Butchers and policemen in Umuahia, Abia State capital, clashed Wednesday after a cop shot at a bus killing a butcher.

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan penultimate Wednesday decided to strike by dissolving the Executive Council of the Federation, EXCOF, in a move many have described as unavoidable. But the list of ministerial nominees sent to the National Assembly last Wednesday is a mish-mash of recycled politicians and professionals. Yet, there are insinuations in Abuja that one of the first moves of this EXCOF would be to clear the path for a substantive President with a view to appointing a Vice President. And to do this, EXCOF members must give effect to the letters and spirit of Section 144 of the Constitution. Can this EXCOF bite the bullet?

Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has appealed to the Senate to reject the plan of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cede two local government areas, Uhunmwonde and Orhionmwon, from Edo South Senatorial District to Edo Central The governor, in a letter to the Senate President, yesterday, said “Your gracious intervention is required […]

THE faction of militants which carried out the March 15 bombing in Warri, Delta State says its next target is to bomb the Government House, also known as Creek Haven, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and the NDDC office.

The Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Inde Dikko, and the Nigerian Customs Service Board have been taken to court by a retired Comptroller of Nigerian Customs Service.