Igbo deportation from Lagos
By Herbert Ekwekwe On Wednesday 24 July 2013, Nigeria’s Lagos regional regime, headed by Raji Fashola, deported 72 Igbo people from Lagos to Onicha, the Igbo Oshimili/Niger delta city, 230 miles away. This is the second such deportation that Fashola has embarked upon within a year. On 18 September... Read more
An Abuja High Court in Apo has vacated its earlier order stopping the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its planned mini national convention to elect fresh hands into its National Working Committee (NWC). With the order by Justice Suleiman Belgore, the path is now clear for the... Read more
Gulf of Guinea naval chiefs seek effective legal framework for maritime law enforcement
  From: Diana-Okon Effiong, Calabar. Heads of Navies and Coast Guards of the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) Wednesday rose from a conference in Calabar and resolved to institute effective legal regime for maritime law enforcement. Their resolve was stated in a communiqué at the end of the first Gulf... Read more
Group urges declaration of emergency on development in south south
                                                                                                From: Diana-Okon Effiong, Calabar. President Goodluck Jonathan has been told to declare a state of emergency against decaying infrastructure and underdevelopment in Nigeria’s South-South geo-political zone. The call was made by the South-South Consolidated Forum (SCF) through its president, Chief Dick K.L Harry in an interview with our... Read more