After almost eight weeks in office, Ekiti State Governor, Engr Segun Oni has said he was not in hurry to appoint commissioners and other members of his cabinet, saying he intends to work with the best brains.

EMBATTLED Ogun State lawmaker, Mr. Olawale Hassan Alausa yesterday confirmed that he indeed took an oath but alleged that the oath was administered by Governor Olugbenga Daniel to ensure his loyalty.

By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE Enugu State Police Command yesterday, paraded 22 suspected criminals, including armed robbers, kidnappers and rapists arrested recently in different parts of the state. Among  those paraded were Anayo Frank and Kenneth Mamah, who the police said had confessed to being involved in series of kidnappings,  in the South East and South-South […]

The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on President Umaru Yar’Adua to direct all relevant agencies like the Ministry of Works and the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to undertake repairs of all federal roads in Lagos State especially the Apapa-Oshodi expressway because of its economic importance.

Two human rights groups, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), yesterday called on the Federal Government, to urgently begin the prosecution of Halliburton and its officials in Nigeria for their involvement and complicity in the Halliburton $180 million bribery scandal.