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School Kids Burnt to Death in Pipeline Fire
It has happened again. Another tragedy struck yesterday at Ijegun area of Lagos State when a fuel pipe belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corpora-tion (NNPC) went up in flames, killing no fewer than 14 people. More...

US Fines Willbros $32m for Bribing Nigerian Officials
In what is a major indictment on its business activities, Willbros, an oil and gas industry services firm, has agreed to pay over $32 million in fines and forfeitures to settle allegations of bribery, according to documents made available by the United States Justice Department. More...

Waziri is New EFCC Chairman
Speculations as to the fate of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were laid to rest yesterday. More...

Waziri: On The Hot Seat
On her way to being a Catholic nun where she would have devoted her entire life to chastity and poverty, Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri made a U-turn from Queen of Holy Rosary Convent in 1963 and discovered an essential life of sacrifice in secular life. More...

Ogun State Speaker Removed from Office
Yesterday was a day of the long knives in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The last female Speaker standing, Hon. (Mrs.) Titi Oseni of the Ogun State House of Assembly was removed from office. More...

State of the States Obasanjo in Abuja, Rallies Support for Vision 2020 Senate C’ttee Expresses Concern over Revenue Loss Firm Hands over N50m Town Hall to Nsukka Modibbo Orders Property Owners to Beautify Houses Govt Votes N50bn for New PH City ‘No Exemption from Anti-smoking Law’ Group Flays PPA over Insecurity More on the States...