Another round of shooting erupted on Thursday afternoon in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital forcing business houses in the city to close shop temporarily. The shooting occurred at the Government Reservation Area Junction, which hosts four branches of leading … read more
Masked Nigerian militants armed with machine guns displayed 24 Filipino hostages in a patch of jungle in the remote creeks of the oil-producing Niger Delta and threatened new attacks. The Filipino seamen were kidnapped on Jan. 20 from a German-operated … read more
As negotiations for the release of the 24 Filipino seafarers in Nigeria enter a �critical” phase, the foreign affairs department has become tightlipped on the progress of the talks with the Nigerian militants. �After today�s press conference, there will be … read more
More than one year after he was detained on the order of a Federal high court, Abuja over treasonable offences, the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo yesterday said that he was now … read more
Some 24 hostages of the Philippines sit as they are guarded by militants of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) at an undisclosed location on the creeks of Niger delta January 31, 2007. The Philippine government said … read more
EFFORTS to make the nation’s airspace safer have intensified as indications emerged that the 24-hour radar service now enjoyed at the Lagos and Abuja airports would soon be extended to two other international airports – Kano and Port Harcourt. The … read more
Police in Port Harcourt has refuted newspaper reports that its headquarters at Moscow road was razed in the attack by militants where over 125 detainees were freed, insisting that none of its stations was burnt. In a statement by the … read more
The war of words between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, showed no sign of abating yesterday as the presidency accused the vice president of trying to incite the people of the Niger Delta region in order … read more
Not less than 1,200 workers of Michelin Tyre Nigeria Limited have lost their jobs following the decision of the tyre firm to close its operations in the country. Our correspondent learnt that the workers had been issued letters of disengagement. … read more
RELATIONS and close associates of suspected militants in Delta State stand no chance of contesting in the forthcoming elections under a new policy rolled out by the State Security Service (SSS). The move, according to the state Director of the … read more