Nigeria’s Agriculture Minister Graces The 2013 AgriBusiness Forum in Rwanda
  The AgriBusiness Forum is the largest annual pan-African AgriBusiness Forum held on African soil  which aims at strengthening the Agri-Food sector in Africa, by encouraging partnerships, exchanging best practices and attracting investments. It is the platform to discuss and present successful projects and business models. This year, the... Read more
Anambra Gubernatorial Elections and the Battle for the Political Soul of Igboland
By Emeka Nwankwor (e.nwankwor@hotmail.com)     Next year, the curtain will come down on Governor Peter Obi’s eight-year tenure at Government House Awka; but before that, citizens and denizens of Anambra State will go to the polls to elect the man who will be Obi’s successor. Ahead of the election... Read more
Golden Eaglets Gets Ambassadorial Welcome in Dubai….Resumes Training
The Golden Eaglets arrived Dubai in the early hours of Tuesday into the waiting hands of His Excellency, Alhaji Ibrahim Auwalu-theNigerian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Ambassador Auwalu  had earlier breezed into town  from his base in AbuDhabi( the capital of the UAE) to meet the  National Under-17... Read more
Nigeria: NUJ Wants No-holds-barred National Dialogue, Bayelsa Sets Up Position Articulating Elders Forum
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has counselled the country’s National Assembly to suspend the ongoing constitutional amendment which it is undertaking since President Goodluk Jonathan has constituted  a committee for the convocation of a national conference in the country. According to the NUJ, proceeding with the constitutional amendment... Read more
Dickson Justifies 60M Euros Aid from Poland, Discusses with Spain, Orders Arrest of Fraudulent Civil Servants
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Monday justified the proposed 60m euros Tied Direct Aid, (TDA) from Poland, arguing that it is not a loan facility as being rumoured by members of the opposition. This is just as he ordered the immediate arrest of some civil servants over... Read more
Baraje’s Factional PDP Requests Postponement of Peace Meeting
  The renegade Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factionunder the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has sent an emissary to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, seeking postponement of the reconciliation meeting billed for October 7, 2013. A statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze said, “the decision was taken... Read more
15 Dead as Plane Conveying Remains of Former Nigerian State Governor Crashes
  Another tragic air disaster hit Nigeria Thursday morning when an Associated Airline aircraft conveying the remains of the former governor of Ondo State, Dr. Segun Agagu, from Lagos to the state capital, Akure, crashed at the local wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport killing an unspecified number... Read more
94 Dead, 200 Unaccounted for after Migrants’-laden Ship Capsizes off Italian Island
A ship carrying African migrants to Europe caught fire and capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Thursday, killing at least 94 people as it spilled hundreds of passengers into the sea, officials said. Over 150 people were rescued but some 200 others were still unaccounted-for. It was... Read more
Nigerian Leader Promises National Dialogue for Agitated Country
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday promised a national dialogue to heal what he said was an ethnically and religiously divided nation, and urged his compatriots to unite against extremism to avoid the fate of Syria. Jonathan struck a sombre tone in a televised speech to mark Nigeria’s 53rd... Read more
Communique Issued At The End of the South East/South South Governors Meeting, Sunday October 29, 2013
“The SouthSouth/South East Governors met in Enugu on the 29th day of September to deliberate over issues affecting the Zones and the nation in general. “After extensive cordial deliberations, the governors of the South South/South East zones resolved to continue to pursue the development of the zones as well... Read more