Hundreds in hospital after village attacks3/11/2010 6:29:34 AM +00:00
Hundreds in hospital after village attacks

Jonathan Sends Unedited Uwais Report to National Assembly3/11/2010 5:42:30 AM +00:00
It emerged yesterday that Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded a copy of the report of the Justice Mohammed Uwais-led Electoral Reforms Committee to the National Assembly unedited.

49 to be Charged With Murder After Jos Crisis, Police3/11/2010 5:40:16 AM +00:00
THE police said, yesterday, that 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead. Most of those facing charges are Muslims from the Fulani group, police spokesman Mohammed Lerama told the BBC.

Nigerian police revises Jos violence toll to 1093/11/2010 1:49:46 AM +00:00
Nigerian police revises Jos violence toll to 109

Reappearance of the President Has Worsened the Political Paralysis - and the Splits in the PDP Government3/11/2010 1:37:38 AM +00:00
On 3 March, the state governors decided to block a vote that could have set in motion President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s enforced resignation on medical grounds. This has won his supporters in Abuja more time but does nothing to resolve the crisis caused by the power vacuum at the centre of government. Three days earlier, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan had tried to address the crisis by appointing a 26-member Presidential Advisory Council to speed up the implementation of government policy on key issues: the amnesty in the Niger Delta, rehabilitation of the electric power grid, electoral reform and stronger anti-corruption measures.

National Team Line Up Four Pre-World Cup Friendly Matches3/10/2010 11:06:54 PM +00:00
The Nigerian Football Federation has confirmed four pre-World Cup friendly matches for the Super Eagles.

Nigerian soldiers fire into crowd, kill two: reports3/10/2010 9:08:01 PM +00:00
Nigerian soldiers fire into crowd, kill two: reports

Pope Condemns Jos Mayhem, as Police Set to Charge 493/10/2010 8:24:13 PM +00:00
Catholic papal Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday condemned the "atrocious" mayhem in Jos where over 500 people were massacred at the wee hours of last Sunday, also police said 49 people responsible would be charged with murder.

Task Force on Niger-Delta Destroys Illegal Refineries, Arrests 6 Suspected Oil Thieves3/10/2010 7:40:02 PM +00:00
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta have destroyed fresh 500 illegal crude oil refineries and arrested six suspected oil thieves at Egbekebor and Gbelekumor communities in Delta State.

Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killed3/10/2010 4:38:02 PM +00:00
Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killed

Water Scarcity Ends in Ilorin Soon - Govt3/10/2010 2:34:29 PM +00:00
Decades of acute water scarcity for residents in Ilorin and its metropolis will gradually come to an end as the N6.5 billion contract awarded to ensure the repairs and replacement of old pipes and construction of more dams is 99 per cent completed

Anioma Indigenes Parley on Unity3/10/2010 2:34:28 PM +00:00
Anioma indigenes of Delta State, have concluded that the Anioma nation needed an apex umbrella body, which will champion the affairs of the Anioma people.

Sheriff Unfolds Infrastructure Devt Plan3/10/2010 2:34:26 PM +00:00
The Borno State government has unfolded a two-year infrastructure development plan for six council areas.

Violence Delays Polio Vaccinations3/10/2010 1:08:22 PM +00:00
A polio vaccination campaign in the violence-wracked central Nigerian city of Jos has been delayed until 13 March due to the violence and an on-going health worker strike, aid workers said.

National Petroleum Company Transforms3/10/2010 12:43:46 PM +00:00
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, last week launched the final phases of a transformation that would make it more transparent, more accountable, and ultimately a provider of better services to the public. On paper the transformation plans are sound, what remains is their implementation.

Jonathan Seeks Senate Nod for Five Special Advisers3/10/2010 12:43:38 PM +00:00
ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan, in an apparent move to consolidate his position, has requested the Senate to give approval to appoint five special advisers. No names were given in the letter dated March 5, 2010.

40 Children Die As Measles Scourge in Bayelsa Worsens3/10/2010 12:43:28 PM +00:00
Attempts to contain the spread of the outbreak of measles ravaging some communities in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State may have suffered a setback, as no fewer than forty children have reportedly lost their lives to the ailment, with several others in critical condition.

