Indications have emerged that the United States of America (USA), biggest consumer of Nigeria’s oil, may have started moves to dump Nigeria for another country. The Niger Delta region of Nigeria, biggest Africa oil producer, is enmeshed in crises, which … read more
TWO council chairmen in Kogi State were, on Thursday, abducted by unknown gunmen while three policemen were also killed in the process. The incident, which occurred at Optimal Hotel in Kabba, the tradtional seat of Okunland area of the state, … read more
Former U.S. Congressman William Jefferson, who was caught with 90,000 dollars cash in his freezer, was convicted yesterday on multiple charges of bribery and money laundering in Nigeria and other African countries. The former Congressman from Louisiana, accused in 2007 … read more
As the presidential amnesty deal for repentant Niger Delta militants begins today, a key militant leader, Saboma Jackrich alias Egberipapa, yesterday opted to accept the offer. Jackrich was arrested on December 28, 2008 by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in … read more
Close to 100,000 policemen are at the moment illegally serving as guards to individuals who are not entitled to such privileges, Inspector General of Police Ogbonna Onovo said yesterday in Abuja. The police boss, who said this at a news … read more
On a day Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, told African leaders that foreign investors cannot be attracted in an atmosphere of failed leadership and civil unrest, Lamido Sanusi, governor of the central bank, added a critical caveat to achieving … read more
A group of Niger Delta militants, loyal to the dislodged militant leader, Tompolo arrived Abuja on Wednesday to see President Umaru Yar’Adua over the government’s amnesty plan for the youth in the region. Members of the group, led by Joseph … read more
Indications emerged yesterday that the major oil companies operating in the country have shunned the amnesty programme put in place by President Umaru Yar’Adua as a panacea to the lingering Niger Delta crisis. LEADERSHIP gathered authoritatively that the largest oil … read more
FOLLOWING allegations that Mohammed Yusuf, leader of the religious sect, Boko Haram, was hurriedly killed after he was earlier captured alive in order to shield his sponsors who are influential members of the society, President Umaru Yar’Adua yesterday directed the … read more
The 60-day presidential amnesty proclaimed by Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for the militants in the Niger Delta zone of the country takes effect from Thursday. The amnesty package is the president’s effort to end years of attacks on the … read more