The government of the Republic of Liberia has received with shock and great sadness the passing away of His Excellency General Lasana Conte, President of the Republic of Guinea, on Monday December 22, 2008, after a period of illness

Local authorities from the provincial to village (midugudu) level have been advised to consider domestic violence as a security threat and a social economic menace which should be combated by all means.

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State will soon be dragged before the International Criminal Court of Justice (lCCJ) to answer for genocide over his shoot at sight order to the police which was followed to the letter resulting to the

A Lagos-based group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has rei-terated its call for the probe of anti-riot police for their alleged "massacre of innocent Muslims in Jos".

Guinea's prime minister stepped down and surrendered at an army barracks along with about 30 other government leaders yesterday, as the head of a military coup consolidated his control.

On 24 December 2008 eight (8) of the current total of thirty-two (32) individuals abducted over the last seven (7) weeks were brought to the Magistrates' Court in Harare under armed guard. These individuals were Jestina Mukoko, Broderick Takawira, Violet

In a fresh twist of events, Pfizer, the multinational company reported to have used hapless Nigerians as guinea pigs in drug trial, is still mounting propaganda, employing the cheap skills of local journalists to confuse facts and frustrate on-going effort

A member of the House of Representatives Beni Lar (PDP, Plateau) has said that a bill that criminalises and recommends stiff jail terms for wife beaters will be presented to the House.

When Ahmed Yusuf of the Action Congress (AC) was defeated in last year's governorship election in Taraba State, he went to court. He lost at the tribunal and then went to the appeal court. The appellate court recently ruled against

The Senate has condemned the dismissal of former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Malam Nuhu Ribadu by the Police authorities.

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Mr. John Aganbi, has berated the Federal Government over the opening of Gas Revenue Account, saying it was illegal and unconstitutional and is a ploy by government to shortchange

In the Court of Appeal sitting in Edo State

THE Action Congress (AC) has challenged the Federal Government to make public its rescue plan for Nigeria's economy as the global financial crisis bites harder.In a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said the government's

The Belgian government has welcomed the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda's (ICTR) sentencing of Colonel Théoneste Bagosora and two others to life imprisonment for genocide crimes.

President Yar'adua recently called for the removal of the immunity clause from the constitution as part of the proposed constitutional review.

Head of Kogi office of NAFDAC Mr. John Okwori says the agency will soon commence arrest and prosecution of sellers of banned products in the state.

In spite of the continuous announcement being made by the state command of the Nigeria Police that the ban on sale and use of fireworks is still in force, many Lagos residents were yesterday sighted flouting the ban in public.

I have always been of the opinion that it is very unfair to put Judges in a situation where they would sit in their Chambers; with the very limited evidence available to them; and seek to decide what they feel