Police have arrested more than 30 people in southern Nigeria, they said today after a violent start to the first census in 15 years, which has reopened deep ethnic and religious divisions. “We have arrested more than 30 people (since … read more
GOVERNOR James Ibori of Delta State says he is handicapped by the refusal of Niger Delta militants to release the three hostages they are holding in the creeks, pointing out that unless they are freed, he will not have the … read more
Nigeria came to a virtual halt on Friday as the country’s first census in 15 years moved into a fourth day marked by arrests, more violence and growing clamour for the count to be extended. Cities and towns across the … read more
Britain has called for the immediate release of the three hostages now held for 33 days by mutineers in the Niger Delta. A statement issued by the British High Commissioner, Richard Gozney, on Wednesday described hostage-taking as wrong. The statement … read more
Only 27 of 150 passengers on a ship traveling from Nigeria to Gabon, survived when the vessel sank Wednesday night, said the harbor master for the main port in Cameroon. The ship was traveling in the Gulf of Guinea, along … read more
OK… I give in… The official stance on the census curfew is as follows: No movement from midnight tonight till 5pm tomorrow. Same goes for midnight Friday till Saturday at 5pm. read more
Nigeria’s first census in 15 years got off to a shaky start Tuesday with several incidents reported around Africa’s most populous country, amid assurances by President Olusegun Obasanjo that the headcount will go smoothly. Obasanjo is determined to find out … read more
Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa, has reiterated that the rebels in the Niger Delta should not be regarded as terrorists but Nigerians with genuine grievances that should be addressed. He said in Washington that “whether rightly or wrongly, some people … read more
Separatists killed two people and a census worker was feared drowned Tuesday as officials attempted the first population count in 15 years in this sprawling nation riven by ethnic, religious and economic tensions. Previous attempts to count Africa’s most populous … read more
NIGERIA SECURITY REPORT WEEK 11 2006. GENERAL � The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said that it is preparing a major attack on the Nigerian Army and on international oil installations in the southern Niger delta … read more