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One day after President Goodluck Jonathan authorized the release of a version of a forensic audit of $20 billion reportedly missing from Nigeria’s crude oil sales, an oil industry expert retained by SaharaReporters to look […]

In its response to the decision of the federal government to recall its ambassadors from South Africa over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals, the South African government has faulted the decision […]

The outgoing president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has served Nigeria for six years. He was the vice president when the then president, Musa Yar’Adua died in 2009. Through the doctrine of necessity, he was elevated to […]

*Pretoria reminds Nigeria of its serious security shortcomings *Boko Haram insurgency and kidnap of Chibok girls The South African government reacted angrily Sunday to Nigeria’s decision to recall its ambassador from Pretoria over a wave […]

After what happened to him on Tuesday, I’m not so sure former Inspector-General Suleiman Abba will still want his son to follow his path. Why should the young man wish to live his father’s dream […]

In the good old days of NUGA games when the number of universities in Nigeria could still be counted on the fingers of one hand, University of Lagos was famous for presenting contingents that were […]

On 29 May, 2015, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode will be officially sworn in as the 14th governor of Lagos State, having won the 11 April  governorship election in the state. He will be taking over the […]

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, on Wednesday  debunked rumours that she has fled the country following the failure of President Goodluck Jonathan’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to secure a second term. Emerging from […]

There was confusion and drama at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, yesterday, as the sacked Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, stalled the formal handover to his successor, Mr Solomon Arase, until he was compelled […]

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday sacked Nigeria’s 17th indigenous Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba. Mr. Abba was sacked barely 24 hours after the government of the United States of America commended him for good […]

INSPECTOR GENERAL of Police (IGP), Alhaji Suleiman Abba, a former Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to the wife of a former military Head of State, Mrs Maryam Abacha, was sacked four years before he attained the formal retirement […]

Former Minister of State for Works, Engr. Chris Osa Ogiemwonyi, in this interview with SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,ISAAC OLAMIKAN, on challenges for president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, and other issues. Excerpts… Muhammadu Buhari has emerged Nigeria’s president-elect, do you […]

•We will go into action before we are sworn-in •‘Our priorities on security, economy, unemployment, corruption’ •On indiscipline: People are more prepared to behave than in 1983 If statements from the president-elect, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, […]

No fewer than 400 policemen who participated in the just concluded general elections have cried out over the non-payment of their due allowances even as they alleged diversion of the money by their superiors. According […]

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has dismissed as fictional and uncharitable, a report by an online medium that he walked some government officials out of his residence in Daura, Katsina State. A statement by the Director of […]

The President’s point-man in the relationship between Abuja and Nigerian Culture Community, Oronto Douglas, has passed on. The CORA commiserates with his immediate and extended family, relatives and the Presidency on the passing of the […]

Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister has said she is not seeking asylum in any country of the world. She made the statement after online reports claimed she was seeking asylum in six countries. Madueke, who […]

The World Bank has thrown its weight behind President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation over allegations of missing funds. Speaking in a video conference from Washington to journalists from […]

Oronto Douglas, special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on research, documentation and strategy, died in the early hours of Thursday three weeks after his doctors told him he had a few days to live. He was […]