Prominent human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has faulted the African Union (AU) over the organisation’s objections to grant him access to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to challenge alleged violation of his “right to participate in the government of his country; right to the public services, and freedom from discrimination.”

The Nigerian Navy has said that the decline of militancy in the Niger Delta region was due to the persistent effort of its men in finding lasting solution to the violence in the area.

STAFF of Presidential Hotel, Enugu, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest over the non-payment of their salaries and allowances in the past 24 months.

The Police Service Commission yesterday announced the promotion of two senior officers, CP John O. Morenike and CP (Dr.) Stephen D. Hart, to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. Both Promotions are with effect from August 3, 2011.

Senator Andy Uba has asked the National Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra State, to dismiss the petition by Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, contending that the tribunal lacked the locus standi to hear his (Ukachukwu) petition, as he was not a candidate of any political party and did not take part in the said election.

MANAGING Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Chibuzor Ugwoha, has stressed the readiness of the commission to build capacity in the Niger Delta region.

For allegedly infringing on his intellectual property rights on the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, now before the National Assembly, a Nigerian lawyer and Estate Surveyor and Valuer based in England, Mr Emeka Chigozie Emeka, has threatened to drag the Nigerian government to court.

Athletics Federation of Nigeria has categorized and hiked winnings at the Cross-River All Nigeria Championships beginning this week at the U.J Esuene Stadium.

Abuja, An Effective rail and road transportation system will help to reduce the cost of foodstuff in Nigeria, an agricultural expert has said.

Certainly it is not a tea party at the U.J Eseune Stadium Calabar this morning as the Cross-River All Nigeria athletics championships begin with all intensity. And as the best Nigeria’s has to offer in track and field, move back and forth searching for acclaim, it promises to be a spectacle even as records are waiting to be broken.

The police in Bayelsa State have arrested twelve persons suspected to be pirates allegedly involved in the attack on a marine police team along the state waterways in which two officers lost their lives.

A suit brought against the Chief of Army Staff, Inspector-General of Police and Major Malife Akpogun by 41 members of Otuo Neigbourhood Watch, Otuo in Owan East local government area of Edo State seeking to enforce their fundamental human rights has suffered a setback.

Lagos – A Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Wednesday heard with consternation how an accused had his right hand chopped off with a cutlass by a complainant for allegedly stealing the headlight of a Honda car. The accused, Collins Okeke, 30, told the court that the complainant, Tunde Osubu, chopped off his hand, put it […]

Abuja -The Nigeria Governors` Forum (NGF) is to engage Labour to find ways of implementing the new minimum wage. In a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, the forum said state governors recognised the amended Minimum Wage Act as a valid law but its implementation would pose a challenge […]

UK teenager arrested in global hacking probe Canberra – Australia’s government unveiled legislation on Wednesday to crack down on cybercrime in the wake of recent cyber attacks on multinational companies and institutions. The institutions range from Google to the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Senate. Attorney-General, Robert McClelland said Cybercrime was a growing threat […]