USERS of Internet services in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, want the National Assembly to enact a law that would spell out stringent guidelines to discourage communication companies from willfully exploiting Nigerians through poor service delivery. The call stems from the … read more
Today has been declared the Eid-el-Fitr day following the sighting of the moon in various cities across the country after 29 days of fasting by Muslims across the world. Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III announced this last … read more
The fear of arrest by the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi if he decides to turn in his arms and accept the Federal Government’s amnesty may have contributed to Ateke Tom’s delay in accepting to surrender his weapons and embrace … read more
THE Federal Government may soon begin dialogue with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) following the militants’ declaration of additional 30 days of cease-fire. Spokesperson of the Inter-Agency Co-ordinating Committee on Amnesty, Dr. Timiebi Koripamo Agary, … read more
Nigeria’s premier polling agency, NOI/Gallup Polls has revealed that seven out of 10 people polled believe that the government is ill equipped to handle an outbreak of swine flu within the country should such arise. Numerous cases of the H1N1 … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:02 AM To: Chief Oyibo Subject: Extension of Ceasefire The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is extending its unilateral ceasefire which expired midnight, September 15, 2009 by 30 … read more
Three years since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the former governor Professor Charles Soludo introduced the polymer N20 note, the apex bank will roll out new N50, N10 and N5 polymer currency notes this month. New CBN Governor … read more
MINISTER of Defence, Major-General Godwin Abbe, has said that contrary to the news doing the rounds that the military had deployed military warship and aircraft in the oil rich region of Niger Delta, the story is far from the truth. … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group said on Wednesday it was extending a two-month-old ceasefire in the oil-producing Niger Delta by 30 days but warned the government an amnesty programme had not yet tackled key issues. The Movement for the Emancipation of … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday put the total amount of debts collected from debtors of the five troubled banks at over N87 billion. Spokesman of the commission, Femi Babafemi, who gave an update on the debt … read more