Gunmen have attacked two more police stations in Kano State, killing at least two people. One of the attacks occurred at dawn on Monday, setting off a gun battle with police, residents said. On Sunday night, gunmen stormed another police station near a...
Achieving a polio-free country this year would remain elusive if the setbacks to the realisation of this dream are not addressed, writes WINIFRED OGBEBO. As Nigeria reaches the deadline for polio eradication this year, there are rising concerns w...
There are indications that Africa will need at least $12billion from now to 2015 to respond to issues of HIV/ADIS. This amount is $4billion higher than the curent spending in the region. The hint was given by the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/A...
20 out of the 26 parishioners of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, who died in the Christmas Day bomb blast at the church, will be buried on Wednesday. This was disclosed by the Parish Priest of the church, Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi during mass celebrati...
Will the March Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) still hold? Beyond the debacle over the date of the convention, STANLEY NKWOCHA, reports the salient issues which clearly put the party on the spot. Next Thursday, thePeoples D...
Iran has vowed to continue with its nuclear programme in defiance of the torrential sanctions the West have been ramping up on the country, claiming that its nuclear arsenal is not for military actions. Iran has even threatened to close the Strait of H...
The gory activities of Boko Haram yesterday stopped President Goodluck Jonathan from clinching the chairmanship position of African Union (AU). Against expectations that the Nigerian president would emerge Chairman of the Africa’s political...
The events of the last few weeks following the announcement of the removal of fuel subsidy brought to the fore the angst of Nigerians against the government, its policies and programmes. In this interview with CHINYERE FRED-ADEGBULUGBE and SHUAIB SHUAI...
Senator Nkechi Nwaogu and Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke, two women involved in oil and gas sector management are set to engage each other in a battle of wits today. UCHENNA AWOM, presents the issues at the base and what might likely be the outcome of the...
Hon. Ken Anayo Chikere is one of the new members in the House of Representatives, representing Port Harcourt Federal Constituency. In this interview with PEMBI STEPHEN- DAVID, he bares his mind on the Electricity Reform Act and the fuel subsidy crisis,...
Hon. Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, a former three-term member of the House of Representatives from Nasarawa State recently spoke with newsmen in Abuja on the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)in the state. CHIBUZO UKAIBE was there for LEADERSHIP. ...
The banking sector has undergone lots of reforms in the last two years and this has come at great cost to government. With the relative stability in the financial system, banks are expected to play more pivotal role in the economy in order to justify t...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the Kaduna refinery was capable of running at 60 per cent installed production capacity following a quasi turn around maintenance two years ago. This, according to the Corporation’s...
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has directed the newly appointed indigenous firms, Sada Idris and Co., and Haruna Yahaya and Co., to carry out the assignments of conducting the oil sector and solid minerals sector audi...
Politicians and civil right activists in Bayelsa State are divided over the ruling of the Supreme Court that led to the removal of the Governor of the State, Timipre Sylva and the swearing-in of the Speaker of House of Assembly Nestor Binabo as acting ...