by Bayo AkinloyeThe Bodo community in Rivers State has rejected an offer of up to $51m from Royal Dutch Shell for two oil spills in 2008 depriving the residents of their livelihood.Their British lawyers said this on Friday after winning a landmark court ruling in Britain.Shell has already accepted responsibility for paying compensation and cleaning…
The Federal Government recorded a decline of N1.43tn in crude oil sales in the 2013 fiscal period, a document obtained from the Budget Office of the Federation has revealed.The BOF in its 2013 consolidated budget implementation report jointly signed by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Director-General, BOF, Dr Bright Okogu, said…
*On imprisoned mother and child: It’s a crime to convert from Islam to Christianity in my countryBy Victoria OjemeThe Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Tagelsir Mahgoub Ali, speaks on the difficulties being faced by his home country to extradite the man suspected to be behind the bombing of Nyanya, near Abuja, the FCT, who fled…
By GILBERT EKEZIEDavid-West who spoke in an interview with Saturday Sun yesterday pointed out that he is ashamed and embarrassed as a Nigerian and Ijaw man to see Jonathan as the president of a country where things are not done the right way. He pointed out that as a PhD holder, he expects the president…
Timothy Ngwu, second from right and two of the concubines|Photo credits: dailypost.ngThe Police in Enugu State have arrested one Timothy Ngwu, the General Overseer of Vineyard Ministry of the Holy Trinity, located at Ihe/Owerre, Nsukka in Enugu State.Before his arrest on Friday, the self acclaimed Pastor, who said he was obeying God’s command, has put…
By TONY JOHN, PORT HARCOURT The Ibaa community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, has vowed to tackle suspected kidnappers and armed robbers over their criminal activities in the area.Consequently, the community has alerted security operatives about the spate of crimes in the area and urged them to assist in curbing the social vices.In…
the collapsed lecture hall at IMSULess than four months after the multi-million naira Princess Hotel, Okigwe, being constructed by the State Government, collapsed, Dozens of students of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri escaped death by whiskers when a storey building lecture hall and office complex being constructed in the university campus collapsed.According to findings,…
By Ahmed Mahamud Usman, Dutse The amalgamation of professionals, academicians and civil societiesorganizations known as Jigawa Forum has condemned the arrest of 486northern indigenes in Abia state …describing the action as ill andunconstitutionally motivated. This was contained in a press release distributed to news men by theofficials of the forum which was dully signed by…
World Bank to assist in monitoring utilisation on targeted projects, programmesPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday constituted an inter-ministerial committee to manage the €167 million (about N36 billion) expected to be returned to Nigeria from the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein as part of the looted funds recovered from the Abacha family.The Minister of Finance,…
By By FRED ITUA, Abuja′South East, South South record scanty delegatesThe maiden national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held at the Eagles Square last Friday night in Abuja.Like the typical large political gatherings in Nigeria, it commenced on a shaky note. The convention which was expected to have started at about 3.00pm did…