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The Media/Publicity Director of the Osunbor Grassroots Solidarity Movement (OGSM) in Nigeria and in the Diaspora, Mr. Matthew Ebatamehi Aramunde, has enjoined its members all over the country and outside Nigeria to (more…)

Leaders of the Okpe Nation last weekend stated that they have no intention to articulate any means of conflict and crisis with the Itsekiri, or to engage them in any battle. However, they accused (more…)

Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, was rocked to its foundations on Tuesday as angry citizens in collaboration with civil society organizations protested the sneaky manner in which President Goodluck (more…)

Lawrence's mother, Doreen and father Neville, wept as the verdicts were delivered at the Old Bailey, London's central criminal court. Dobson protested his innocence as he was led from court saying: ``You have condemned an innocent man here, I hope you can live with yourselves.'' The case became a catalyst for change after London's Metropolitan Police botched the initial investigation into Lawrence's death. A 1999 report by Senior Judge, William Macpherson, said the murder had exposed ``institutional racism'' in the force and also accused officers of incompetence and a failure of leadership. Since then, the police have overhauled their policies on racism and tried to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities, but the Lawrence's case still weighs heavily on the force. The impact of the M...

Four men, who claimed to be members of the Oodu’a Peoples Congress (OPC), were on Wednesday in Lagos remanded in Ikoyi prison over alleged murder of a suspected cult member. (more…)

DES MOINES, Iowa--Iowa may not pick presidents. It may not even pick Republican presidential nominees. But Iowa most certainly resets the nomination contest, something its voters did again on (more…)

INEC will ensure that the January 14 governorship election in Adamawa is hitch free, Mr Kayode Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega said on Wednesday. (more…)

The Northern Patriotic Front (NPF), a pro-democracy group in Abuja on Wednesday said the withdrawal of fuel subsidy would salvage the national economic crunch. Alhaji Ali Abacha, the National Coordinator of the group, gave the support in an interview with NAN. According to him, the policy will cause temporary pains to Nigerians but at the end of the day, we shall overcome the economic predicaments. (more…)

* NEMA, SEMA call for peaceful co-existence The officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) who went to Ezillo in Ebonyi to donate relief materials to the victims of the New Year clashes narrowly escaped mob attack. (more…)

Fakele Adediran, a don at Covenant University, Ogun, says the Nigerian tax system is ‘’unfair and hindered development of the country’’. Adediran, who specialises in accounting and taxation, stated this in an interview on Wednesday in Lagos. (more…)

China on Wednesday restated its opposition to the U.S.-led push for unilateral sanctions on Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme and said the crisis should be resolved through diplomacy. (more…)

China denied on Wednesday that an Indian diplomat had been prevented from treating his severe diabetes while offering consular assistance during a trial. The diplomat collapsed, prompting a complaint from India's foreign ministry. (more…)

- Declares St. Patricks College, Calabar, others as Tourism Destinations Edem Duke, the Minister for Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, says President Goodluck Jonathan has approved (more…)

Minister of Education Ruqayyatu Rufa’I, on Wednesday condemned the irregularities at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (EFFURE) in Delta. Rufa’I was speaking in Abuja at the inauguration (more…)

The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, edged towards a dominant role in Egypt's first free parliament in decades, but said it would not impose its will over a new constitution. (more…)

The Lagos State Government said on Wednesday that it has shut the Alayabiagba and Iganmu markets, both at Orile-Iganmu, for violating environmental laws. The Marshal-General of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Brigade, (more…)

The Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma Egba says the Federal Government has awarded contract for the rehabilitation of some federal roads in the country. Ndoma-Egba, who disclosed (more…)

The Federal Government has been urged to use its security agencies to unmask the forces and people behind the dreaded Boko Haram sect. Alhaji Muhammad Garba, Deputy Governorship candidate (more…)

- Dobson caged for 15 years and two months- Norris gets 14 years and three months By STAFF REPORTER Stephen Lawrence's killers Gary Dobson and David Norris were today jailed for life for the racist murder they carried out nearly 19 years ago. (more…)

Patrick Akpobolokemi, the Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), says Shell’s response to the Bonga oil spill fell short of international and national standards. (more…)