Kidnappers in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta have released an American engineer and his Nigerian driver held captive since January 23, authorities said on Sunday. Gunmen had seized the two hostages, together with a Briton, on their way to work in … read more
MANILA, Philippines — Even as the 24 Filipino seamen are on their way to the Philippines after their 24-day captivity in Nigeria, Labor Secretary Arturo Brion has said that the deployment ban to the African country would stay. The Filipinos … read more
A doctor was killed by a roadside bomb in Pakistan today as Islamist militants tried to halt a polio immunisation campaign which, they say, is an American plot to sterilise Muslims. Dr. Abdul Ghani was killed and three guards wounded … read more
A new President for the Nigerian Labour Con-gress (NLC) is expected to emerge today. Reports from the voting which continued late into the night in Abuja yesterday indicate that Abdulwaheed Umar, President of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) is … read more
President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday tasked the Independent Nation-al Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible, transparent, free and fair elections in April, saying it remains the only guarantee for the survival of Nigeria as a democratic nation. The President who was … read more
Source: CNN The Nigerian government on Thursday canceled an advert it had placed on U.S. television channel CNN because of a report broadcast last week about militants holding hostages in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Information Minister Frank Nweke said Nigeria … read more
The Nigerian government on Thursday canceled an advert it had placed on U.S. television channel CNN because of a report broadcast last week about militants holding hostages in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Information Minister Frank Nweke said Nigeria had demanded … read more
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta has arrested five members of a militant group at the Soku gas plant area in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Information available showed that the militants who are currently … read more
General Manager, Group Public Affairs of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Livi Ajuonuma yesterday accused the rich elites of being the brains behind incessant vandalisation of petroleum pipelines across the country. Speaking at a workshop for Energy Editors … read more
An imminent ban on electoral candidates accused of corruption in Nigeria has raised the political heat ahead of the April votes, with critics accusing President Olusegun Obasanjo of a hidden agenda. The nation’s anti-graft agency last week published a list … read more