NEWS

Oil Minister Madueke Buys 20 Million Euro Mansion In Austria 

Mr. President Sir and Fellow Nigerians, it is yet another shame of insult in far away Vienna, Austria, Europe. According to a shocking bomb revelation by a free daily newspaper in Vienna, Austria called “Heute”, there is a secret mansion villa worth 20 million euro bought by the current oil minister Mrs Allison Madueke. 

COMMENTARY

South Africa's tradition of state intervention
By Neil Emerick

South Africa's 50 year tradition of heavy handed of state intervention continues: As the cry goes out for “Economic freedom in our lifetime”, it is crucially important we share a common understanding of the idea. This is not an easy task. Commentators across the ideological spectrum claim the term as their own, or attribute different meanings to the words.

PRESS RELEASE

Sudan: arbitrary detention of four prominent Eritreans, an urgent appeal

Friday, November 11, 2011. EveryOne Group supports the urgent appeal of ICER. A request to act is extended to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, the European Commissioner on Human Rights, the European External Actions Server and all NGOs that protect freedom of expression and human rights activists around the world.

COMMENTARY

 Nigeria will rise again (1)

B yUzoma Ahamefule 

Nigeria is a great country with great people. A country endowed with natural resources and blessed with educated men and women. A country whose technocrats and experts in various fields are respected and sought after in the developed world like the way the US would instigate and sponsor a war in a country for their own selfish interest as long as that country has got oil.

WORLD BUSINESS

Crisis in Italy Spurs Fears of Euro Zone Break-up

Political and economic crisis in Italy spurred fears of a split in the euro zone with borrowing costs for Europe's third biggest economy near unsustainable levels and the bloc unable to afford a bailout.

The escalating crisis prompted European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to issue a stern warning of the dangers of splitting the zone. EU sources told Reuters French and German officials had held discussions on just such a move.