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Nigerian soldiers posted to protect an oil plant owned by the US giant Chevron invaded a nearby village and severely beat some local people during a hunt for stolen weapons, witnesses said.

LAGOS, Sept. 25 -- A Nigerian state governor who was briefly detained a week ago in London by British police for alleged money laundering has declared himself innocent, saying his arrest was "overtly ...2.7

How effective would you say the Money Laundering Act has been against the backdrop of the Federal Government's determination to tackle illicit transactions? The Act is a fine piece of legislation on paper but ...4.2

Professor Kunle Ade Wahab, the New Due Process boss, says the essence of his office is to show that Nigeria can be cost effective.4

Reporter's Dairy Habib Yakoob Abuja ONE of the facts that drives scepticism into the heart of so many Nigerians over the anti-corruption crusade of the Federal Government is the perception that the ...4

From Fred Bridgland in Johannesburg IN what looks like a re-run of the saga of Ken Saro-Wiwa, the Niger River Delta human rights campaigner hanged in 1995 after years of non-violent campaigning on behalf of his ...

Time for change, time for action, time to live up to our expectations of ourselves I ask my readers a direct question to begin this article: can you look in the mirror, look yourself in the eyes and feel happy? ...2.9

This, even though the governors of the oil producing states, have not actually put the monies received so far from the federal government of Nigeria, based on the derivation principle, have not been accounted ...4

CORRUPTION REVISITED overnor DSP Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa State arrested in London for money laundering" blasted on the front page of THIS DAY Online of 16th September 2005, for the entire world to see.4

THOUSANDS of distressed candidates who sit for the UME examinations beseech the offices of JAMB on annual basis, asking for the release of their results.4

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS AS ANSWER TO A NORMLESS NIGERIA otable criminologists theorize that crime and other forms of deviance derive from a normless condition in which the governing rules of society have broken ...4

BBC News, Abidjan Opposition forces see South Africa as biased South Africa's mediation in the ... As if on cue, the leader of the New Forces, Guillaume Soro, headed off to see Niger's President Mamadou Tandja, the current head of Ecowas, and then President Obasanjo, who has a similar role at the AU.2.9

Nigerian movie directors and producers are now crying out at the way dupes and other fleet-footed thieves use their names to fleece other unsuspecting wanna be artistes of their hard-earned money at various ...4

Six Foundations Commit $200 Million to Higher Education in Africa Posted by: laurakujawski on Friday, September 23, 2005 Topic PNN Worldwide Characterizing African universities as necessary contributors to the ...1.2

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and rival Benjamin Netanyahu are neck-and-neck in a battle for control ... The Mirror World of Asterix", the first global exhibition dedicated to the comic book hero, forms part of Belgium's 175th independence celebrations and includes the latest book of adventures, The Sky Falls on his Head.3.4

FOR the Nigeria Prisons Service, these are, indeed, trying times, no thanks to Tuesday's attempted jail break by inmates of Ikoyi Prisons that ultimately turned bloody.4

I'm a morning person and Ola is a night person, Saturday mornings for me was cleaning day, for my wife that is the day to sleep in late in bed.4

Next it will be Gov. Ibori," Tonbra Alamieyeseigha told Elendureports.com in a telephone interview last week.4

A prominent journalist, Mr Dare Babarinsa has joined the long list of those seeking to succeed Otunba Ayo Fayose as governor of Ekiti state.4

A West African oba, or tribal chief, lies dead on the ground as five women dressed in flowing robes circle around him, chanting and dancing.2.9

The Boston Globe on Monday examined how many mother-to-child HIV prevention programs in sub-Saharan Africa are "rapidly expanding" to include testing, treatment and counseling for entire families, including ...

Insurers and reinsurers that are hoping to draw investors' attention to their companies may have yet another home work to do in order to achieve that as investors have said that thirst for banks shares is far ...4

The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria has advised insurance practitioners in the country to ... Hurricane Rita gathers strength Hurricane Rita is strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico after battering the coastline of Cuba and the southern tip of Florida.4

Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.

' SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Bello Masari, and two governors, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of Lagos State and Boni Haruna of Adamawa, have expressed shock at the death in a car crash of Vanguard's ...4

The Association of Nigerian Exporters and the Government of Atlanta, Georgia United States of ... Nazi-hunter Wiesenthal dies at 96 Holocaust survivor and Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal has died in the Austrian capital, Vienna, aged 96.4

Amnesty International is concerned about allegations of torture and the unfair trial of about 70 people charged with offences related to an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea on 8 October 2004.

Perspectives Chuks Iloegbunam Thanks and praises to the Nigerian media, an institution that is the veteran of many a redoubtable battle.4

Bahar Idriss Abugarda, vice president of the Justice and Equality Movement and Garelnaby Abdelkarim, vice president of the Sudanese Libration Army in Abuja, Nigeria A sixth round of peace talks between the ...1.3

As at yesterday, at least nine suspects have been arrested. Although the names of the suspects are yet to be officially released, a competent police source at the State Criminal Investigation Department , ...2.7

THE Chasewood Sahara Consortium has disclosed that the current market value of recoverable barrels of crude oil reserves in Oil Prospecting Lease is between $12 billion and $30 billion .4

New York Law Journal If proximity to power is the sine qua non for idealistic young attorneys aiming to create a better world, then 11 associates at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson have just entered ...

Education Minister, Chinwe Obaji, has called on the National Library of Nigeria to facilitate the establishment of well-equipped libraries in the nation's schools.4

Harry Nwana A couple of months ago, Audu Ogbeh was the toast of every home in the People's Democratic Party.2.7

Tony Eastley presents AM Monday to Friday from 8:00am on ABC Local Radio and 7:10am on Radio National.2.7