By Adekunle Adekoya, with agency reports LAGOS—NITEL’s privatization took a new twist yesterday when China’s second biggest mobile operator, China Unicom, announced in a statement that one of its subsidiaries, China Unicom (Europe) Operations Ltd is interested in the ailing carrier, but as yet, there are no discussions on any “substantive and legally binding agreements.” […]

A former US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Walter Carrington will today deliver a public lecture titled “Electoral Reform and Good Governance: Lessons for Nigeria” as part of activities marking the first year in office of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young LAGOS — WORKERS in the nation’s oil industry have called on the Federal Government and others concerned to stop making a comedy act of the health predicament and disclose the true position of the President’s health to Nigerians who elected him as President. The umbrella body for senior staff in the petroleum […]

By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA—The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, yesterday, advocated for the establishment of independent bodies within the Police and other security agencies to address alleged wanton abuse of human rights by security operatives in the country. Senator Mark, who said this at a lecture on security and human rights organised by […]

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Ufot Ekaette has announced the preparedness of the ministry to collaborate with the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, with a view to using the university’s facilities to train the ex-militants and youths in the region. Chief Ekaette, who disclosed this measure while receiving the visiting University’s […]

By Gbenga Akanmu LAGOS — Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, during a plenary urged the Acting President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, to urgently  address the  power and petroleum challenges facing the country. The call came when a lawmaker, Babatunde Adewale, under Matters of Urgent Public Importance called attention to a fire outbreak […]

Lagos lawyer, Mr Festus Keyamo, yesterday, sued both the Federal Executive Council, FEC, and the President of the Senate before a Federal high court sitting in Abuja over their failure to remove President Umaru Musa Yara’Adua from office on account of his ill-health.

HUNDREDS of residents of Ejule in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State yesterday fled the town as heavy fighting broke out amongst some youths, which has left six persons dead and several others seriously injured.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—A seventy-nine year old woman, Lady Mercy Onyirimba, who was kidnapped by hoodlums few days ago, is still being held in captivity by her abductors. Lady Onyirimba, who is the mother of former Majority Leader of Imo State House of Assembly, Chief Stanford Onyirimba, was kidnapped from her home in Umuduruegwelle, Umueze […]

By Innocent Anaba ABUJA — The Supreme Court has adjourned till  March 15, 2010 for hearing on the appeal by Governor Aliyu Wammako of Sokoto State in the suit challenging his election by the candidate of the DPP, Maigari Dingyadi, thereby halting further proceedings on the matter before  the Court of Appeal. Also, the National […]