August 02

• Nigeria: In Politics We Are Amiss - in Economics, We're Amiss [opinion]

  A friend took me to task last week on what he described as a "notorious" bias against the current President by the Nigerian media. To him, many commentators have not shown enough... Read more »

• Nigeria: CPC Okays Skye Bank Initiative On Customer Service Charter

  The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has expressed satisfaction over Syke Bank Plc's initiative in pioneering the customer service charter that is designed to give customers... Read more »

• Nigeria: Shell Invests N45BIllion in Niger Delta in 2012

  ... Lost N112bn to crude theft in Nigeria in Q2 Read more »

• Nigeria: Fans Lash Out At Chika Ike Over Divorce Announcement

  Nollywood actress, Chika Ike may run the risk of being blacklisted by fans as loads of criticism keep rocking her boat since she publicly announced that she's now officially... Read more »

• Nigeria: Nigerians Must Start Thinking Positively - Apiafi [interview]

  Mrs Ada Stella, Apiafi, is the coordinator of I-Nigerian Initiative, a group concerned about the worsening negativity about the country has recently launched a campaign to promote... Read more »

• Nigeria: Deportation - Lagos Govt Notified Affected States - CNPP

  The Lagos Chapter of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) on Friday urged Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State not to allow the deportation of Igbos controversy cause... Read more »

• Nigeria: Oshiomhole Briefs Jonathan On Closure of Benin Airport

  Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Thursday in Abuja explained to President Goodluck Jonathan why the Benin Airport was shut by the State Government. Read more »

• Nigeria: Charly Boy Writes 'A Bullet for the Pope", Speaks Out On Gay Issues [opinion]

  The first 20 years of my life, I seriously had this dream of being a priest. I was overfed with an overdose of religion which has always been a very serious business in my family.... Read more »

• Nigeria: Stop This Igbo Bashing in Lagos [opinion]

  WHEN Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola was sworn in as the Governor of Lagos State, to take over from his mentor, I was one of those who vouched for him, urging my friends in our... Read more »

• Nigeria: War Against Terror Not Over Yet, Says IG

  In the aftermath of the terrorists bombings at Sabon Gari, Kano State, which left over 40 persons dead last Tuesday, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has said... Read more »

• Nigeria: R. I. P. Alade Odunewu, Long Live Allah De

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• Nigeria: IG Orders Investigation Into Orudu - Oyekan Crisis

  The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered fresh investigation into the unabated crisis and incessant violence in Orudu-Oyekan, Ifo Local Government Area... Read more »

• Nigeria: EFCC Detains Party Chairman Over Alleged N66 Million Property Scam

  Two-time presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party, HDP, Chief Ambrose Owuru, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged... Read more »

• Nigeria: Jude Okoye in Love

  For those of you ladies looking for a man to call yours, sorry, Jude is no longer available, strike him out of your list! Read more »

• Nigeria: Let Political Leaders Be Careful [opinion]

  ALHAJI Bamaga Tukur, the former Chief Executive of the Nigerian Ports Authority, former Executive Governor of Gongola State, the only individual African to have been given the... Read more »

• Nigeria: The Corruption in Anti-Corruption Watch

  The world over, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are agencies, organizations or social movements that open up the liberal political space, engender equalization of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Ramadan Talk - I'tikaf for Night of Majesty

  As the rainy season is suitable for farming,where crops and farm produce will grow and remain fresh, the period of Lailatul Qadri is a period for renewing our relationship with... Read more »

• Nigeria: Unending Saga of Nollywood Divorces

  If marriages are meant to be celebrated then what happens to divorces? In the last couple of weeks what has been pouring out of Nollywood are stories of divorce. If there are any... Read more »

• Nigeria: Godogodo, S-West Robbery Czar Nabbed, Says No Regrets for Killing Policemen

  Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, yesterday, arrested, a suspected leader of a notorious robbery gang that has been terrorizing Lagos and other states within the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Tukur Is Not a PDP Member, This Is the Proof - Ugochinyere

  Barrister Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere is an activist member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and was Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State between 2007 and... Read more »

• Nigeria: EFCC Didn't Invite Me - Saraki

  CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki, yesterday, denied report that he was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, to answer... Read more »

• Nigeria: Turaki, Journalists in War of Words Over Boko Haram Peace C'ttee's Findings

  Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolutions of Security Challenges in the North, Alhaji Taminu Turaki, yesterday, confronted journalists over quest... Read more »

• Nigeria: No Room for Lazy People in Hospitality Business - Okusi [opinion]

  Taibat Morenike Okusi is an all rounder in the hospitality industry in Nigeria, having served in all sections ranging from front office to house keeping before berthing in the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Dickson's Tough Job for PDP, Jonathan in S-West

  The work of the Governor Seriake Dickson reconciliation committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would be crucial for President Goodluck Jonathan's immediate political... Read more »

• Africa: Africa - Poverty, Hunger Attributed to Decline in Agriculture

  Dr Kanayo Nwanze, the President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has identified the decline in agriculture as the cause of hunger and poverty in Africa which... Read more »