Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state yesterday took a cursory look at the high level of insecurity in the Niger Delta region and declared that he had never been involved in the arming of any militant group either for political … read more
Mobile telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria Communications Limited will on Saturday pay N175 worth of airtime to each of its 15 million subscribers as compensation for the pains they suffered as a result of congestion on its network during the month … read more
Operational problems and keener competition caused by the convergence of technologies have shut down more than 50 percent of the country�s cyber cafes. Industry watchers say even more will be forced to think up new survival strategies or close down … read more
Extra precautions taken by the Nigerian security agencies may have scuttled plans by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to carry out planned deadly attacks in the oil region Thursday, to coincide with the observance of … read more
Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar-Adua embarks on a four-day state visit to South Africa today amid attempts by his country to seek compensation for victims of anti-immigrant violence. “The president will leave Abuja on Monday and return on Thursday,” for a … read more
Nigeria�s coastal waters are proving increasingly perilous for mariners. Some 42 attacks on ships were reported in 2007 compared with 28 in 2004, according to the International Maritime Bureau. But the attacks are increasing by the day so much so … read more
HE is a militant leader with a difference; he does not believe in hostage taking, rather, he specializes in bombing oil pipelines to grind the economy to a halt, and he had no apologies for the countless oil installations he … read more
Perching on a concrete slab under a motorway bridge, Jude Anyadike displays his pirated video CDs which titles such as “Curve Enticement” and “Interminable Pleasure”. Anyadike, 34, is one of the hundreds of sellers of “pornos” in the sprawling city … read more
With the spate of insecurity seemingly unabating in the oil-rich Rivers State, the state�s Police Command has deployed an anti-terrorist squad to police the Port Harcourt International Airport in Omagwa and environs as traffic in and out of the airport … read more
The human rights organisation, Amnesty International, on Friday gave a damning verdict on the nation�s human rights record In its State of the World�s Human Rights Report 2008 released in Abuja, it detailed various instances of human rights violation by … read more