FORMER military President Ibrahim Babangida may rejoin the April presidential race. He may actualize the ambition on the platform of the National Democratic Party (NDP), after bowing out of the PDP presidential primaries. Babangida, who spoke through his special adviser … read more
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the Federal Government is doing everything possible to secure the release of all foreign nationals being held hostage in the Niger Delta, contrary to insinuations in some quarters. The ministry was reacting to a … read more
A Nigerian armed separatist movement that has held three Italians and one Lebanese oil worker hostage for a month threatened Sunday to resume attacks on oil facilities in January and seize more captives. “We are resuming with our attacks this … read more
Youths of four local governments, Eket, Onna, Ibeno and Esit Eket, which are host communities to Mobil oil are gearing up for a showdown with the company if the federal and state governments fail to intervene in a brewing crisis … read more
Five soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Restore Hope, were on Friday allegedly killed by youths of Ekuigbo community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State who also seized their service rifles … read more
Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Friday, said most airports in the country are still using old navigational equipment because the application for the acquisition of new equipment did not follow the due process. Addressing journalists at the corporate … read more
Militants in Port Har-court, Rivers State yesterday morning kidnapped five Chinese nationals working for ATSC, an Abuja based landline Telecommunications Company at Rumuakunde in Emuoha Local Govern-ment Area of the state. Reports about the hostage taking indicate that the five … read more
Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode yesterday denied giving a directive that protocol officers at the nation’s airports should no longer be allowed to work there, noting that the circular reportedly crediting him with such a directive was at best a … read more
A Chinese team searched on Saturday for five telecoms workers kidnapped in Nigeria’s southern oil-producing Niger Delta but there was no news on where they were and who was holding them, officials said. Gunmen broke into the apartment where the … read more
Long before there was an Ethiopian famine, a Rwandan genocide or an implosion of Congo, an obscure corner of Africa introduced the world to the civil wars and starving babies that would become grim and recurring hallmarks of the continent’s … read more