ABUJA—The days of six judges, considered to have fallen short of the standard required of them in the temple of justice, appear to be numbered as the National Judicial Council, NJC, has concluded investigations into […]
There seems to be sense in the allegation by critics of former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, that he has not been straight on the events of the 1967 – 1970 Civil War. Gowon, […]
The criminal charge instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, will not go on as scheduled this week, Daily Independent has confirmed. Ikuforiji […]
FOUR Britons charged with paying bribes to agents of the Rivers and Lagos states boards of inland revenues while working in Nigeria between 2008 and 2009 have had their trial set for June 7, 2013. […]
Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state holds the irritating record of being Nigeria’s most openly profligate governor. He is a father christmas — throwing outlandish cash gifts at politicians, activists, musicians, journalists and whoever captures […]
Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba is a shock omission from Ivory Coast’s 28-man squad for the World Cup qualifier against Gambia next weekend. The Ivorians listed the players who will be involved in the tie in […]
The criticism trailing last Tuesday’s pardon of former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha by the Federal Government is nothing short of ‘sophisticated ignorance’, Special Adviser to the President on Media, Dr Reuben Abati, said […]
The United States has expressed disappointment over the state pardon granted former governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa State and the former managing director of Bank of the North, Alhaji Shettima Bulama. Alamieyeseigha was impeached and […]
The controversy over music star Innocent “2face” Idibia acceptance of a controversial Toyota Prado SUV gift from the profligate governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio is finally over. full story JD:Thats the way the […]
Pope Francis has warned the Catholic Church would become “a compassionate NGO” without spiritual renewal. In a Sistine Chapel Mass with cardinals on his first day as Church leader, the pontiff said: “If we do […]
THANKS to inspired team play, the Nigerian national football squad on February 10th won for the first time since 1994 the biennial African Cup of Nations held in South Africa (see picture above). Opposition politicians […]
For years, the iPhone was considered the coolest device around, backed up by its status as the world’s bestselling gadget. But experts believe that Apple’s smartphone hegemony will come under the toughest threat yet with […]
World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one-and-a-half million people each […]
Sub-Saharan Africa has made huge leaps in the last decade. Life expectancy is up by about 10% and child mortality rates have fallen steeply. But how well is it actually developing? Our debate on the […]
MOST foreign investors in Nigeria have reckoned that the profits outweigh the risks and the hassle. But a spate of kidnappings, on top of an Islamist insurgency that refuses to die down, may make them […]
LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – Antibiotic resistance poses a catastrophic threat to medicine and could mean patients having minor surgery risk dying from infections that can no longer be treated, Britain’s top health official said […]
Only seven of the 23 states where the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holds sway attended the PDP Governors’ Forum meeting in Abuja yesterday. Governors at the meeting held at the Akwa Ibom Governor’s lodge, […]
By Our Reporters, with agency reports LAGOS — A video of the seven slain foreign hostages was released, yesterday, by Islamist group, Ansaru, forcing the international community to mount pressure on Nigeria to accept the […]
China has dissolved its powerful railways ministry in a raft of measures aimed at boosting government efficiency and tackling corruption. The railways ministry, which has been criticised for fraud and wasting funds, now comes under […]
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on Nigerian governments, universities and research institutions and agencies, particularly the National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (NACA), to invest more in research aimed at discovering a […]
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