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U.S. Moves To Dump Nigeria’s Oil

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

Ex-US lawmaker convicted for bribery in Nigeria

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

Amnesty Takes Off

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

Oil Companys Oppose Amnesty

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

Yar’Adua orders probe of Yusuf’s killing

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

Amnesty starts tomorrow

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