By  Innocent Anaba ENUGU—The Igbo Leadership Forum, ILF, has condemned the conflicting judgements delivered by the Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu over the 2007 senatorial election of Anambra North Senatorial zone, won by Senator Joy Emodi. The group also asked the Nigeria Judicial Council, NJC, to urgently intervene in the matter by calling the […]

ONE of the institutions most devastated under Babangida, was the judiciary. As usual, he presented himself as a champion of what he hoped to destroy.

CHAIRMAN of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo state, Chief Dan Obih, yesterday, assured that the leadership of the party in the state would ensure that there would be no imposition of candidates in the forthcoming general elections in the state.

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the Chairman of Afribank Plc, Mr. Osa Osunde, and four directors of the bank over alleged misappropriation of depositors’ money running into about N67billion.

hief Onyema Ugochukwu, Abia State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, party’s flag bearer in the 2007 governorship election, has said that he is hopeful of getting justice in his long legal battle against the declaration of Chief Theodore Orji as the Governor of the state.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday ordered former Managing Director of Platinum Habib Bank (Bank PHB), Mr. Francis Atuche, not to honour further invitations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in respect of his seized assets.

FOLLOWING discrepancies noticed by the presidency in 2010 Budget as passed by the National Assembly (NASS), the Acting President last night resumed dialogue with the leadership of the NASS aimed at finding a solution to the looming face-off between the two arms of government.

I FEELa sense of urgency in writing this letter to you, Alhaji Bala, regarding your recent appointment and confirmation as Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory.

Late last year, the whole world gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, to critically discuss disturbing climatic changes. Understandably, the countries of the world are in agreement that the way we live and grossly abuse the environment has not only started to adversely affect our lives but is also posing serious and irreparable danger to future generations.

ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent visit to the United States of America, USA on the invitation of President Barak Obama is his recognition of Jonathan’s leadership of Nigeria at this critical time.

EVENTS at the two chambers of the National Assembly: the Senate and House of Representatives, were characterized by intrigues and political maneouverings, leading to grave uncertainty, yesterday.

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—ABIA State Police Command says that there is no official report yet from any of its divisions on the reported kidnapping of two Germans in Ukwa East Local Government Area of the state, last weekend. It was reported that two Germans were kidnapped in Azumini, a tourist community of Abia State, where […]

LATE last year, precisely on November 12th 2009, Mr. Matthew Idemudia, a pensioner, had a premonition that something bad may likely happen to him or any member of his family on that fateful day.

A BOMB exploded at the Wulari Police Barracks Mummy Market in Maiduguri, yesterday, while activities at the market were at the peak.

NEW Sports Minister, Isa Bio, may have been briefed about Lagos State and its journalists and he came prepared. In his first official visit to the once Mecca of sports in Nigeria, Bio came to inspect the dilapidated structures but in an apparent bid to impress the critical journalists, he committed more blunders than the one he made in Abuja.