Abubakar loses bid for stay in U.S. suit by Enahoro, others

THE six-year-old bid by some Nigerians to make former military ruler, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, answer charges of human rights abuses in the United States (U.S.), has reached a decisive point.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Chicago, yesterday ordered that the trial must continue. More >>

Nigeria tops migrant remittances in sub-Saharan Africa
From Gbolahan Gbadamosi, Chicago, USABy Femi Makinde
Published: Wednesday, 20 Sep 2006

The United Nations has ranked Nigeria as the country with the largest remittances of migrants in the sub-Saharan Africa.

Sudan was ranked second while South Africa was rated third. More >>