Detained leader of Boko Haram islamic sect and principal suspect in the Christmas Day bombing of  St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State, Kabiru Sokoto today opened up for the first time in court detailing how the group carried out the deadly bombing that killed over 40 christian worshippers on December 25, 2011. Sokoto has in his earlier appearances before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federa ...

The Federal Government has called on the global community and International oil traders to drop their appetite for stolen crude oil from Nigeria and join in the fight against the nefarious activities of oil thieves and pipeline vandals. The appeal signaled a major focus in tackling the demand side of the global oil theft matrix which is a growing menace to the smooth operation of the oil and gas industry in ...

President Goodluck Jonathan said Tuesday in Cape Town that having successfully liberated the continent from colonialism, racism and apartheid, African leaders must now give the fullest possible attention to the economic emancipation of their countries. Addressing the South African Parliament during his state visit, President Jonathan called on his colleagues across the continent to now make building strong ...

Elder statesman and former minister of petroleum resources, Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno abducted by suspected members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect was today  released by his abductors to reunite with members of his family. Monguno, an octogenarian and first black chairman of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was dropped by the kidnappers somewhere in Kirenoa, about 160 kilometres from ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent request to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda, urging her to “use your good offices and position to facilitate the visit of the court to Baga in Borno State of Nigeria and other parts of the country in order for the court to assess the situation, interview important witnesses and collect vital evidence ...

Barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Defence headquarters submitted a report of its findings in the destruction visited on Baga, Borno state by soldiers, to President Jonathan saying only 30 persons were killed in the attack, a United States based international organisation, Human Rights Watch has put a lie to submissions in the federal government's panel report. The presidency only yesterday celebrated the s ...

The huge market of second hand or used cars, popularly called 'Tokunbo' usually brought into Nigeria from the United States through Cotonou in Benin republic may have suffered a fatal blow following findings by the American authorities that the vehicles are proceeds of drug trafficking and money laundering by some criminal networks operating in Lebanon and Africa. The report of the investigations by the U.S ...

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said with the huge success of its National Convention in Lagos last Thursday, the party has crossed the Rubicon in its quest to merge with other leading opposition parties in the country.   In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said it achieved its targets at the convention - which were to pass a ...

A former Governor of Abia State and Coordinator of Njiko Igbo, Dr. Orji Kalu, is billed to brief the British House of Commons on the plight of Igbos in Nigeria. The briefing, to be done via a lecture, will take place on Thursday at 6pm at the British House of Commons, Westminster, London, United Kingdom. Kalu will speak on: “The historical plight and precarious future of Igbo people.” He will deliver the sp ...

Former managing director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, Ehi Okomoyon has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The former Mint boss, who recently resigned his appointment on the heels of the embarrassing disappearance of millions of N1000 currency notes from the company, was picked up on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Sources at the anti- graft agency informed ...