Court to Rule on NLNG/NIMASA Face off on Monday
JULY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY) A Federal High Court has delayed a ruling on a tax dispute between Nigeria’s liquefied natural gas company (NLNG) and the maritime security agency over taxes until Monday, extending a deadlock More...
Conjoined Twins Born to Jobless Abuja Couple
LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY) What should have been a moment of joy for a jobless couple, Mr. Elisha Bassey and his wife, Patience, turned to sadness when a set of conjoined twins was born to the family on Tuesday. The More...
Adieu Senator Pius Ewherido: Nigeria Lost A Rare Breed and Great Debater
Laee SEnator Pius Ewherido By Francis Adewale LAGOS JULY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)- I have not found a Nigerian politician I can endorse and celebrate. I have found Nigerian politicians with little or no conscience. There More...
UK Police Officer Ibori Accused of Corruption is Cleared
DC Peter Clarke and DC John McDonald spearheaded the global corruption investigations that put James Ibori in jail LAGOS JULY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-John McDonald, a British police officer with the Proceeds of Crime More...
An Interview with a Gay Nigerian Preacher Ordained in UK
Jide Macauly Five years after he was forced to leave Nigeria for the United Kingdom following threats to his life, Nigeria’s first openly gay preacher and the founder of House of Rainbow Fellowship, a Christian More...
2015 Governorship: Delta Professionals in Diaspora Endorse Speaker, Ochei
Speaker Delta State House of Assembly Hon Victor Ochei LAGOS JUNE 30TH (URHOBOTODAY) A group of young professionals of Delta State extraction in the United Kingdom has thrown its weight behind the reported governorship More...
Nigeria Leads the World in Number of children Contacting HIV- UN
Nigeria has the highest number of children contracting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, in the world, the latest report by the United Nations has shown. The report says nearly 60,000 Nigerian children were More...
Keshi Opens Doors for Yobo, Osaze, Nsofor
Stephen Keshi LAGOS JUNE 27TH (URHOBOTODAY) Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has opened the national team door to striker Osaze Odemwingie and skipper Joseph Yobo, but Taye Taiwo may not find it easy to get his way back More...
World Drug Day: Adoke, Tambuwal, Stakeholders Call for Crack Down on Drug Barons
By Oghenekevwe Laba LAGOS JUNE 26TH (URHOBOTODAY) The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and stakeholders have called for More...
Video Evidence Indicts Rawlings of Describing Nigeria as Corrupt Nation
Jerry Rawlings LAGOS JUNE 26TH (URHOBOTODAY) A former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, is being economical with the truth in his claim that he made no reference to Nigeria corruption and the Nigerian government More...
Bakassi Dispute: A Critical Response to Jonathan’s Speech in Cameroun
President Goodluck Jonathan By Debo Adeniyi LAGOS JUNE 25TH (URHOBOTODAY) President Goodluck Jonathan has said during the interactive session with the Nigerian community in Yaounde, Cameroon, Sunday night, 23rd More...
419: Court Dismisses Ajudua’s Application to Quash Charges Against Him
Fred Ajudua LAGOS JUNE 25TH (URHOBOTODAY) The Lagos High Court in Ikeja today dismissed the application of fraud kingpin, Fred Ajudua, to quash charges he defrauded two Dutch Businessmen, Remy Cina and Pierre Vijgen, More...
Jerry Rawlings Denies Condemning Nigeria, Threatens to Sue Premium Times
Jerry Rawlings LAGOS JUNE 23RD, (URHOBOTODAY)Former Ghana President Jerry Rawlings has denied the report of online news medium, Premium Times that claimed he condemned the Nigerian Government while delivering an More...
Jonathan, Soyinka, E.K.Clark, Ciroma, Others to Deliberate on Nigeria Future
By Oghenekevwe Laba LAGOS JUNE 23RD (URHOBOTODAY) Eminent leaders of thought , statesmen and top politicians from across the six geo political zones of the country are set to gather together next week at Le’Meridian More...
REVEALED: How Orubebe Siphons Tax Payers’ Funds
Minister of Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs Elder Godsday Orubebe LAGOS JUNE 22ND (URHOBOTODAY) These are not the best of times for Godsday Orubebe, the Niger Delta Affairs minister. Still battling to wriggle himself More...
Eagles can Beat Brazil, Spain- Ugbade ..Says They are Afraid of Eagles
Nigeria Super Eagles Tunisia ’94 Africa Cup of Nations winner Nduka Ugbade insists Nigeria can run on the same level with world champions Spain and five-time World Cup winners Brazil with “tactical discipline.” According More...
CBN Denies Freezing Religious Bodies’ Accounts
HHeadquarters Central Bank of Nigeria LAGOS JUNE 22ND (URHOBOTODAY) The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has denied reports that it had ordered the freezing of accounts of religious groups over alleged links to terrorist More...
NEITI Indicts Jonathan, Other PDP Govts for Encouraging Corruption in Oil Industry
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (URHOBOTODAY) The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative says government hardly implements its recommendations on accountability in the extractive industry. The deliberate inactions More...
Nigerians Applaud Eagles Despite Defeat
Nigeria Super Eagles LAGOS JUNE 21ST (URHOBOTODAY) African Champions, the Supper Eagles of Nigeria have been commended for their wonderful performance last night despite their 2-1 lost to Uruguay in the ongoing More...
200 Nigerian Girls Trafficked to Russia Monthly for Prostitution
Nigerian prostitutes in Russia LAGOS JUNE 20TH (URHOBOTODAY) No fewer than 200 Nigerian girls are trafficked every month to Russia for prostitution, the Nigeria’s ambassador to Russia, Asam Asam, has said. Mr. More...
UK Returns One Million Pounds Alameiyeseigha’s Loots
Diepreye Alameiyeseigha LAGOS JUNE 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)The Nigerian government has received one million pounds from the British government as cash recovered from former Bayelsa State governor Diepreye Alameiyeseigha, More...
PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh, resigns
Olisa Metuh LAGOS UNE 19TH (URHOBOTODAY) The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has formally announced his decision to resign his position. Mr. Metuh announced his resignation More...
Ogboru: The Journey So Far
Chief Great Ovadje Ogboru addressing crowd of supporters On June 21 2013, the Supreme Court is expected to give its judgement on the prolonged legal battle over the last governorship election in Delta State. The More...
Confederations Cup: FIFA Disqualifies Echejile as 1st Goal Scorer Against Tahiti
Uwa Echejile LAGOS JUNE 19TH (URHOBOTODAY) The the world football ruling body, FIFA, has disqualified Uwa Echiejile as the first goal scorer of the match between Nigeria and Tahiti. Echiejile was initially thought More...
Rawlings Slams Nigerian Govt for Allowing Corrupt Politicians Escape Justice
Jerry Rawlings LAGOS JUNE 19TH (URHOBOTODAY( Former Ghana president, Jerry Rawlings, has launched a scathing attack on the Nigerian government’s anti-corruption record, severely criticizing the leadership’s More...