Nigeria President Umaru Yar’Adua on Friday renewed his offer for amnesty to militants in the Niger Delta, two weeks after the military launched its biggest offensive in years. Yar’Adua initially said in April he was ready to grant amnesty to … read more
FRENCH Ambassador to Nigeria, Jean Michel Dumond, has canvassed deeper bilateral relations between his country and Nigeria with a view to ending the Niger Delta crisis. Dumond said Nigeria would benefit from better ties with France owing to the position … read more
Security has been stepped up in Port Harcourt and its environs as the hunt for the wanted leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo, hots up. Security agents are working … read more
Two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots on a routine training flight died Thursday evening, when their trainer aircraft crashed on the outskirts of the country’s northern city of Kaduna, a military spokesman said Friday. The plane is an Air Beetle … read more
MANILA, Philippines –Two of the 16 rescued Filipino crew members of MV Spirit which was hijacked last May 13 by militants in Niger Delta, are missing, Vice President Noli de Castro said. De Castro, presidential adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers, … read more
Authorities in Nigeria have shut the new Africa Shrine, a music venue built and owned by Femi Kuti, a son of the Afro-beat legend Fela Kuti, the family said Thursday. A letter from Lagos authorities dated Monday, accused the Shrine … read more
Nigeria’s two-week military offensive in the Niger Delta has dealt a significant blow to attempts by politicians to persuade one of the region’s most formidable militant leaders and thousands of his gunmen to accept a presidential offer of amnesty. Emmanuel … read more
Thousands of people are displaced in the Niger Delta region after the military stormed the area in pursuit of militants the government said had attacked government troops. The move comes two months after President Umaru Yar’Adua said he would consider … read more
The Federal Government has declared Friday 29 May as public holiday to mark this year’s democracy day. In celebration – special jumaat prayers will be featured at the National Mosque in Abuja on Friday and an interdenominal service will hold … read more
A key militant chief in the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said Friday he would consider the Nigerian government to be sincere in its amnesty offer only if the movement’s leader, Henry Okah, was released. But Farah … read more