By Eromo Egbejule, WorldNewsVine, Nigeria The chairman, Committee on Appropriation in the Nigerian Senate, Iyiola Omisore, has blamed journalists for the delay of the passage of the Freedom of Information bill. The senator and former Osun State deputy governor, who featured at the guest forum of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State council, [...]
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By Eromo Egbejule, WorldNewsVine, Nigeria New political parties will not be registered six months before the elections, Ibrahim Bawa, the director of legal services in the Independent National Electoral Commission, has said. Mr. Bawa told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that some applications submitted before the deadline, are however being considered. He said [...]

August 31 – The hard working people at the Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) are stepping up a campaign to involve the public in bringing down the many marijuana farms that are growing weed in residential areas. According to new figures the SCDEA have seized over £40 million worth of marijuana, enough to [...]

By Eromo Egbejule, WorldNewsVine, Nigeria Lagos (Aug 30) – The helmsmen of the Nigerian National Assembly has begun efforts to truncate the ongoing probe of its allowances by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), NEXT has learnt. The commission began the probe two weeks ago, following a statement by former President, [...]

Dr Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, son of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa, has been allegedly kidnapped in Abuja
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Washington, D.C. (Aug 27) – Although former President Carter’s trip into North Korea was successful, winning release of American Aijalon Mahli Gomes, the U.S. State Department still advises against travel to the communist country. The North Korean government granted former President Jimmy Carters request for amnesty regarding the imprisoned American citizen who wandered into North [...]

UK (Aug 26) – On July 31 1972 3 no warning, car bombs ripped through the village of Claudy in Northern Ireland killing 9 including an 8 year old girl. It is regarded as the worst attack of the “troubles” as the media love to refer to them. A report was released this week, which [...]

By Ehis Agbon, Nigeria About 100 politicians representing the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Saturday night visited Aso Rock. To persuade President Goodluck Jonathan to contest in next year’s presidential election. The group led by Alhaji Hassan Adamu, Wakilin Adamawa is said to represent the geo-political section of the country [...]

Tehran (Aug 22) – The Iranian government led by a group of Islamic extremists proud of their achievement of firing up their first planned nuclear reactor yesterday, announced the deployment of their latest weapon, a long-range unmanned bomber. The new toy-aircraft will certainly be made with provisions to carry its nuclear payload the Iranian government [...]

Washington, D.C. (Aug 20) – U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today both, Palestinian and Israelis leaders have agreed to meet in Washington, September 2 with hopes reigniting peace talks between the Mid-East neighbors. The Secretary of State stated she hoped both parties would reach an agreement within a year and that negotiations [...]