Only 27 of 150 passengers on a ship traveling from Nigeria to Gabon, survived when the vessel sank Wednesday night, said the harbor master for the main port in Cameroon. The ship was traveling in the Gulf of Guinea, along … read more
OK… I give in… The official stance on the census curfew is as follows: No movement from midnight tonight till 5pm tomorrow. Same goes for midnight Friday till Saturday at 5pm. read more
Nigeria’s first census in 15 years got off to a shaky start Tuesday with several incidents reported around Africa’s most populous country, amid assurances by President Olusegun Obasanjo that the headcount will go smoothly. Obasanjo is determined to find out … read more
Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa, has reiterated that the rebels in the Niger Delta should not be regarded as terrorists but Nigerians with genuine grievances that should be addressed. He said in Washington that “whether rightly or wrongly, some people … read more
Separatists killed two people and a census worker was feared drowned Tuesday as officials attempted the first population count in 15 years in this sprawling nation riven by ethnic, religious and economic tensions. Previous attempts to count Africa’s most populous … read more
NIGERIA SECURITY REPORT WEEK 11 2006. GENERAL � The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said that it is preparing a major attack on the Nigerian Army and on international oil installations in the southern Niger delta … read more
Nigeria (AP) — The top portion of one of the tallest buildings in Nigeria’s main city sheared off during a storm Wednesday, raining debris onto mostly empty streets below but leaving at least two people dead, witnesses said. Part of … read more
Six gangsters and three police officers were killed in southern Nigeria when security forces tried to search a house ahead of a controversial census, police said today. A gunbattle broke out in the southern Nigerian market town of Nnewi when … read more
Rivers State Government have announced ZERO movement from midnight tonight until 16:00hrs tomorrow. read more
The family of an American being held hostage in Nigeria made a public plea for his release Monday. The family of 23 year old Cody Oswalt, some 25 of them, gathered in a car port at his grandmother’s house in … read more