Dame Patience Jonathan: An Appraisal
Ken Ugbechie By the time the last dust of her husband’s tenure fades away and anthologists scurry to scribble her place in Nigerian socio-political history, Dame Patience Faka Jonathan would…
Corruption: How China Hurts Africa Economy
From Nigeria to Uganda and Kenya, Chinese companies are hurting Africa economy through a culture of bribery and corruption that have seen them salt away millions of dollars proceeds from…
UK Prosecutor Reviews Alleged Link Between UK Aid and Jailed Ibori
Britain’s leading fraud prosecutor is evaluating material alleging UK aid might have been channeled to companies linked to James Ibori, a jailed Nigerian former oil state governor, a top government…
Nyako’s German Business Associate Kidnapped
Barely 48 hour after the impeachment of Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, gunmen riding on motorcycles, Wednesday morning, abducted a German in Gombi town of Adamawa State, a senior Police…
Boko Haram Killed 2,053 Nigerian Civilians in Six Months, 95 Attacks
The Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram, has killed at least 2,053 civilians in Nigeria in an estimated 95 attacks during the first half of 2014, a report by Human Rights…
Police Arrest Boko Haram ‘Chief Butcher’
Another breakthrough in the fight against terror was recorded as police detectives attached to Bauchi State Police Command have arrested one Mohammed Zakari, a top operative of the violent group…
Drama as Nyako is Sacked, Speaker Sworn in, More APC Govs May Go
The Nigeria political landscape Tuesday added yet another dramatic scene to its exciting script with the impeachment of Murtala Nyako, the embattled governor of Adamawa State. Hours after he was…
Nyanya Bomb Mastermind, Ogwuche, Extradited
Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, the co-mastermind of the Nyanya blasts is now in Nigeria to face the full wrath of the law. This followed the conclusion of tortuous legal and diplomatic…
Nadine Godimer, South Africa Laureate, Activist Dies at 90
Nadine Gordimer was first a writer of fiction and a defender of creativity and expression. But as a white South African who hated apartheid’s dehumanization of blacks, she was also…
Unease in Military Over Alleged Missing $43m Peacekeepers’ Money
An anonymous petition written by concerned Nigerian soldiers who claim that the Nigerian Army owes its men and women who have served in various United Nations peacekeeping operations over…
