The Federal Government has commenced the withdrawal of soldiers from the streets of major towns in the troubled Niger Delta region. Security Sources told LEADERSHIP on Monday that the dismantling of military checkpoints and posts began last week. It was … read more
The US Africa Command, AFRICOM is reportedly on it�s way to the Gulf of Guinea. I am beginning to feel as if we�ve been projected back in a time machine to the day the Portuguese emissary, Diego de Azambuja landed … read more
PLANS by the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to sack many of its Nigerian employees in what it calls a re-structuring exercise may have earned the company a summon from the Federal Government. There … read more
Former Edo State Governor, Lucky Igbinedion, on Monday appeared at the offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos and was subsequently deatined. He may be arraigned on Wednesday on allegations of corruption, money laundering, and economic … read more
In an effort to checkmate the Federal Government in its desire to increase the pump price of petroleum products come June, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has fixed a meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC) for Thursday in Yenagoa, … read more
Originally published 21.01.08 WARLORD and leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante, Ateke Tom, made an unexpected confession on Sunday: he is tired of fighting and �killing people.� He also said he was ready to lay down his arms. The Rivers … read more
An estimated N224 billion due to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) but held back by the immediate past administration has �expired,� President Umaru Yar’Adua has told Senators from the Niger Delta region. This drew flak immediately from the South-South … read more
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has said the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is crucial to the planned $30m anti-corruption project for Nigeria. In a letter to President Umar Yar�Adua dated … read more
Multi-national oil companies operating in the country have launched a quiet lobby to get the Federal Government to further extend the deadline for ending gas flaring to 2010. The original deadline given to the oil companies was January 1, 2008, … read more
FRESH tension mounted in Rivers State, weekend, following the bulldozing of the �Evil Forest�, a stronghold of Rivers warlord, Ateke Tom, in Okochiri village by the Rivers State Government, preparatory to the building of a health centre by the government … read more