Eight inmates have been killed and at least 18 people were wounded after hundreds of prisoners tried to break out of a jail in Nigeria, police said. Riots broke out at Agodi jail in Oyo state as inmates protested against … read more
National headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reacted to the kidnap of its members in Ondo State, by militants who claimed to belong to the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), saying it would not pay … read more
Niger Delta militants operating on the creeks in Ondo State have warned the state government and security agents not to try to use force to secure the release of the abducted Peoples Democratic Party�s leaders. The warning came on the … read more
Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Constance Momoh, yesterday took a swipe at the Federal Government, for allegedly deceiving the bureau over the state of health of former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. Justice Momoh asked the government … read more
Nigeria has announced a �retaliatory� foreign policy, warning that any country that presents Nigeria as corrupt without showcasing the intellect of Nigerians would be declared a �hostile nation�. The new foreign policy tagged �Citizenship Diplo-macy� was unfolded by the Minister … read more
RIVERS State Governor, Celestine Omehia, at the weekend explained that the murder of three chiefs and discovery of decapitated human heads and female bodies were responsible for the presence of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Ogbogoro, near Port Harcourt. … read more
Suspected militants who seized eleven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains at Arogbo in Ese-Odo Local Government of Ondo State on Saturday have insisted that the state government must pay a N500million ransom they earlier demanded before all the hostages could … read more
Minister of Transportation, Mrs. Diezana Allison-Madueke, has said that the Port Harcourt Airport, closed since August 29, 2006 for renovation but stalled, will resume operations in the first quarter of 2008. She also said that with the improvement in the … read more
Some militants suspected to be members of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta have kidnapped 11 chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State. The incident, which occurred in Arogbo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area on Saturday night, … read more
The Federal Government, on Sunday ordered tight security around the strategic oil installations and other nation�s business interests in the Niger Delta region. It was leant that the government also directed a fresh security web around foreign nationals and assets … read more