This advice has been reviewed and reissued with an amendment to the Terrorism/Security section (Kano). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We advise against all travel to the riverine areas of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. Riverine … read more
Criminals who kidnapped two Turkish engineers in volatile southern Nigeria have demanded ransom for their release and talks are underway, a Turkish diplomat said Tuesday. “The kidnappers got in touch with the men’s Turkish employer and conveyed their ransom demand,” … read more
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, on Wednesday, raised the alarm that three truck-load of election materials had been hijacked by armed robbers. Iwu, who spoke at a meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. … read more
President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared Thursday and Friday as work free days to enable people to travel for participation in the gubernatorial and state Houses of Assembly elections on Saturday. A statement on Wednesday by the Secretary of the Government … read more
The Supreme Court has again adjourned hearing to April 16 in an appeal filed by Vice-President Atiku Abubakar seeking to quash the judgment of the Court of Appeal which held that the Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to … read more
There was stampede at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Wednesday when an Abuja bound Virgin Nigeria aircraft developed a hydraulic fault and had to make an air return. It was learnt that the incident, which occurred at 5pm, resulted … read more
Nigeria faces a test of its young democracy on Saturday when it holds state elections the government has promised will break with a past of rigging and violence. At stake are 36 governors’ posts and hundreds of state legislators’ seats. … read more
by JOHN GHAZVINIAN On April 14, citizens of Africa’s most populous country will go to the polls to elect state governors. One week later they’ll also elect their senators, representatives and a new president. If all goes smoothly, it will … read more
THREE Nigerians kidnapped by militants in Kuluoma 1, Southern Ijaw Local Council, Bayelsa State have been released. The state police command has also arrested the leader of the captors identified as Mr. Elliot Lawrence. The hostages, who are workers of … read more
IJAW communities in the Gbaramatu kingdom of Delta State, yesterday, threatened to halt operations of the Chevron Nigeria Limited in their area. The latest development, which suggest that the face-off between the communities and the company was not yet over … read more