The Action Congress (AC) has called for a thorough investigation into the sale of NITEL to Transcorp, in the wake of fresh revelations concerning the acquisition of 51 per cent stake in the telecommunications firm by the upstart Transcorp.

The Bush administration, expressing disappointment over the August 2 conviction of Egyptian democracy activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim, said the action is "harming Egypt's reputation" and urged global protection for the rights to free speech and due process.

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola, yesterday said Nigeria never owned Bakassi.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till September 30, 2008, hearing in the interlocutory application by Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, challenging plans by Chevron Group to divest its 60 percent stake from Texaco Nigeria Plc.

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior yesterday in Abuja, conferred one hundred and seventy foreigners as citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday demoted 140 officers, including the erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AIG Nuhu Ribadu, who is now a deputy commissioner of police (DCP).

SUPPORTERS of African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma yesterday intensified calls for his prosecution to be stopped, saying his was a political trial that needed a political solution.

AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma will know next month if a multimillion-rand corruption case against him will be dropped, clearing his path to the Presidency.

After months of dilly-dallying, the International Criminal Court at the Hague has accused Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, of committing genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur. ICC chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-

Sequel to the petition written to President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua by the people of Ahaave-Mbaikyobo in Ushongo LGA of Benue State, the President has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), to commence investigations into the alleged seizure of permanent voters'

SENATOR Julius Ucha (Ebonyi) is the Chairman Senate Committee on Works and Leader of the Southeast Senate Caucus. In this interview with Vanguard, he spoke on the deplorable conditions of roads in Nigeria and blamed it on poor funding and

Four major civil society organisations yesterday warned in a letter to Parliament that statements that the Scorpions would be scrapped regardless of public opinion undermined Parliament's constitutional obligation to consider legislation on its merits.

A brutally honest two-hour briefing on the review of the criminal justice system by Deputy Justice Minister Johnny de Lange yesterday failed to mention the Scorpions or how their dissolution fitted into government planning.

The government of Sudan is currently lobbying all famous and outspoken African leaders to assist in voicing the need to stall the indictments by the International Court of Justice (ICC) against its President, Omar al Bashir.

Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has revoked the nomination of 57 councillors and appointed 64 others whose names were struck out by his predecessor, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday filed a 21-count charge on former Adamawa State Governor, Mr Boni Haruna, who was arraigned before Justice Adamu Bello of a Federal High Court in Abuja

In a bid to bolster the operational preparedness of the Nigerian Navy to defend the nation's territorial waters and deal with the ever increasing security threat in the Gulf of Guinea, the Senate is considering increased funding for the Navy

Lagos lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN) yesterday begged a Federal high court sitting in Abuja to annul the appointment of Mrs Farida Waziri as chairman of EFCC.

THE seemingly unending controversy over whether Nigeria should go ahead to hand over the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroun in line with a World Court ruling was the subject of a heated discussion during a parliamentary gathering last Friday in Egbeda,

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Tuesday charged all religious leaders to rise up and prevent the spread of homosexuality as no law in the country has yet legalised the practice.