Amnesty International, has launched an international campaign against the forced evictions of residents of the waterfront areas of Njemanze and Abonnema in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State government. This is even as some landlords in the area faulted a … read more
MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta alleged yesterday that some of the weapons surrendered by militants in Bayelsa State on September 22 were those seized in a November 12, 2007 raid on Cameroon gendarmes after 21 of them were … read more
Gripped by fear of arrest by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), former Rivers State Governor, Dr. Peter Odili, has commenced the repayment of the loan he took from FinBank Plc, one of the five troubled … read more
A definite timeframe – November this year – has been set by the Federal Government for it to proceed with the full deregulation of the fuel prices at the pump, two months after the initial date of commencement. If the … read more
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) at the weekend reported 3,872 laboratory-confirmed human cases of pandemic (H1N1) Swine flu virus, including 11 deaths in 21 African countries as it today began the 59th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa at … read more
Two associates of detained former Oceanic Bank boss Cecilia Ibru have been declared wanted over alleged money laundering, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission stepped up its hunt for debtors and those involved in granting unsecure loans by the … read more
THERE appears a new twist to last week’s surrender of arms by repentant militants in Bayelsa State as indications emerged on Sunday that President Umaru Yar’Adua has ordered a discreet investigation into the sources of arms turned in by MEND … read more
The checkpoints along Nigeria’s borders with its neighbours violates the basic protocol of the Economic Community of West African States. The protocol on the free movement of persons, the right of residence and establishment, seeks to achieve a common market … read more
Following its offer of amnesty to the militants in the Niger Delta, Nigeria hopes that investment in the oil industry may pick up strongly after the offer expires in early October, assuming that a sufficient number of militants have accepted … read more
SIXTEEN of the over 60 bank executives being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are to be arraigned in Lagos tomorrow on sundry charges of lending money to customers without collateral. And as the effects of the … read more