CHIEF Sikiru Shitta-Bey, Lagos lawyer and politician, has joined the league of those criticizing the recent Supreme Court judgement which declared Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as governor of Rivers State. He stated that while Nigerians rejoiced at the apex court’s verdict … read more
Nigeria’s government should launch an independent public inquiry in light of official statistics indicating that police have shot and killed more than 8,000 Nigerians since 2000, Human Rights Watch said today. The figures show 785 killed in just three months … read more
A Munich court has named four past Nigerian ministers of communications � Messrs Cornelius Adebayo, Haruna Elewi, Tajudeen Olarenwaju and Bello Mohammed � as well as other officials, an immigration officer and Senator Jubril Aminu, Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is claiming responsibility for Thursday�s attack on an oil pipeline owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company at the Forcados export terminal in Delta State. In a statement sent via e-mail, … read more
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Andrew Azazi, has debunked the recent mention of Nigerian soldiers in the attack that claimed the lives of 21 Camerounian soldiers in the Bakassi Peninsula, describing it as untrue and a mere speculation. Azazi … read more
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has said inadequate funding might affect its compliance with the federal government deadline on gas flaring by 2008. The company revealed that the government was owing it $1.3 billion. The Dutch oil giants rather stated … read more
Nigeria’s police chief Mike Okiro has admitted that 785 suspected armed robbers have died in encounters with police in the last three months. The Nigerian police force has been criticised by human rights groups for killing suspects instead of arresting … read more
Chief of Defence Staff, General Andrew Azazi, insisted yesterday that Nigerian military did not attack Cameroonian soldiers in Bakassi. Also yesterday, leader of Nigerian delegation to the United Nations, Prince Bola Ajibola, reiterated that Nigerian government had no hand in … read more
Officials from Nigeria and Cameroon are meeting in Abuja to try to establish who killed 21 Cameroonian soldiers in the Bakassi peninsula on Tuesday. Some witnesses said the attackers wore Nigerian Army uniforms, but it has blamed militants from the … read more
Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ganiyu Adekeye, yesterday said 260 ships involved in illegal bunkering have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy. Adekeye disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen during the maiden tour of the Minister of State … read more