bribe: Lawan, Emenalo want Charges Dropped
The lawyer for the former Chairman of the House Ad hoc Committee investigating the fuel subsidy Regime, Hon. Farouk Lawan, and the Secretary of the Committee, Boniface Emenalo, has filed…
Can APC cure Nigeria’s headache? (2)
I have no illusions about the challenges (some of which are beginning to manifest) and limitations of the new mega party being proposed by the country’s main opposition parties. The…
Amaechi Denies Plan to Dump PDP
Governor of Rivers State and President of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday refuted claims of his intention to ditch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for another party.…
One Die as ACN, PDP Clash in Edo
Loyalists of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed in Edo State on Thursday, killing one person in the process. At least seven other…
Amodu Appointed Nigeria’s Technical Director
Erstwhile Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Shuaibu Amodu has been appointed Technical Director of the country’s football team. Also, James Peters was appointed National Technical Director for Youth…
N260m Pedestrian Bridge: CACOL Flays Amosun’s Profligacy
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has flayed the profligacy of Ogun State government in its ongoing urban infrastructural renewal projects in the state. Reacting to the allegation that the…
Nine Killed in Police-Boko Haram Shootout
A crossfire between security forces and suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect early on Thursday in Babbangida, Yobe State, some 50 kilometres north of state capital Damaturu has…