The current president of Togo has won re-election in a disputed vote, electoral authorities say. The election commission said Faure Gnassingbe, son of a late dictator, had beaten opposition challenger Jean-Pierre Fabre.

By Simon Ebegbulem , Benin-City Assistant inspector general (AIG) of police, incharge of Zone 5 Benin, Muhammed Abubakar, has dismissed reports that 23 persons were crushed to death during a robbery incident along the Benin-Ore Express Road, on 23 February, 2010. The AIG, who was reacting to the allegation by the minister of police affairs, […]

By Ben Agande A  tussles between the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu,  and one of his national commissioners has polarized employees of the commission with  the national commissioner threatening to expose alleged sleazy deals in the electoral body.  At the heart of the crisis is the allegation by the  […]

*Containers vandalised, others listed for auction By Tony Nwankwo Over 2000 containers of components of the power plants in the country remain uncleared in ports across the country. The components imported into the country by Federal Government contractors for the attainment of 6000 megawatts electricity generation under the National Integrated Power Projects, NIPP, have been […]

By Jimitota  Onoyume TWENTY-FIVE persons have been arrested in Bolo creek, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State for alleged involvement in illegal bunkering. Making this known, yesterday, the chairman of  the local government,  Mr. Victor Tombari Giadom, said they were picked in the early hours of yesterday by men of the Joint Task Force […]