IT was a Federal High Court in Abuja, yet it looked like a theatre of war as the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo and his members took it over, chanting Ijaw war songs … read more
With a pass mark on the ongoing reforms in the banking industry, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof Charles Soludo yesterday hinted of a major restructuring of the country’s currency, the naira. Prof Soludo who spoke in Lagos at … read more
Apprently under pressure to retract his position on tenure elongation, River State Governor Peter Odili yesterday denied THISDAY story on Monday in which he described the push for an extension of tenure for political office holders as a crazy proposition. … read more
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has threatened to unleash another round of mayhem in the Niger Delta region this month in apparent reaction to the outcome of the recent presidential parley in Abuja. Besides, the militants … read more
(Reuters) – The trial of a former militia leader from Nigeria’s oil-producing delta was delayed again on Wednesday in what activists saw as a symptom of government reluctance to tackle the region’s problems. Delta militants have waged a four-month campaign … read more
For antagonists of a third term of office for Pres-ident Olusegun Obasanjo and state governors, a strong voice was added to their advocacy at the weekend as Rivers State Governor Peter Odilli described as crazy the clamour for an extension … read more
THE abject poverty in which Nigerians wallow was pointedly advertised on Monday, April 3, 2006 when there was a rupture in a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline at Oke-Odo on the outskirts of Lagos. As a result of this … read more
MILITANT groups in the troubled Niger Delta region Monday threatened to attack oil installations belonging to Exxon Mobil, just as they declared that they have begun to mobilize troops for fresh onslaughts against other agents of imperialism. “We hereby declare … read more
The Warri and Kaduna refineries, subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) are now operating at 20 per cent installed capacity on account of the damage done to the pipeline passing through the Chanomi Creek Channel near Escravos in … read more
A boat carrying an uncertain number of passengers capsized in the southern Nigerian state of Delta, killing some 20 people, Nigeria’s major media reported today. An estimated of 20 bodies have been retrieved, according to the reports. The boat went … read more