MILITANTS appear to have shunned the call by the Federal Government to turn in their arms in Delta State , as none of them showed up, yesterday, at the arms collection centres on the second day of the renunciation exercise. … read more
The Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), headed by Mujahideen Dokubo-Asari, has said that it would not accept the amnesty proposal of the Federal Government even as the group has raised alarm over alleged plans by the government to kill … read more
Nigeria’s most vocal opposition political party, the Action Congress (AC), has expressed deep shock and dismay at the arrest of its guber natorial candidate for Osun state in the 2007 general elections, Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola, over the genuineness or otherwise … read more
Ghana is set to become a major exporter to Nigeria and other West African countries according to a paper issued by Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Energy, “How Ghana Kept the Light On.” It said, “Ghana wants to be a major … read more
An uprising by a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria may ostensibly have been about religion but such bloodletting will recur unless underlying issues of poverty, unemployment and education are addressed. West African Islam is overwhelmingly moderate and northern Nigeria … read more
As the Federal government amnesty for militants in the Niger Delta got off to a good start yesterday, the police, acting on a tip-off, recovered 26 brand new AK 47 rifles and other arms and ammunition allegedly imported by Mujahid … read more
Indications have emerged that the United States of America (USA), biggest consumer of Nigeria’s oil, may have started moves to dump Nigeria for another country. The Niger Delta region of Nigeria, biggest Africa oil producer, is enmeshed in crises, which … read more
TWO council chairmen in Kogi State were, on Thursday, abducted by unknown gunmen while three policemen were also killed in the process. The incident, which occurred at Optimal Hotel in Kabba, the tradtional seat of Okunland area of the state, … read more
Former U.S. Congressman William Jefferson, who was caught with 90,000 dollars cash in his freezer, was convicted yesterday on multiple charges of bribery and money laundering in Nigeria and other African countries. The former Congressman from Louisiana, accused in 2007 … read more
As the presidential amnesty deal for repentant Niger Delta militants begins today, a key militant leader, Saboma Jackrich alias Egberipapa, yesterday opted to accept the offer. Jackrich was arrested on December 28, 2008 by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in … read more