In a move that could lead to a major diplomatic row, Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Libya, Alhaji M. K. Ibrahim.

The Nigerian ambassador to Libya, Alhaji Aliu Mohammed, has been recalled over the provoking statement of Libyan president Muamar Gaddafi. This is made known from a statement released from the ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.

Jostling began in earnest yesterday for plum ministerial positions a day after Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the Federal Executive Council.

SOME of the 42 ministers sacked, Wednesday, are intensifying lobby to return to the cabinet, according to reliable Presidency sources.

Eminent church leaders in Nigeria yesterday rose in support of Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi's call for the splitting of Nigeria as a solution to the constant crisis in the country.

Senate President David Mark has said that Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi is a "mad man" for advocating the breakup of Nigeria into two as a solution to the religious and sectarian crises in the country.

A graphic detail of how importers and government officials connive to create a cycle of corruption at the Lagos Port, Nigeria's busiest port, has been given in an essay drawn from Africa Development Indicators (ADI) 2010, a publication of the World Bank.

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday expressed gratitude to the people of Anambra State for showing that democracy can work and has indeed come to stay in Nigeria. He spoke at the swearing-in ceremony of the state Governor Peter Obi for a second term in office, which began yesterday.

A new dimension has been added to the political firmament in Nigeria with the bomb blasts which on Monday sent guests packing at the post-amnesty dialogue organized in Warri by The Vanguard newspaper to chart a new course for the Niger Delta.

Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador from Libya, in reaction to the diplomatic row Maumar Ghadafi touched off on Tuesday when he advocated the break up of Africa's most populous nation along the lines of religious homogeneity.