Kidnap Victim On Way From Nigeria3/10/2010 12:18:51 PM +00:00
SOUTH African sound engineer Nick Greyling, who was kidnapped in Nigeria with two colleagues last Monday, would return to Johannesburg today, MultiChoice spokeswoman Caroline Creasy said yesterday.

Nigerian army opens fire on youths3/10/2010 12:13:26 PM +00:00
Nigerian army opens fire on youths

Shittu Cries Out to EFCC3/10/2010 11:15:15 AM +00:00
FIFA licensed players' agent, John Olatunji Shittu has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC to investigate the allegation that certain members of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF interview panel asked former England manager, Glen Hoddle to part with $500,000 before he could be considered for the then vacant post of Super Eagles technical adviser.

Kanu Makes His Life Movie Move3/10/2010 11:15:13 AM +00:00
Africa 's most decorated football player, Nwankwo Kanu has joined the ranks of global figures whose compelling stories_have been immortalized on the silver screen (i.e. Pele, Muhammed Ali,_Maradona and Mike Tyson). But Kanu takes it a notch further as his feature_is to be released simultaneously with his biography, after the World Cup_in South Africa. Kanu considers this movie and book to be his heartfelt gift to Nigeria on her fiftieth anniversary, to Africa and indeed the world.

Tackling International Prostitution3/10/2010 11:15:11 AM +00:00
Apparently overwhelmed by the sky-rocking prostitution market in Italy involving more than 10,000 Nigerian girls, the Nigerian Embassy in Rome is embarking on new ways of convincing the call girls to give up their illicit trade and take to alternative business. The Embassy regrets that despite the regular enlightenment programs to convince the call girls to give up prostitution they have remained adamant and continued to embrace the illicit trade.

Yar'Adua - Fresh Supreme Court Order Raises Dust3/10/2010 11:09:03 AM +00:00
The Supreme Court last week ordered the Court of Appeal to commence a fresh trial into a petition by the presidential candidate of People's Mandate Party (MPM), Dr. Arthur Nwankwo, challenging the election of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua on April 21, 2007.

Jos Crisis - Jang Accuses Army of Inaction3/10/2010 10:45:35 AM +00:00
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State yesterday said Sunday's attack on three communities of Jos South Local Government Area could have been avoided if the army had acted on the security report he transmitted to their commander in the state.

Trailer Crushes 70 in Lokoja3/10/2010 10:40:18 AM +00:00
An estimated 70 people were killed yesterday and several dozen others were seriously injured when a trailer laden with cement lost control and veered off its lane at Lokoja, capital of Kogi State. It then rammed into nearly two dozen vehicles coming from the opposite direction, veered off the road and crushed scores of roadside traders and their customers.

Jonathan Writes Senate Asking for Five New Advisers3/10/2010 10:40:15 AM +00:00
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has written to the Senate seeking approval to appoint five new special advisers.

Trailer Crushes Four in Benin3/10/2010 10:40:13 AM +00:00
Four persons were yesterday crushed to death by a trailer at the Uselu market along Ugbowo-Lagos road in Benin City.

Stampede in Jos Again, One Feared Dead3/10/2010 10:40:11 AM +00:00
There was another stampede in Jos yesterday as people took to their heels on hearing reports of a clash between military men and some villagers around the Police Staff College in Jos.

Napep And the Tricycle (keke Napep) Contract3/10/2010 10:11:05 AM +00:00
For sometime now, officials of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) have been guests of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts trying to explain how the N2.4 billion contract awarded by it for the supply of 5, 000 tricycles (Keke NAPEP) and spare parts in 2003 was executed. This became necessary following an audit query by the Auditor-General of the federation, alleging among others things that the money was spent without due process; the contract never went through competitive bidding; as at August 2008 only 500 units had been supplied; the mandatory 5% VAT and 5% Withholding Tax deductions amounting to N240 million was not made, leading to a loss of revenue by government; N150 million was spent as payment for spare parts that were never supplied; and, that instead of selling the tricycles bought at the rate of N450, 000 each at a 50% discount directly to Nigerians, NAPEP after taking delivery sold them in bulk to another Abuja-based company at 50% discount i.e. at a reduced price of N225, 000 each, thus causing a huge loss of government revenue.

