President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday directed the nation’s security agencies to immediately start a special training of their personnel on proper crowd management, to avoid a re-occurrence of the tragedy that happened last Saturday in southern Port Harcourt, where 19 people … read more
Two gunmen in Nigeria suspected of involvement in a failed abduction attempt in the southern city of Warri were attacked and killed by a mob, according to a police official. Residents in the Eboh district of the city confronted the … read more
For the third time this year oil marketers have increased the price of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1, thereby prompting airlines to increase fares in order to absorb the extra operation cost, which is put at 25 per cent. … read more
Gunmen attacked a church Tuesday in northern Nigeria, but it was unclear if there were casualties in the latest such incident in the region where dozens have been killed in recent months. “There was an attack on a church around … read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) – the country’s mobile regulator, yesterday said that new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards would no longer be allowed to make calls, signifying the beginning of SIM card registration. Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the NCC, … read more
Nigeria began displaying register of voters for the April polls even as multiple registration was reported to have taken place in some centres. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in charge of the oil-rich African country”s just-concluded registration of eligible … read more
The deadly stabbing of a police officer sparked clashes in tense central Nigeria on Tuesday as Muslims commemorated the birth of the Prophet Mohammed, with witnesses reporting several others killed. According to one witness, the violence in the city of … read more
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has carpeted President Goodluck Jonathan over the appointment of former member of Ondo State House of Assembly, Kingsley Kuku, as Presidential Adviser on Niger Delta. The group reiterated that it does … read more
A Vanguard report states that the Nigerian National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (Nosdra) has taken the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company Limited (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to the Federal High Court in … read more
The United States says it will partner the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in ensuring the success of the Amnesty Programme. The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley, said this yesterday in Abuja during a courtesy call on the … read more