The Nigeria police said Saturday they have rescued one of the two sports journalists being held by suspected kidnappers in Owerri, capital of the country’s South-east Imo state. Imo state police commissioner, Aloysious Okorie said the journalist was rescued during … read more
Nigerian security forces have arrested 24 people accused of stealing crude oil and illegally refining it, a military spokesman said on Sunday. “The suspects were arrested in Gokana local government area by officers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in … read more
SEVERAL months after the Federal Government set up a rehabilitation camp at Aluu, Choba for repentant militants from Rivers and some neighboring states, nothing much seems to be happening there. The place looked deserted when Sunday Vanguard visited, on Friday. … read more
Losses and liabilities totalling more than 2.5 billion dollars are pushing Nigeria’s giant state oil firm NNPC towards extinction, Oil Minister Rilwanu Lukman warned on Friday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is “running at a loss of more than 200 … read more
It cannot be remembered the last time Nigeria had this level of national apprehension, convulsing with formlessness, gradually sliding into a state of stasis. In little groups, congregations and every manner of gathering only one topic now matters: President Umaru … read more
Save Nigeria Group (SNG), a coalition of human rights and civil society groups led by Prof. Wole Soyinka and Pastor Tunde Bakare among others, next Wednesday (March 10) will organize a protest march in Abuja to demand the invocation of … read more
Mounting anger in Nigeria at the mystery surrounding the health of the country’s president has led many to question who is really in charge of the African giant: its elected leader, the acting president or the first lady? Turai Yar’Adua, … read more
Former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, affirmed on Thursday that he cannot be intimidated despite the latest scheme by political adversaries to manipulate the media to settle scores against him. This time, he said, they have wrongly assumed that a … read more
The U.S. State Department voiced concerns today about the “uncertain” medical condition of Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua and the future of Nigerian democracy. It is “essential” for Nigeria’s civilian and military leaders “to avoid any actions that will imperil” Nigerian … read more
The Nigerian government Thursday condemned its police for a lack of commitment to duty and particularly for its failure to effectively check crime and engaging in human rights violations. “Regrettably, the Nigeria Police Force has not reciprocated the gesture of … read more