PRESS RELEASE

Attack on UN building an assault on global peace & security, says Nigerian president

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria utterly condemn the barbaric, senseless and cowardly attack on the United Nation’s Building in Abuja this morning.

ENTERTAINMENT

Mercy Johnson weds today amid tight security

Despite the scandals trailing the much talked about wedding of popular actress, Mercy Johnson to her boyfriend of two years, Prince Odianosen Okojie, the wedding will hold as planned this morning 27 August 2011

NEWS & REPORTING

Expatriate causes pandemonium over parking in Abuja

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An unidentified expatriate today caused a ruckus over parking in a central area of Abuja today.  According to the article reported by Dolapo Adetunji of N2N America, the brouhaha was set off when the man was asked to move his vehicle to a designed parking as he had illegally parked. 

TRAVEL & AVIATION

Passengers' maltreatment: Minister warns foreign airlines 
Oyetunji Abioye
 

Oduah-Ogiemwonyi

The Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Adaeze-Oduah, has warned foreign airlines operating in the country to stop their alleged discriminatory action against Nigerian passengers. 

DIPLOMACY & ECONOMY

Ambassador promises welfare of Nigerians living in Hungary

By Hakeem Babalola

Nig amb to Hungary, Ononye

The newly appointed Nigerian ambassador to Hungary, Mr. Charles Ononye, has promised Nigerians living in the country that their welfare is of the utmost importance – both to the embassy and the Nigerian government in general.

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

Clean-up of Ogoni land to take 30 years

By Elizabeth Archibong

The restoration of Ogoniland may end up being the world’s largest and longest clean up exercise, as it may take as long as 30 years, a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on the level of despoliation in the area, Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland, has stated.

COMMENTARY

Divide Nigeria in peace or address the injustice

Uzoma Ahamefule

The more the beneficiaries of this colonial fraud called Nigeria make believe that all is well with Nigeria, the more they attract doom, odium, and opprobrium to that name Nigeria. Please tell me what makes us one Nigeria if not for the colonial interest that the slave masters amalgamated all the countries they invaded within “Oduduwa Republic”, “Republic of Biafra” and also “Arewa Muslim Nation” and called them Nigeria.

NIGERIAN AFFAIRS

War of two former Soldiers
IBB, a fool at 70 –Obasanjo

From Moshood Adebayo, Abeokuta

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday responded to General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s dismissal of his eight-year rule as a failure, describing the former military president as a fool at 70.

IMMIGRATION

Nigeria out with new visa policy soon

By Soji-Eze Fagbemi

Minister of Labour and Productivity and supervising Minister of Interior, Chief Emeka Wogu declared this after a closed-door meeting with the comptrollers general of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Prisons (NP) and the Federal Fire Service, in Abuja over the events of the last few weeks, especially the threat to internal security of the country.

BUSINESS/INVESTMENT

Africa lures investors, but is it ready?

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Africa offers among the world's best investment prospects as emerging markets grow ever more important, although its economies risk being destabilized by the slew of capital they stand to attract in coming years.