Abuja Explosion: Atiku laments state of insecurity, insists Jonathan is incompetent

Dec. 31 | By Nigerians Abroad magazine staff writer Former Nigeria vice-president and presidential aspirant under the banner of PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar  has reacted to New Year’s eve explosion at the heart of Nigeria’s capital that caused the death...

Presidency downplays Jonathan self confessed “limited administrative experience”

Dec. 9 | A statement from the office of Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity has downplay inside revelation of events that transpired inside the presidential  villla in the wake Late president Yar’Adua illness and succession by the then...

IBB signals u-turn on consensus arrangement, threatens to quit PDP

Dec. 8 | Former Nigerian military dictator Ibrahim Babangida has signalled he may abandon the oil-rich nation’s ruling party and make his own run for the presidency after he was passed over as the party’s candidate from the Muslim north. In a letter...

Successful hostage rescue boost presidency approval ratings

Nov. 18 | Cross-section of rescued Oil workers taken hostage by Niger Delta militant. Photo Credit: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images Nigeria’s military launched a coordinated air, naval and ground assault to free 19 hostages held on militant camps in the...

Can ACN undo PDP?

Nov. 3 | By Dapo Akinrefon The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, is not resting on its oars to ensure that it is again prominent in the politics of Nigeria especially in the South West geo-political zone. The party which has transformed twice since it was first...

Let the race begin: PDP gives Jonathan, others the nod to run for Presidency

Aug. 13 | Nigeria’s ruling political party has said that Goodluck Jonathan, the country’s president, has the right to contest forthcoming elections despite his candidacy being in breach of informal election rules. The People’s Democratic Party...

Ajumogobia speaks on challenges that face Nigeria

Aug. 5 | A Conversation with Henry Odein Ajumogobia August 4, 2010 US Council on Foreign Relations PRINCETON LYMAN: Let me do a few administrative things first. Please turn off any phones, BlackBerries and all the rest, because they do interfere...

France-Africa summit: Africa is our future, says Sarkozy

May. 31 | Times Live - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said it was time for Africa to have a stronger voice in global affairs as he opened a summit with 38 leaders in the Riviera city of Nice. France is seeking to renew its ties with Africa at the two-day...

Challenges and Possibilities for Progress in Nigeria

May. 19 | By Olumide Taiwo, assistant professor of economics at the American University of Nigeria, The death of Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua did not come as a shock to most Nigerians due to his prolonged illness. In memory of his brief presidency,...

UPDATE: Newly appointed NNPC MD, Shehu Ladan sacked

May. 17 | President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday fired the newly-appointed managing director of the country’s state oil firm and ordered an audit of its accounts by a world-class firm, his office said. Shehu Ladan, who was appointed Nigerian National Petroleum...