The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has warned residents of Edo and Delta States to desist from buying kerosene from unauthorized outlets and dealers, saying they run the risk of buying adulterated, killer product, which is currently in the market. (more…)

Catholic Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan comprising of Ibadan, Ondo, Ekiti, Ilorin, Osogbo and Oyo dioceses in South West Nigeria have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to scrap the office of the 1st lady at all levels, saying it is un constitutional and an avenue for siphoning public funds.

The text of the Catholics statement is reproduced below: (more…)

Nigerian interbank lending rates eased to 1.1 percent on average this week from 1.66 percent last after the release of large budgetary allocations to government agencies raised liquidity in the system (more…)

Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, has challenged the leadership of Bayelsa Expenditure and Income Transparency Initiative, BEITI, to furnish Bayelsans with the financial position of the state and local governments as per income and expenditure.

A Human Rights Watch Study has revealed that Nigerian police corruption has led officers to regularly detain innocent people to extort cash, with some tortured or allegedly killed in the process

The report describes a deeply corrupt police force in Africa’s most populous nation, where extortion and bribery have become institutionalised and junior officers are forced to pay up the chain of command to their superiors. (more…)

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will make his intentions for the 2011 Presidential elections known by the end of the month, a presidency source has said.

An election bid by Jonathan, who is from the southern Niger Delta, could split the ruling party due to an agreement that power rotates between the Muslim north and Christian south every two terms, meaning the next president should be a Muslim northerner.

The notion of sharing power between north and south aims to prevent such disputes becoming a factor in federal politics.

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said Jonathan has the right to run, because he was previously vice president on a joint ticket with northern President Umaru Yar’Adua, who died mid-way through his first term earlier this year. (more…)

The issue of ineffective governance in the country and its implications account for incredible elections which results in leadership tussles in our society.

The 1999, 2003 and 2007 elections  are now history, but it is left to observers to judge whether or not any of those  elections  were blatantly rigged. The issue is, how much difference will Professor Attahiru Jega make in the 2011 election? (more…)

Two Northern members of the opposition All Nigerian Peoples Cabinet have been appointed into the Federal Cabinet in a move by President Goodluck Jonathan to woe new interest groups ahead of the presidential election in January, 2011 (more…)

Air Mashals  now accompany flights enamating from Nigeria to United States, just as  full body scanners are now selectively used in Nigeria airports (more…)

The Super Eagles of Nigeria lost 1-2 to the South Korean football team in an International friendly played this afternoon at Suwon World Cup Stadium

The 20-year-old Yoon struck after just 17 minutes in the friendly match, a repeat of the 2010 World Cup group game which ended 2-2, eliminating Nigeria and sending South Korea into the round of 16.

Yoon was one of four players to make his South Korean debut under new coach Cho Kwang-rae and justified his inclusion when flicking the ball past a defender and smashing in a shot from just inside the area.

Peter Odemwingie headed an equalizer for Nigeria shortly after but four minutes before the break, Manchester United star Park Ji-sung slipped the ball through for Choi to fire the winning goal.