SENATORS and House of Representatives members from Rivers State, kicked, yesterday, against Monday�s call for emergency rule in the state by some Niger Delta elders. They dismissed such calls as parochial, self-centred, and politically-motivated and said the main challenge was … read more
(AFP) – The presumed head of the Nigerian armed group the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta — who goes under the name of Jomo Gbomo — has been arrested in Angola, sources said Friday. Nigerian security sources … read more
Pandemonium broke out yesterday morning as the Joint Task Force (JTF) engaged suspected cultists in a gun duel at Aba road after they intercepted their vehicle laden with arms and ammunition. Those arrested during the raid and subsequent shoot-out were … read more
FOLLOWING a bomb scare at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Thursday, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has asked all security agencies at the airport to be more alert. Mr. Akin Olukunle, General Manager, Public Affairs, FAAN … read more
Niger Delta HIV and AIDS Prevention Initiative, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has described Niger Delta region as the worst hit by the dreaded disease in Nigeria. The group�s Executive Director, Mr. Dan Sagay, disclosed this to Daily Independent in Warri, … read more
The new Domestic Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA2) has come alive as Aero Contractors and Chanchangi Airline Limited begin operations at the new complex. Also, airline operators, banks and other business organisations are jostling to occupy the remaining … read more
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday reiterated the Federal Government�s commitment and political will to early resolution of the Niger Delta crisis. Jonathan gave the assurance when he received a delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South-south Zone in … read more
FORMER Rivers State Governor, Dr Peter Odili, has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, asking the court to restrain the anti-graft body from prosecuting him over his tenure between May 29, … read more
Summary The Grand Alliance of the Niger Delta has threatened to attack the region’s oil infrastructure should its demands for resource control not be met. While the militant group does not pose an imminent threat, the underlying issues it is … read more
Nigeria ranks third among most infected countries with the Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV), coming after South Africa and India in that order. This was disclosed yesterday in Abuja, by Ekeoma Uwaoma, Relationship Manager, National Agency for the Control of … read more