The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, turned around Wednesday on his earlier revelation that the sum of $49.8 billion realised from the sales of crude oil between January 2012 and July 2013 were not remitted to the Federation Account by the Nigerian National... Read more
* Obasanjo compares situation with brutal Abacha-rule * Former leader says Jonathan promised not to seek 2nd term * Presidency says claims are reckless and baseless Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been told it would be “morally flawed” for him to run for re-election... Read more
Nigeria’s Senate launched an investigation on Wednesday into a letter written by the central bank (CBN) which said that the state-oil firm NNPC failed to pay $50 billion of revenue from oil sales into government accounts. NNPC earned $65.3 billion from crude oil sales between January 2012 and July... Read more
As the nation warms up for the conduct of general elections in 2015, the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has warned youths against being used as canon folders to forment trouble by selfish politicians, advising them to take education seriously with a view to increasing their... Read more
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says it received with shock the news of yesterday’s judgment of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, presided over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, which declared as unconstitutional, the taking over of the Rivers House of Assembly by the National... Read more
By Henry Omoregie 1. Boko Haram does not believe in the Nigerian Constitution (only the Quran and Sharia) 2.Boko Haram says President Jonathan and ALL NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS must convert to ISLAM before anything like DIALOGUE (and also rejected any offer of truce, saying it is the... Read more
Amid cheers and song for the prisoner who became peacemaker, President Barack Obama energized tens of thousands of spectators and nearly 100 visiting heads of state Tuesday with a plea for the world to emulate Nelson Mandela, “the last great liberator of the 20th century.” Obama’s eulogy was... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN) will today launch its Anti-Hunger and Poverty Campaign as part of efforts in support of the global fight to end poverty and hunger in the world by 2025. A statement signed by the Executive Director of Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria/Justice... Read more
Investigative journalism took a leap as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism honoured journalists and others at the award presentation ceremony of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting on world anti-corruption day – 9 December. The event held at the NECA Hall, Ikeja, Lagos. Professor Ropo... Read more
Third Annual South East Economic Summit Ends in Enugu
FeaturedSpecial Reports December 10, 2013
The third annual South East Economic Summit with theme “Opening up South East Nigeria for Increased Trade and Investment” has ended in Enugu. The summit which held from the 29th to the 31st of October 2013, was the initiative of the South East Economic Summit... Read more
