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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Perpetrators plan to break up country, says Okogie POPE Benedict XVI yesterday said peace and reconciliation in Africa remained a “distant” goal, pointing to anti-Christian attacks in Northern Nigeria that have killed dozens of people in recent days. Also, according to Agence France Presse (AFP), the Pope warned that liberal family values were threatening the […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Monday, January 9th, 2012
As part of efforts to cushion the pains cause by teh oil subsidy removal, President said he will on Sunday launch a mass transit bus scheme in partnership with the organized labour and other stakeholders. Here is the full text of the broadcast: Dear Compatriots, 1. A week ago, I had cause to address Nigerians […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chife ABUJA—Niger Delta Nations Leaders, NDNL, has cried out over an alleged plot to assassinate President Goodluck Jonathan by unscrupulous politicians working in collaboration with serving and retired military officers with the aim of disintegrating the nation. Addressing a press conference in Abuja yesterday, the group said: “The promoters of […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
By SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN CITY—THE Niger Delta Democratic Coalition, NDDC, weekend, warned the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to stay away from the Niger Delta in its planned strike, saying that the group would mobilise over one million youths to resist any attempt to enforce the proposed strike action in the region. Meanwhile, […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
FROM some eminent Nigerians, including governors, ministers and leaders of civil society groups has come an appeal that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) shelve its nationwide strike planned to begin today over removal of petrol subsidy, urging Nigerians to support efforts at repositioning the country. Those who craved support for the Federal Government’s deregulation in […]
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Arewa House, Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
NORTHERN elders under the umbrella of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), at the weekend, urged Nigerians to jettison threat by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which demanded that southerners and Christians leave the north. The elders said the threat reflects a minority view that should be ignored and not taken seriously by patriotic Nigerians. In […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Urge action on Boko Haram, confab, subsidy FOR three of Nigeria’s foremost literary giants, it is time to take the pulse of the nation, assess its challenges and alert the leaders and the led to the dangers these threats pose not only to individual citizens but to the corporate existence of the country. The writers […]
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics, Religion
Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Warns Against Civil Strife Following the incessant attacks on Christians and Southerners in the Northern Part of the country, The President of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has blamed Northern Governors and leaders for the terrorist attacks against innocent Nigerians. Accusing them of not doing what they suppose to do to […]
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Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, January 7th, 2012
The clueless Emir of Saluja,Awal Ibrahim on Friday, paid a condolence visit to St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla in Niger State, venue of the last Christmas day bomb blast to offer prayers to God for forgiveness, if the series of bomb explosions in his domain were as a result of his sins. ”If it […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, January 6th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said that the controversial deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry was a necessary change Nigeria must make. Nationwide protests have greeted the government’s decision that took effect from January 1 and increased the price of petrol from N65 per litre to between N141 and N200. Labour unions […]