Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday on the eve of his 89th birthday he owed his long life to God and revealed that he suffers loneliness from the loss of friends and relatives.

Natural gas from Algeria and Nigeria is experiencing decrease in supply as natural gas prices in southern France rose to almost 20 percent above those in the north of the country

IN our previous analysis, we have shown why France went to war after Al -Qaeda in Mauritania and Mali, especially, to stop the international jihad agenda and the criminality associated with this agenda. that was being visited on its citizens in its former colony.

Premier natural gas giant, Nigerian LNG Limited has warned that any attempt to increase current taxes and royalties accruable to the exploration and production of gas in the country will be counter-productive, as it will impact negatively on electricity
generation.

A Professor of Criminology, University of Abuja, Femi Adekunle, has called on the Federal Government to urgently review the nation’s penal code if the country is to be rid of corruption.

POLITICAL balancing in a heterogeneous polity as we have in Nigeria has over time become an acceptable method for ensuring equity, justice, peace and harmony.

Witnesses claimed hearing arguing, a woman screaming and gunfire at the house of “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius the night he shot dead his model girlfriend, police told a South African court Wednesday.

Oscar Pistorius was drug-tested before and during last year’s Paralympic Games in London, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday, adding that on both occasions the results were negative.

ABUJA-MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Wednesday mandated the committee on Education to probe the on-going crisis in University of Abuja that has brought academic activities to a standstill for sometime now.

Chinese energy firm Addax said on Wednesday it was seeking further growth in Nigeria after the recent purchase of a significant offshore stake from France’s Total in Africa’s largest oil producer.

Armed pirates who stormed an oil service ship off Nigeria have kidnapped six foreigners and demanded a $1.3 million ransom for their release, the police and military told AFP Wednesday.

SOME traditional rulers and other 50 families in Ibadan have filed a suit against Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and two of his aides over a  N16b land covering 404. 74 acres at Idi-Ishin Alalubosa area of Ibadan.

The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was on Wednesday thrown into a mournful mood following the death of a veteran actor, Justus Esiri.

Three persons, including two bankers, were on Wednesday docked before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for alleged forgery and theft of N1.5million.

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Wednesday said that the code of ethics for practitioners in the industry would be ready by the second quarter of 2013.