By EMEKA MAMAH KADUNA- FORMER chief justice of the federation and chairman, Electoral Reform Committee (ERC), Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, has declared that President Umar Yar’Adua’s Bill for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution now before the National Assembly is at variance with the recommendations of his committee and the White Paper issued by the […]

By Sam Oyadongha Yenagoa – WITH the disarmed former  militants settling down to life outside the tough terrain of the creeks that had served as their abode for years now, some of them are beginning to tell the stories  of their struggle. Ebiowei  James, who trained as a mariner, is one such former militants. He […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO -Amidst speculations of an impending plan by the federal Government to hike prices of petroleum products, an Islamic Cleric in Kano, Sheik Aminu Adam has cautioned President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to shelve the idea in line with his divine covenant with the citizen. Sheik Aminu Adam, Deputy chief Imam of Al […]

By Tony Nyong UYO—The delay in the execution of federal road contracts in Abia and Akwa Ibom States has been blamed on the Niger Delta Ministry and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, who made the assertion, said the National Assembly was ready to fight […]

Due to the sensitive and diplomatic nature of the abduction, it took the intervention of the Presidency for the State Security Service (SSS) to rescue her after several days in captivity. And, three days after the abduction of Yayok, another kidnap incident took place in Zaria where some gunmen pounced on a businessman, Alhaji Bello and demanded N20 million ransom. The man was said to have negotiated his way to freedom.