BRITISH parliamentarians on a visit to Nigeria have blamed persistent violence in Nigeria on the inability of Nigerian government to address human and civil right problems. Briefing Journalists in Abuja weekend at the end of their one week fact finding … read more
Indications emerged on Sunday that the authorities of the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Restore Hope, may have issued a shoot-on-sight order to its troops in the Niger Delta. The Commander of the agency, Brig. Gen. Wuyep … read more
Nigerian dailies were this week dominated with the presentation of the 2009 budget by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, to a joint session of the country’s National Assembly. The budget presentation was delayed, giving rise to media speculations. Also on the … read more
Trading went down at the end of the week on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with a turnover of 1.6 billion shares valued at 10.9 billion naira in 38,044 deals. In contrast, a total of 1.8 billion … read more
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Restore Hope, has launched a fresh offensive against the militants in the region ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Findings by Sunday Punch indicate that the Commander of the … read more
The Joint Task Force (JTF) yesterday killed two militants around the Cawthorn channel, near Okrika when the hoodlums in five speed boats ran into a patrol of the Task Force and immediately opened fire on them. Briefing newsmen on the … read more
The early hours of Friday witnessed attacks by some-yet-to-be identified militants, who took to the streets as they fired gunshots along Aggrey Road down to Borikiri area all in town area of the capital city. Eyewitness told Niger Delta STANDARD … read more
An Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark has called on President Umaru Yar’Adua to reverse the government’s earlier decision and conduct the trial of Mr. Henry Okah openly. Okah is currently being tried secretly. Clark said the only way the Federal … read more
A group of unknown gunmen stormed Borokiri in Port Harcourt and threw explosives to disrupt the ongoing carnival in Rivers State. Our correspondent gathered that the hoodlums drove into the area in two Fannagon buses and threw dynamites in different … read more
Police intelligence have begun investigation into alleged plot by former anti-graft czar, Nuhu Ribadu, to undermine Nigeria using tactics that include inciting foreign powers against Aso Rock and key public institutions. That came on the heels of the Nigerian Bar … read more