The military institution in Nigeria is no longer a threat to the survival of the nation's democracy, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Luka Yusuf, said yesterday in Gusau, Zamfara State.
Tempers are flaring in the Niger Delta over the move by the Federal Government to convene a summit to address the oil region's problems as eminent people from the area are kicking against it.
Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari yesterday said he will support any initiative aimed at reconciling President Umaru Yar'Adua with the candidates of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Action Congress (AC) in the 2007 presidential election, Maj-Gen Muhammadu
Fresh facts emerged last night on why leaders and groups in the Niger Delta area are opposed to the appointment of Nigeria's former representative to the UN, Professor Ibrahim Gambari as Chairman of the steering committee of the proposed Niger
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has built a new safe house for survivors of sexual violence in the capital, Monrovia, and helped refurbish a former jail to ease overcrowding in the West African country's prison system.
Two late goalline saves by Sierra Leone's goalkeeper, Christian Caulker, secured a dramatic 1-0 win over South Africa, severely denting Bafana Bafana's chances of qualifying for the 2010 African Nations Cup finals.
Ghana were pegged back by an impressive Gabon side in the joint 2010 African and World Cup qualifiers with the Azingo National Stadium running away 2-0 winners in Libreville.
A weekend which has seen the balance of African football power coming under direct assault has added to the confidence of Equatorial Guinea fans as their team prepares to face Nigeria's Super Eagles on Sunday in Malabo.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday in Paris, France announced that his administration would formally declare a state of emergency in Nigeria's power sector next month.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has set December 2009 as target date for the introduction of the electoral reforms promised by his administration to ensure long-term political stability in the country.
The new electoral system will formally take effect from December 2009 in line with the present administration's pledge to ensure a long term political stability in the country, President Umaru Musa Yar'adua has said.
