Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain has revealed that he is concerned about the strength of Argentina’s World Cup group.
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The Chief Justice of The Gambia, Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, and the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Esther Awo Ota, have blamed section 308 of the 1999...
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Some Nigerian students studying in the United Kingdom under a scholarship scheme being operated by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) have alleged that there was duplicity with respect...
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The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) Wednesday, expressed dismay with officials of Ministry of Petroleum Resources for what it termed unsatisfactory implementation of the 2009 budget.
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There were conflicting reports last night over the state of health of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
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The wide differences between developed and developing countries yesterday threatened the ongoing negotiations at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Framework Climate Change Convention...
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Since plans by government to deregulate the downstream sector of the oil industry became public knowledge, fuel marketers have intensified efforts in doing what they know how to do...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja will on February 9, 2010 determine whether to issue a bench warrant against former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Nasir el-Rufai.
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Amnesty International exposed the shocking level of unlawful police killings in Nigeria in a new report released on Wednesday.
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China has not given up on its attempt to become a player in the Nigerian oil industry. Consequently, the $50 billion offer to the Federal Government to enable it...
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The move by the leadership of Action Congress (AC) to reconcile Gov. Babatunde Fashola and his estranged godfather and predecessor in office, Sen. Bola Tinubu, hit the rocks last...
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WORRIED by the political quagmire in Bayelsa State ahead of the 2011 general elections, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday summoned both the governor of...
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If you visit any of the Waterfront settlements in Port Harcourt, you are unlikely to want to come back unless something or someone dear to you is one of...
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Small-scale farmers across the country under the aegis of Voices for Food Security (VFS), representing smallholder farmers and organisations have rejected the proposed 2010 budget presented by the President...
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President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua ought to have formally handed over the reins of power to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan before embarking on overseas medical treatment. This was the position of...
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Government has reassured investors in the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) that the policy priority for domestic supply would not entail sabotage of the regional fuel grid.
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Against the backdrop of increased maternal deaths in Nigeria and, indeed, Africa, recent research findings have identified basic interventions necessary to improve maternal health and reduce the number of...
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The agitation for local content in the oil and gas industry recently got a boost from the House of Representatives, whose piece of legislation seems the boldest attempt to...
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Recently, the Venezuelan Ambassador to Nigeria, Enerique Fernando Arrundell, during a visit to the Minister of Information and Communications, Dora Akunyili, offered some advise to Nigerian government about how...
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A coalition of non-governmental organisations, Civil Rights Congress (CRC) and Climate Change West Africa Region Network (CLICWAN), have stated that the Northern Nigeria is under a serious environmental challenge...
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NOTHING can justify the actions of mobile policeman, Raymond Egbongbonwuyi, who invaded the children’s ward of an Ibadan hospital, on November 25, beat up medical personnel, pulled off drips...
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President of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, Muhammed Abdullahi has described as unfortunate the politicisation of the ailment of President Umaru Yar’Adua.
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One of the most erudite scholars to come out of Northern Nigeria, the Talban Bauchi Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, died in an Egyptian hospital in Cairo yesterday after a protracted...
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Al Ahli’s Emirati coach Mahdi Redha hopes that when he leads his team at the FIFA Club World Cup he will emulate the success he enjoyed when he steered...
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