The Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah, who is on trial for gun-running and treason, welcomed a government amnesty offer and could be released soon, his lawyers said Thursday. Mr. Okah is suspected of leading the Movement for the Emancipation of … read more
Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Asari Dokubo yesterday approached a Federal high court sitting in Abuja with a request to invalidate the amnesty granted by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to Niger Delta militants. He is … read more
Three Filipinos and two Ukrainians were seized from a trawler off the Cameroon coast, a source close to an investigation into the abductions said Thursday. The same source and a Cameroon newspaper had previously said the five abducted on Monday … read more
The Nigerian government says it is pleased with a British plan to help improve the conditions in the West African country’s prisons. The BBC said Thursday the British plan to improve conditions in Nigerian prisons is intended to allow for … read more
A new prison to hold hundreds of Nigerians currently in jail in England and Wales is to be funded by the British Government. Under the deal at least 400 Nigerians could be transferred home to serve the remainder of their … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group Wednesday denied that it has discussed with anyone the government’s amnesty offer or the ongoing attacks on oil facilities. Last month, President Umaru Yar’Adua announced amnesty for Niger Delta militants who laid their arms. Since then, … read more
FIVE people were in the early hours of Wednesday severely injured, as a building collapsed on the Lagos Island, less than 12 days after some people lost their lives in a similar incident in the state. Property worth millions of … read more
PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua left Nigeria on Wednesday afternoon for Italy to attend the meeting of G-8, the world’s eight largest economies. The president, who had not travelled outside for sometime now, would be at the meeting as an observer/monitor since … read more
In a statement issued this morning, MEND claim to have taken out more pieplines belonging to Shell and Agip. The incidents have not been confirmed at this time. See below for their e-mail in full. From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: 08 … read more
Nigeria’s military said on Tuesday it arrested three men suspected to be planning an attack near oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Colonel Rabe Abubakar, spokesman for the military task force, said the men were arrested early Tuesday while carrying … read more