As part of efforts to rid the Niger Delta waterways of criminals, the Nigerian Naval Ship, NNS Delta, yesterday announced the arrest of some suspected oil thieves with two ‘Cotonou boats’ laden with stolen crude oil. Parading some of the … read more
Police opened fire on hundreds of bikers protesting a ban on commercial motorcycles in Nigeria’s flashpoint city of Jos Wednesday, killing five of the protestors, a rescue official said. An AFP journalist saw four corpses after the demonstration turned violent, … read more
More than 300 suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Nigeria since February, the police chief said Wednesday as President Goodluck Jonathan demanded action to stop a wave of abductions. All the suspects were from the Igbo ethnic community, one of … read more
Worried by the security lapses in Nigeria, especially in the South East, President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered that “something needs to be done to arrest the situation as soon as possible.” President Jonathan issued his directive at a meeting … read more
Nigerian militants are demanding a $1.5 million ransom for the release of two Russian sailors abducted from a vessel at a port in Cameroon last month, the Jour newspaper reported on Wednesday. The North Spirit vessel with a Russian-Ukrainian crew, … read more
James Ibori’s relentless run of bad karma continued today as the Dubai police revoked his bail on sight. The police, acting on actionable intelligence that Ibori might flee Dubai, having become desperate following the sentencing of two of his associates … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:38 PM To: Chief Oyibo; Subject: MEND Fighters clash with military JTF The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) can confirm that there was a bloody confrontation at about … read more
Re-training for thousands of Nigeria’s ex-militants who laid down arms under an amnesty deal in the restive oil-rich southern Niger Delta is set to get underway later this month, a minister said. The training of the some 20,000 former armed … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated a university don, Attahiru Jega, to head the nation’s electoral agency, Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole said on Tuesday. The National Council of State — a body that comprises the president, state governors, the speakers … read more
An outbreak of lead poisoning linked to illegal gold mining that left more 160 people dead in Nigeria is unprecedented, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. More than 100 of those killed in the … read more