NFF Appoints Lulu's Personal Lawyer, Mustafa, to Head Electoral Panel3/10/2010 10:11:00 AM +00:00
As THE August 28th date of the scheduled board election of the Nigeria Football Federation draw near, facts have begun to emerge on the identity of persons that were picked by the leadership of the federation to conduct the polls which many have already predicted its outcome.

Glo-Caf Awards - Lighting World Cup Fire in Africa3/10/2010 9:55:47 AM +00:00
The 2009 edition of the Glo-CAF Awards ceremony will showcase the burning passion of African footballer to excel on the world stage, as well as celebrate his natural fluidity and the rapid development of football skills on the continent.

Africa Needs U.S.$620 Billion For Agribusiness - CBN3/10/2010 9:55:30 AM +00:00
With the current level of agribusiness financing put at about $5 billion per year, total projected demand needed for the development of the sector between now and 2050 has been pegged at about $620.4 billion, with an annual demand of $6.5 billion.

Trailers Crush 104 to Death At Lokoja, Benin Market3/10/2010 9:50:13 AM +00:00
Death took 106 lives in different forms in three states on Monday and Tuesday, 104 of them through road accidents in Lokoja and Benin, and two by the bullets of kidnappers in Onitsha.

Kalu Tasks Lagerback On Kanu3/10/2010 9:50:10 AM +00:00
Former Abia State Governor, Dr. Uzor Kalu, has tasked Super Eagles technical adviser, Lars Lagerback on the need to work hand in hand with the team captain, Nwankwo Kanu in his World Cup programmes.

Yar'Adua - Police to Stop Protesters Getting to Aso Rock3/10/2010 7:04:41 AM +00:00
24 hours to the planned protest of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, against continued absence of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua from national limelight due to illness and refusal of the Federal Executive Council to invoke Section 144 and declare him incapacitated, the Police in Abuja said it would not allow the protesters to move near the Presidential villa, destination of the protesters.

Hundreds killed in Nigerian Inter-faith Massacre3/10/2010 12:32:32 AM +00:00
Hundreds killed in Nigerian Inter-faith Massacre

Nigerians bury massacre victims3/9/2010 4:19:05 PM +00:00
Nigerians bury massacre victims

Hundreds feared dead in Nigerian violence3/8/2010 3:40:00 PM +00:00
Hundreds feared dead in Nigerian violence

Over 500 killed in reprisal attack in Jos3/7/2010 11:44:41 PM +00:00
Over 500 killed in reprisal attack in Jos

Dozens of people killed in clashes near the central Nigerian city of Jos - witnesses3/7/2010 3:19:44 PM +00:00
Dozens of people killed in clashes near the central Nigerian city of Jos - witnesses

Over 100 feared dead in lingering hostilities in Katsina-Ala LGA3/6/2010 8:20:19 PM +00:00
Over 100 feared dead in lingering hostilities in Katsina-Ala LGA

11 additional airports to get full-body scanners, feds say3/5/2010 7:44:29 PM +00:00
11 additional airports to get full-body scanners, feds say

4 policemen killed in Anambra3/4/2010 11:56:41 AM +00:00
4 policemen killed in Anambra

How Yar - Adua spoilt a Senate record3/3/2010 11:32:07 AM +00:00
How Yar - Adua spoilt a Senate record

AU observers officially deployed for Togo's March 4 elections3/1/2010 11:11:53 AM +00:00
AU observers officially deployed for Togo's March 4 elections

Nigerian News Update: Why Yar'Adua Changed Gear on Jonathan2/27/2010 4:55:10 PM +00:00
Nigerian News Update: Why Yar'Adua Changed Gear on Jonathan

Tanker drivers exempted from monthly sanitation exercise2/27/2010 1:40:14 AM +00:00
Tanker drivers exempted from monthly sanitation exercise

Ailing Nigerian leader returns home but not to power2/25/2010 12:51:12 AM +00:00
Ailing Nigerian leader returns home but not to power

Nigerian president returns from Saudi hospital2/24/2010 3:42:02 AM +00:00
Nigerian president returns from Saudi hospital

Ecoterra Press Release 204 - The Somalia Chronicle June - December 2009, no 162/23/2010 8:46:34 AM +00:00
Ecoterra Press Release 204 - The Somalia Chronicle June - December 2009, no 16