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Nigeria’s President Jonathan address at the 66th UN General Assembly

Nigeria’s President Jonathan address at the 66th UN General Assembly

Sep. 21 | Sep 21, 2011, 16:59 STATEMENT BY DR GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCON, GCFR President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria AT THE 66TH UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2011 Mr. President, On...

A Decade of Fear: The World Reflects on 9/11

A Decade of Fear: The World Reflects on 9/11

Sep. 11 | Photo Credit: Getty Image Associate Press – A mother in Malaysia greeted her dead son. People in Manila left roses for the victim who helped give them homes. And mourners in Tokyo stood before a piece of steel from ground zero, remembering the 23...

How Ooni, Fani-Kayode lobbied the U.S to support OBJ third term plot

How Ooni, Fani-Kayode lobbied the U.S to support OBJ third term plot

Sep. 3 | Femi Fani-Kayode, Special Assistant (Public Affairs) To President Obasanjo 2003-2006. Photo Credit: femifanikayode.org By NAL staff writer Both the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade and Femi Fani-Kayode, former special assistant to the president (Olusegun...

Latest HRW Report on Nigeria: EFCC ineffective

Latest HRW Report on Nigeria: EFCC ineffective

Aug. 25 | AFP – Nigeria’s main anti-corruption agency has been hobbled by incompetence, internal graft allegations and suspicions of political interference, according to a report by Human Rights Watch released Thursday. The report examining the work...

Gaddafi’s loyalists, rebels in last battle for Tripoli

Gaddafi’s loyalists, rebels in last battle for Tripoli

Aug. 22 | Reuters – Libyan government tanks and snipers put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli on Monday after rebels swept into the heart of the capital, cheered on by crowds hailing the end of Muammar Gaddafi’s 42 years in power. The 69-year-old...

Justice on the brink: Nigeria’s judicial chief to be forced to quit

Justice on the brink: Nigeria’s judicial chief to be forced to quit

Aug. 19 | Suspended Court of Appeal President, Justice Ayo Salami By NAL Staff writer The Nigerian justice system was on Thursday thrown into seemingly confusion after the country’s apex judicial council suspended one of its members and President of the Nigeria...

UN report: Ogoniland could take 30 years to recover from oil spills

UN report: Ogoniland could take 30 years to recover from oil spills

Aug. 4 | Photo Credit: UNEP By NAL staff writer The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) has released to the public, the much anticipated report that asses impact of oil exploration and pollution in Ogoni Land, in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. The...

Exclusive Interview with WBFF World Champion Obi Obadike

Exclusive Interview with WBFF World Champion Obi Obadike

Aug. 2 | He is tagged the world’s most ripped fitness model,  American born Nigerian, Obi Obadike is the current WBFF(World Body Building & Fitness Federation) World Champion. In 2008, Obi stormed the American fitness industry when he emerged first runner...

President Jonathan ‘not’ to seek re-election in 2015

President Jonathan ‘not’ to seek re-election in 2015

Jul. 26 | By NAL staff writer There is a strong indication that Nigeria’s incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan may not seek re-election in 2015, when the country is due to go the poll for another round of general election. The strongest indication, so far,...

The Brits are back, seek greater trading ties with Africa

The Brits are back, seek greater trading ties with Africa

Jul. 20 | By NAL staff writer British Prime Minister David Cameron has concluded his short live two days expedition trip to Africa (South Africa and Nigeria) after being forced to return to London to attend Wednesday’s special parliamentary session on phone...